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Cheshire students hope to clean up in car valet challenge

Young business students at an Ellesmere Port college are to have their entrepreneurial skills tested in a business challenge thrown down by a Chester-based auto company. As part of their course, the business diploma students at West Cheshire College are taking part in the "Outstanding Business Student Award" organised by ACF ...

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'Ace' bike to be subject of unique Sorrymate.com competition at 'greatest bike show on earth' Already excited about greeting lots of old and new bike fan friends at the forthcoming Motorcycle News show in London, the team at motorbike accident claims specialist www.Sorrymate.com are even more thrilled to announce a rather special ...

Riding High - Mountain Biker Who Scaled Exam Peak

A Chester mountain bike enthusiast who put the brakes on his pastime to study for a top accountancy qualification has seen his sacrifice pay dividends. Danny Armstrong (31) of The Funding Corporation in Chester has now graduated as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Entry to the elite body ...

Charity honour for Chester firm’s “golden givers”

Big-hearted staff at a Chester-based auto company, ACF Car Finance Limited, have earned a glittering government-backed award for their support of charity. Thanks to the staff's generosity, the firm learned this week it has won a gold achievement accolade from the UK's national Payroll Giving Centre. The honour is made to businesses ...

Come and see the team from Sorrymate.com at this week’s Motorcycle News show in London, and grab your free SMIDSY card

The keen bikers from motorcycle accident claims specialist Sorrymate.com are hitting the road again this week, taking a stand at the big Motorcycle News show at London's ExCeL arena. "The greatest bike show on earth" will feature the hottest new bikes of 2012, and promises massive savings on all sorts of ...

ACF Car Finance Gives Valeters A Chance To Shine

Valeting staff at a national used car dealership are being given the chance to buff up their CVs on a special training programme created by the company. ACF Car Finance Limited says it believes that valeters deserve a higher status in the motor industry, and should be given more credit for ...

Confused.com Reveals Most Drivers Oppose Road Light Switch Off

Confused.com has revealed that the government's midnight switch-off of lights on UK roads, implemented since 2010, poses safety risks to drivers. As the shortest day of the year approaches, the car insurance expert reveals that 67% of UK motorists strongly oppose the switch off, with 47% of drivers feeling less ...

RAC Issues First UK Approval For Dealer Inspection

ACF Car Finance Limited has become the first car dealership in Britain to have its own pre-sale vehicle inspections process accredited by the RAC. It means customers are assured that the company's 136-point quality and safety examination given to each car meets the exacting criteria applied to the RAC's own inspections. Until now, ...

Confused.com Reveals Most Popular Car Choices For Different Star Signs

Confused.com has unveiled the most popular car choices for the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Aquarians, known for their eccentric streak, are 30% more likely to drive a Peugeot 106 than any other star sign. A Rover 620 is likely to be their second choice, according to Confused.com research. Pisces, who are often ...

The Waiting’s Nearly Over For The Winner of Superbikes Tickets…

The waiting's nearly over for the winner of Superbikes tickets in Sorrymate.com's massively successful Motorcycle Live show draw. The lucky winner of tickets to a round of next year's British Superbikes Championship in a competition held by motorbike accident claims specialist Sorrymate.com at Motorcycle Live to will be announced next week. Sorrymate.com ...

Car Firm’s Banger Puts Rocket Under Charity Appeal

Putting his foot down in a good cause has helped motor executive Leyton Cooper and his company to raise over £3,000 for a national auto charity. Leyton, who is Group Buying Manager for ACF Car Finance Ltd, recently took part in the charity's gruelling 1700-mile challenge to drive to Italy and ...

The Co-Operative Offers Young Drivers A Way To Cut The Cost Of Driving

The average cost of getting onto the road for the first time is now £4,459, according to new research by The Co-operative Insurance. This includes the total cost of driving lessons, road tax, driving tests and insurance, in addition to buying a first car. According to data, the average 18-year old owns ...

On-The-Ball Staff Usher In Next Decade

Around 150 employees of The Funding Corporation in Chester marked their company's tenth birthday in October with a glittering Venetian masked ball at a top city hotel. The car finance group, based on Chester Business Park, said it wanted to offer the most memorable "thank you" possible to staff who have helped ...

Finance Firm’s Fun-Day Raises Smiles And Charity Cash

Soap suds and sponge-cakes both featured at a charity fun-day held this summer at the headquarters of Chester-based motor finance group The Funding Corporation (TFC). Organised by ACF Car Finance, the car retail subsidiary of TFC, the event offered the chance for staff to pay to have their cars hand-washed by the ...

The Co-operative Is First Insurer To Reward Safe Young Drivers With Cash Back

• 88% of young motorists will receive an average £102 in cash-back • This is on top of an average £505 saving on premiums for majority of drivers* Nearly 90% of motorists with The Co-operative’s Young Driver insurance will see over£100 returned to their bank accounts this month, after proving themselves as ...

Chester Firm’s Fun-Day Raises Smiles And Charity Cash

Sponges and sponge-cakes both took centre-stage at a charity fun-day held this week at the headquarters of a major finance group on Chester Business Park. Organised by ACF Car Finance, retail subsidiary of The Funding Corporation, the event offered the chance for staff to pay to have their cars hand-washed by ...

More Used Car Buyers Make A White Turn

White cars are in the fashion fast-lane among second-hand buyers, according to a major used car retailer which has just completed an analysis of shifting colour preferences. But although sales of white cars increased seven-fold in the six months to spring 2011, says ACF Car Finance Limited, the new chic shade ...

New Car Care Plans Are Designed To Go The Distance

An end to "oversold and under-performing" car protection plans has been signalled by major national used car retailer ACF Car Finance Limited. The company has announced two new products, both developed in conjunction with RAC Warranty. They are a new maintenance and breakdown warranty, and Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) cover, both giving ...

Dealer Turns Red Light To Green For Declined Car Buyers

Customers who aren't accepted for car finance at point-of-sale can still act as goodwill ambassadors for the car dealer forced to turn them away. That's the view of ACF Car Finance Limited which has just launched a new guide to its introducer programme, providing information for used car retailers and finance intermediaries ...

More Brits Going Topless, Car Retailer Reports

Sales of open-top cars are currently running at double those of last year's volumes, according to a major national used car retailer.* ACF Car Finance Limited says the recent spell of warm weather is tempting record numbers of motorists to put their faith in a long, dry and sunny summer. But the ...

Cheshire students hope to clean up in car valet challenge

Young business students at an Ellesmere Port college are to have their entrepreneurial skills tested in a business challenge thrown down by a Chester-based auto company. As part of their course, the business diploma students at West Cheshire College are taking part in the "Outstanding Business Student Award" organised by ACF ...

Northgate Vehicle Hire re-launches retail hire offering

In an effort to support the local community, Darlington based Northgate Vehicle Hire, market leaders in flexible van hire and fleet solutions, has re-launched its retail hire offering due to increased demand from members of the public looking for van hire for personal use. Members of the local community can now walk ...

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