BY News Editor ON 11/03/2009 14:05

Thatcham have recently released an update to escribe that fixes a problem affecting access to escribe from Inter-est Vision and other estimating systems. The problem, which only occurs on Window Vista, prevents the Methods Manual button from display escribe methods advice.

If you are using Inter-est Vision and escribe on Windows Vista then we recommend that you install this update, which can be found on Thatcham's escribe updates page. [Direct link]

BY News Editor ON 20/02/2009 15:14

Today we have launched a new section of our web site aimed at bringing you short video presentations about using Inter-est products. These "screencasts" play directly in your browser window and give you a quick introduction to a topic. They typically last around a minute.

Don't worry if your PC has no speakers or you're concerned about disturbing colleagues - all our screencasts feature on-screen visual prompts as well as a spoken commentary.

To kick-off this new section we have a screencast taking you through the important process of identifying a vehicle and selecting the correct Thatcham data. We'll be adding more videos soon, and when we do we'll post announcements here. In the meantime, we'd like to hear from you (or leave a comment) if you have any comments or suggestions for future screencasts.

BY News Editor ON 03/02/2009 10:11

We are pleased to announce three new enhancements to Inter-est Vision. They were added yesterday and are available to all Inter-est users.

Firstly, Vision now displays any available Thatcham single fit new panel times on the new Info tab - so that you can see the panel times without switching to escribe. Also, opinion times can be restored to Thatcham time by right clicking on the opinion time you wish to restore. The screen-shot below shows both of these new features:

 

New options have also been added to the Report dialog that is accessed using the Print button. You can now add the images and/or comments (repairer, work-provider, and system) to any report that you print.

We hope that you find these enhancements useful. We'd like to hear from you if you have any comments - leave a comment below, or contact us.

BY News Editor ON 13/01/2009 10:15

The following new vehicles were added to the Inter-est system in December:

Audi A4 2008 On
Ford Fiesta 2009 On
Ford Streetka
Honda Accord 2009 On
Mercedes C Class 2007 On
Seat Ibiza 2009 On
Citroen Berlingo 2008 On
Citroen Nemo 2008 On
Vauxhall Tigra 2004 On
Volkswagen Scirocco 2009 On

We also added vehicle-specific Vision graphics for the following vehicles:

Audi A4 2008 On
Audi A5 2007 ON
Audi A6 2004 To 2008
BMW 1 Series 2004 To 2007
BMW 1 Series 2007 On
BMW X5 2007 On
Citroen C5 2008 On
Ford Kuga 2008 On

BY News Editor ON 28/11/2008 11:41

As a result of the VAT rate change announced earlier this week, the standard rate of VAT will change to 15% on Monday 1st December 2008. This has two implications for you as an Inter-est user:

1. The VAT rate used by Inter-est to calculate the net total value of  an estimate will be 15% for estimates created on or after 1st December.  Estimates created before this date will be unchanged at 17.5%. All printed reports now clearly state the VAT rate being used.

2. Users of the Inter-est system will be charged VAT at 15% for estimates created on or after 1st December, and 17.5% for estimates created before that date.

Please contact us if you require further information.

BY News Editor ON 21/11/2008 12:04

Inter-est Vision now includes support for Thatcham escribe methods packs.

For vehicles where Thatcham data has been released since February 2008, escribe will display a methods pack. A methods pack is an escribe methods manual which only contains those panels which are relevant to the estimate you have created, plus any standard information pages such as VIN location. This information is accessed by clicking on the escribe button in Inter-est Vision.

Click here to view a video showing a methods pack being accessed in escribe.

BY News Editor ON 22/10/2008 08:53

Due to a high level of demand for Inter-est training, we are pleased to announce that we will be running training courses in County Antrim and Edinburgh during November.

A full Inter-est training day will be held at Transport Training Services Ltd., Crumlin on 4th November. On the 18th November we will be running a half-day Vision refresher course at the Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue in the centre of Edinburgh.

These courses are likely to fill-up quickly - so if you are interested in attending we recommend that you go to the Training page and make your booking now.

 

BY News Editor ON 13/10/2008 08:49

Vehicle-specific graphics for the following Thatcham variants have been added to Vision:

BMW 1 Series 2004 To 2007

Nissan Micra 2003 To 2006

Nissan Micra 2007 On

Vauxhall Astravan 1998 To 2006

Vauxhall Astravan 2007 On

BY News Editor ON 08/09/2008 09:19

Vehicle-specific graphics for the following vehicles have just been added to Inter-est Vision:

Honda CR-V 1997 TO 2002

Nissan Primastar

Renault Trafic

Vauxhall Astra 1998 to 2004

Vauxhall Vivaro

We frequently add new graphics, so be sure to check back here regularly for updates.

BY News Editor ON 19/08/2008 15:30

Vehicle-specific graphics have recently been added to Vision for the following:

Make	Model	Year
Audi	A5	2007 on
BMW	1 Series	2007 on
BMW	X5	2007 on
Citroen	C5	2008 on
Fiat	500
Ford	Fiesta	2002 on
Ford	Focus	2008 on
Ford	Mondeo	2007 on
Honda	Civic	2006 on
Hyundai	i30
Kia	Ceed	2007 on
Mazda	2	2008 on
Meredes	C Class	2007 on
Mini	Mini	2007 on
Peugeot	308	2008 on
Renault	Laguna III	2008 on
Subaru	Impreza	2008 on
Subaru	Impreza	2008 WRX STi
Volkswagon	Tiguan	2008 on
Volvo	V70	2007 on

Please keep checking back regularly for more updates!