Hopes and fears: As the year draws to an end we reflect on the concerns of the bodyshop industry and the challenges ahead

摘要

That will 2013 mostly be remembered for: the buyout by LKQ of five distributors and the emergence of a new paint distribution company LKQ coatings; the ban on referral fees which came into force in April; the ongoing investigation by the Competition Commission; or the ￡3m in costs ramped up by the administrators of Drive Assist, which went bust last December, leaving bodyshop creditors owed ￡7m? For every ￡1,000 repairers are owed, they will get around ￡10 paid back.