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Author Archives: foxysteph
Wendy’s nightmare accident claim…
Have you ever faced a fraudulent accident claim that wasn’t anything to do with you? If so, please tell us what happened. Wendy is a member of FOXY Lady Drivers Club and lives in Hampshire. She wrote to us recently … Continue reading
Posted in women drivers, women's car insurance
Tagged accident claims, car accident, FOXY Lady Drivers Club, motor insurance for women
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Women drivers face increased bills if annual MOTs scrapped
FOXY Lady Drivers Club supports today’s research findings that the cost to the UK of scrapping the annual MOT could be as much as £1.5 billion. Government claims that reducing MOT frequency will also reduce the financial burden on motorists … Continue reading
Posted in cost of motoring, women drivers
Tagged AA, Andrew Page, Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel, Autoglass, Aviva, Brake, British Cycling, confused.com, Driver’s Edge UK, Euro Car Parts, FOXY Lady Drivers Club, Garage Equipment Association, GEM Motoring Assist, Halfords Autocentres, Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation, Justine Greening, Kwik Fit, MOT Club, MOT Trade Forum, MOTEST, MOTs, National Tyre Distributors Association, Parts Alliance, Pro-mote campaign, RAC, Road Safety Analysis, Road Safety GB, the Retail Motor Industry Federation, The Scottish Motor Trade Association, Tyre Industry Federation, UK motor industry, UNITE
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A familiar fat cat story
Trust Dilbert to get this one spot on in 2011. Does anyone think this is fair? Compared to the John Lewis Partnership model perhaps? FOXY Steph
Bristol Mum wins Tesco taxi award
Bristol Mum Sharon Appleyard has won Tesco Cars’ inaugural ‘Parent Driver of the Year’ award – a nationwide competition to find the parent that goes above and beyond the call of duty in providing the ultimate ‘parent taxi’ service. Winning … Continue reading
Posted in women drivers
Tagged Bristol, competition, motoring mum, parent taxi, Tesco, Tesco cars
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Foxy Fiat is ideal design icon for women in Wales
Wales’ women’s economic development agency, Chwarae Teg, has teamed-up with Cardiff-based Wessex Garages to inspire Wales’ next generation of designers and celebrate the charity’s 20th anniversary. This cooperation is marked by Wessex Garages’ donation of an iconic Fiat 500 to … Continue reading
Posted in marketing to women
Tagged Cardiff, Chwarae Teg, Fiat, Fiat 500, Wessex Garages, women, women in Wales
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How to make a male dominated industry more female friendly
The UK motor industry could learn a lesson or two from the UK’s transport and logistics sector where an ever increasing number of females are holding top jobs in areas of regulation and operations. If you scrape the surface to … Continue reading
Posted in women in the motor industry
Tagged Beverley Bell, Geoff Dossetter, Hilary Devey, Jane Burkitt, Justine Greening, Kay Phillips, Lin Homer, Louise Ellman, Maria Eagle, Moya Greene, Nikki King, road transport, The Freight Logistics Industry Image Group, Theresa Villiers, transport logistics
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Money has the Mamma Mia effect
I liked this story about life in economically challenged Greece and how a bit of wealth creation (and some ABBA music perhaps) can go a long way towards the feel good factor… Imagine it is a slow day in a … Continue reading