CCV-owned Motaquote shuts half of its offices

Nigel Lombard

Motaquote has closed seven offices in South Wales as a result of the economic downturn with the affected branches being Mountain Ash, Treorchy, Cwmbran, Neath, Ebbw Vale, Risca and Aberdare.

The company told Walesonline.co.uk that the move was also due to the increasing amount of its insurance being arranged via its call centre operation - which is based in Williamstown - and online.

According to the article, Motaquote said it was committed to what it described as its remaining "super" branches at Bargoed, Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, Swansea and Tonypandy.

The closure has resulted in five staff opting for voluntary redundancy packages and the company has also cut

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