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Listen back – VRA member meeting

Thursday 6 February 2025 at epyx, Meriden – EV battery repair and solutions, DCA practical tips and market update The full recording of this meeting can be accessed anytime here: https://bit.ly/VRA060225 Thursday

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VRA White Paper 5 – EV Misconceptions

Full Interview An EV’s range is too low for my needs EV batteries degrade quickly There’s nowhere to charge my EV EVs are much more expensive than petrol or diesel

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VRA White Paper 4 – The Future of EV Technology

Full Interview What do you think is the single biggest advance we are going to see in the medium term? Which battery chemistries do you think will come to dominate

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Listen back – VRA member meeting

Wednesday 25 January 2024 at Geldards, Derby – Finance, insurance and the LCV market The full recording of this meeting can be accessed anytime here: https://bit.ly/VRA250124 Thursday 21 March 2024 at Geldards,

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VRA Seminar 2024: The Year Ahead in Automotive Remarketing Timetable

VRA Seminar 2024: The Year Ahead in Automotive Remarketing Timetable Location: The Slate – Warwick Conferences, The University of Warwick, Lakeside Village, Coventry, CV4 7SH We are delighted to be holding

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AI best used as “aid” to human remarketing appraisals, meeting hears

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently best used to augment human vehicle appraisals in the remarketing sector but is developing quickly. That was the consensus view of a panel of experts

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New VRA-CARA agreement signals closer collaboration on remarketing issues

A new agreement committing to closer collaboration has been signed by the UK’s Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) and the Car Remarketing Association of Europe (CARA). The memorandum of understanding approved

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Advances in car and van inspection and valuation tackled at next VRA meeting

The latest advances in car and van inspection and valuation will be examined at the next member meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA). Taking place at Cox Automotive’s Innovation

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Viable repair of used EV batteries “within reach”, VRA meeting hears

Viable repair of used electric vehicle (EV) batteries is “within reach” for car retailers, members of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) heard at their first meeting of 2025 (on 6

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EV battery repair is subject of first VRA meeting of 2025

Electric vehicle (EV) battery repair and handling the fallout from motor finance discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs) will be the key subjects under discussion at the first Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA)

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2024 will be year of “peak petrol”, delegates told at VRA annual seminar

2024 will be the year of “peak petrol” when it comes to how UK cars are powered, more than 160 delegates heard at the annual seminar of the Vehicle Remarketing

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VRA Seminar 2024 Sponsors’ posts

AutoGrab AutoGrab provides market wide automotive intelligence to empower users of vehicle data to improve decision making, enhance operational efficiency and ultimately maximise profits across their business. We power platforms

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Increased Budget burden on businesses means Labour’s growth strategy must work

The hugely increased burden that today’s Budget places on remarketing businesses means that Labour’s growth strategy must succeed, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) Philip Nothard, VRA chair, said that

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New VRA white paper “busts” 10 common used EV myths

A new white paper from the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) is designed to “bust” 10 of the most common myths surrounding used electric vehicles (EVs). Called “EV Misconceptions”, it has

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“Healthy” used car market could deteriorate in Q4, warns VRA

The current “healthy” used car market could deteriorate rapidly in Q4 thanks to a combination of emerging issues, the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) is warning. Marcus Blakemore, chair of the

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