There have been so many changes to day-to-day life recently, and we’ve all had to adapt quickly. Similarly, as we’ve had to adapt as individuals, so have global industries. The car industry is ever changing and evolving during the current situation that we all find ourselves in.
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With many car forecourts now closed across the world, dealerships are relying heavily on video communications to keep in touch with their clients. Customers are still able to view cars through virtual tours delivered via email. Brochures are particularly useful at the moment too. With customers being able to view models both in print and online, all from the comfort of their own home.
MOTs due from 30th March have been granted a 6 month exemption period by the government. It is important that all vehicles are road safe, and any major issues resolved. Garages are open for emergencies, contactable by phone and willing to help as best as they can. In many instances there are special discounts being offered to NHS staff and key workers.
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Many car factories have closed down temporarily across the world. Nissan being one of them, who have haulted production in their Sunderland factory throughout the month of April 2020. Alongside Mini who released the following statement, “We have taken the difficult decision to cease production at our UK, European, South African and North American plants until 30 April”.
Ferrari’s legendary Maranello factory is working to help battle the coronavirus in a different way. The department that would normally be developing new car prototypes is producing respirator valves and fittings for masks. It is inspiring to see this innovation and adaptability within the car industry. Find out more about this from Formula 1.
However, Volvo are resuming production in a number of their European factories as of Monday 20th April 2020. So as you can see, things are changing everyday in many ways throughout the car industry.
It is important to make sure that your car is protected if it breaks down at home from a lack of use. Or, if you are out to pick up food shopping for the family and are unlucky enough to get stuck along the way. Our breakdown cover also makes sure that key workers can get to and from their essential roles in the community. We provide a range of insurance and maintenance services to keep your vehicles safe and protected.
At motorly we are commited to providing the highest level of service to our customers at all times. We strive to continue providing that service during this difficult period. Rest assured that any application for car, bike, van or caravan finance will be processed. Plus, any questions that you may have will be answered. Thank you to you all.
Stay home & stay safe. #wearemotorly
When you’re scouring the market for car finance, you’ll often find your credit report mentioned. But why is it important? The better your score, better deals will be available to you. Check yours for free with UK Credit Ratings today.
Checking your credit file allows you to easily view your credit score. This lets you see how likely you are to be accepted, when you do decide to go ahead and apply for finance. By simply registering with UK Credit Ratings for free, you can see your score with zero charge.
Seeing where your score lies lets you decide when is the right time for you to apply for car finance. You may find your credit report is excellent – great stuff! And so you’re happy to go ahead. Or your score could be poor to fair. This may lead you to wait a few weeks until you build your score back up again before applying.
Not only can you check your score for free with UK Credit Ratings, but they’ll also give you tips on how to improve it. Helping you to increase your chances of being accepted. Win win!
Don’t apply for car finance blindly. Let UK Credit Ratings help you view, increase and grow your score today. Find more tips & tricks on how to improve your chances of being approved for car finance on the motorly blog.
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When applying for car finance you will often come across the terms soft search and hard search. But what do they mean? And do you know the difference? We are here to clarify this, separating fact from jargon.
what is a soft search?
A soft search checks how likely you are to be accepted for finance, without affecting your credit score. This means a search cannot be seen by finance partners. Only you are able to view soft checks on your credit file. So this will not affect a finance partners decision.
Think of a soft search as a preliminary check, which calculates the probability of being accepted without performing a full search on your credit report. With this in mind, consumers are able to shop around to find the best deal for them. Comforted by the fact that these searches will not be seen by financial finance partners. In theory, this means it doesn’t matter how many searches you have, as they are invisible. Spooky, we know.
However, a soft check is an indication of how likely you are to be accepted for finance. Meaning, the outcome is not always guaranteed when a full hard search is then later carried out.
what is a hard search?
In contrast to a soft search, a hard search can be viewed by finance partners when deciding if you are a good candidate for finance. A hard search will check your credit file and leave a mark of this check. Most hard searches will stay on your credit report for 12 months.
Here at motorly we never perform a hard search. Our partners’ only complete a soft search when checking the affordability of finance for our customers. A hard search is only ever done with an individual’s permission when you want to go ahead with a full application.
