The GDPR will apply from 25 May 2018 and contains more elements and requirements than the current Data Protection Act. Here are the 12 elements you’ll need to comply with by the deadline, or risk costly penalties.

Are you confident that you meet Health & Safety legislation and requirements? Find out how the RMI's H&S service can keep your business compliant and avoid heavy Fee for Intervention charges.

Find out where our first 2017/18 MOT annual training regional events are being held, along with our upcoming IGA member events where we'll be presenting the top 20 pieces of industry advice to keep your garage ahead of the game.

BEN, the automotive industry charity, wants to know what your biggest life challenges are to help them develop their future services to best suit the needs of employees in the industry. Take their anonymous survey to help.

Don’t forget, the new syllabus for mandatory DVSA 2017/18 MOT Annual Training is now in operation and must be completed by March 31st 2018. We have plenty of packages available for testers to complete their training using their preferred method.

This month's legal update looks at GDPR's privacy notice requirements, the Supreme Court decision on employment tribunal fees, the allegations against Europcar and more.

In need of some last minute training? See the courses and training dates available for both Southam and Runcorn RMI Academy of Automotive Skills sites this month.

We've been made aware of a new variation of business listing scam, where you'll receive a call from an unknown directory listing website demanding payment for the second year of a contract. Find out more inside.

BEN advise how managers can support employees who have a chronic illness, and help to minimise loss of skills, encourage productivity and job retention, and maintain their quality of life.

If you buy and sell cars, make a note of new advice from Allianz stating that you could be held liable for paying a separate fine under the Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) programme if you haven’t informed the DVLA after a vehicle changes ownership.

DVSA published an updated MOT Testing guide in June which changed their quality management processes considerably. In response the RMI has prepared an “MOT Quality Policy Statement” for for MOT QC members to use.

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has asked the IGA for assistance with research into the volume and value of fleet work carried out by independents to form part of a white paper about issues caused by the data generated by connected cars.

Are you up to date with automatic enrolment? Here’s a reminder of how you can check your progress, along with the latest news updates including a new pension certificate scam and what to do if you set up your business after October 2016.

In this month’s Autodata Technical, the front of a customer’s Range Rover Evoque is making a clicking noise at low speeds, but there’s no evidence of wear.