Obviously, once a complete finance application is submitted by a finance partner, this will incur a hard check. But at this point, the customer is happy with their proposed financial plan and are simply completing the final stage. You will now have finance in place and be ready to receive your new vehicle. This is the fun part.
apply today
Rest assured when you complete an online finance application with motorly that we only ever perform a soft check. So, whether you are looking for your next car, van, bike or caravan we can help. We are an independent broker that searches the market for you, with zero impact on your credit score. Walk into a garage with your finance approved. What are you waiting for?
Our easy to use online calculator makes this process easier than ever. Simply drag & drop the buttons up or down to suit your needs and reveal your estimated loan and repayment amounts. Fill out our quick quote form and let us find the right vehicle for you. It’s that easy.
The team at motorly are well prepared for the unforeseen circumstances caused by coronavirus, as all of our services are online-based. Meaning that during the outbreak of covid-19, we are able to carry on working hard behind the scenes. Providing our customers with a range of motoring services from car finance to breakdown cover.
We can confirm that our team are now predominantly working from home. Staff members who live in walking distance of our main office will be popping in only when appropriate and essential.
Our database and CRM systems run on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud system. Therefore, this is not impacted by a local emergency or disaster resulting in office closure. All staff are laptop-based or have a home office setup. We are able to work as normal, without any interruption to daily tasks.
Internal office telephones run on a cloud-hosted VoIP system. Phones can be operated in any location with internet connectivity, through laptops, or mobile devices. Accessibility of staff is not impacted by temporary office closure.
Furthermore, documented processes, procedures and controls are in place to ensure business continuity in the event of such an adverse situation. As a result of our measures and controls as outlined above, we are confident that we can continue to provide our partners and customers with a high level of service in the event of a disaster or emergency.
how to contact us
If you would like to speak with the team, we kindly ask that the preferred method of contact at this time would be online. Please find the relevant links below:
Alternatively, you can contact us by phone on 0161 519 1550.
motorly is committed to protecting staff and customers by following government guidelines. We acknowledge that these are difficult and unprecedented times and we wish you and your family well.
motorly has been an official stadium sponsor of Altrincham FC since the start of the 2019/2020 season. We are very proud of our pitchside board.
motorly is an Altrincham based business, and we are glad to be part of this thriving northern town. Altrincham was recently named one of the happiest places to live in the UK – we couldn’t agree more. Alty also won The UK’s Best High Street back in 2018. This award was a celebration of the bustling town centre and boost that Altrincham Market brought to the town, which our office is just opposite. Since winning this award Altrincham has done nothing but prosper as a community, and we love being a part of it.
“There has definitely been an increase in the town in footfall. It’s definitely been a highlight of reputation and advertisement for the businesses, so it’s brought new people and new faces into the town.”
We felt that sponsoring Altrincham FC was a fantastic way to support both the local area and grassroots football. Plus, we are all football fans here at motorly. We’ve had team days where we have gone to games. Justin, the motorly founder managed to snap this picture of the Alty FC mascot. C’mon you robins!
Sponsoring the J Davidson Stadium on Moss Lane has given motorly visibility in the public space in Altrincham. Helping put us on the map locally, whilst demonstrating our support for the area. It’s great for us to get this exposure to over 20,000 people, how many individuals watched football at Moss Lane last season. Altrincham FC currently sits fifth in the National League North table. The club are performing well and enjoying a great season with 57 points behind them so far. Finally, Altrincham FC is more than a Football Club – they are an integral part of the community and we are very happy to support them.
Catch Altrincham FC live in action at Moss Lane or away. Simply check the club’s fixtures here. You can also keep up with the robins on Facebook and Twitter.
Peugeot 208 took the crown this year to win the 2020 Car of the Year award at GIMS. Surprisingly not an all-electric vehicle, but available in diesel, petrol or electric versions. The French model was an instant hit with those who held the casting votes, albeit behind closed doors at the cancelled Geneva Motor Show. The model won with 281 points and 17 individual top votes. In second place came the Tesla Model 3, with the Porsche Taycan taking bronze in third.
Only day’s before, the Geneva International Motor Show 2020 was cancelled. Due to fears around fuelling the spread of coronavirus. Over 600,000 people from around the world attended the event back in 2019. GIMS is the car industry’s biggest annual event. The show’s organisers have insisted that the show will be back for 2021.
Matt Prior from Autocar made an intriguing observation regarding the cancellation of GIMS,
“The bad news for shows won’t be if car companies miss out this week. The bad news will come if they realise they haven’t missed out at all.”
Despite the event’s cancellation, the Car of the Year award went ahead on Monday 2nd March as planned. The draw was available via streaming on YouTube. It’s important to note that this is not the first time Peugeot has taken this title. Previous COTY winners include the 3008, 308 and now the new 208. Congratulations to Peugeot!
Looking for a new car? If you’re after a brand new 20 series registration plate, the wait is over. The latest 20 series released on 1st March 2020, closely follows the 69 registration plate that was across all new cars from September 2019. All new UK vehicles released from 1st March onwards will feature a 20 reg plate. It’s an especially nice number this time around, as we’re at the start of a new decade.
Are you getting one of the new registration plates? If the answer is yes, go ahead and share any pictures with us on Twitter @wearemotorly using the hashtag #wearemotorly. Or you can contact us on our Facebook page. We love to see our customer’s vehicles. It’s brilliant to see our customer’s behind the wheel of vehicles that our finance plans helped them own.
If you are thinking about getting a new vehicle, our easy to use finance calculator below will find out what your average repayments could look like. Our quick quote form only performs a soft search, which won’t affect your credit score. If you’d like to complete an application, there’s absolutely zero obligation to go ahead. You can find out what you’re eligible for.
UK car registration plates change every six months. The next registration plate release date will be 1st September 2020, with the 70 plate.
There are five people killed on UK roads every day. This shocking statistic highlights the importance of the work that Brake carry out all year round. With this in mind, we decided to support the road safety charity. After contacting Brake’s corporate fundraising department, who we found to be extremely helpful, we decided to go ahead and commit our support.
We are delighted to announce that motorly is an official corporate donor of Brake, the road safety charity. Brake is an influential organisation that is committed to supporting families bereaved in road crashes. Also, they run nationwide campaigns to make roads safer for all. Additionally, Brake provides essential road crash victim support, raises awareness of road safety and promotes best practice on the roads.
Running a helpline for bereaved and seriously injured road crash victims
Providing essential support literature for families and children
Organising awareness and fundraising campaigns all year round
Co-ordinating the worldwide campaign #RoadSafetyWeek every November
In support, motorly took part in #RoadSafetyWeek back in November 2019 with #BakeforBrake. We are looking forward to getting involved for the second time this year in 2020, as our first year as a corporate donor. We are eagerly planning more fundraising activities that we can carry out internally. There have been discussions to join a charity run as a team! We are researching as many ways as we can to support Brake’s fantastic work.
As an independent motoring comparison platform, we make sure our customers have access to the very best deals. Although, it is just as important to motorly that our customers understand the importance of safety on the roads too.
Owning and driving a vehicle is a big responsibility. Sadly, too many people die worldwide as a result of careless road traffic accidents. This is one of the many reasons why we decided to officially support Brake. We are committed to regularly share safety updates from Brake. Therefore, ensuring our customers are aware of the latest road safety information.
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We encourage our customers to visit brake.org.uk and support the incredible work that they do. Look out for Brake’s fundraising activities and opportunities across social media. Don’t forget to share your fundraising activities with us! Contact us on social media via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You can drop us an email at info@motorly.co.uk. Update us with any fundraising activities that you get up to, at work or home.
Lastly, if you have been affected by a road traffic accident or bereavement and need support, Brake’s helpline is 0808 8000 401. This line is operated Monday-Friday, 10am-4pm.
Brake’s vision is a world where people can get around in ways that are safe, green, healthy and fair.
Thinking about getting your next vehicle on finance? We have created an easy to use finance calculator to make this process easier than ever. Simply drag & drop the buttons up or down to suit your needs and reveal your estimated loan and repayment amounts. It’s that easy.
