Duncan McClure Fisher

Duncan McClure Fisher
Born	Duncan David McClure Fisher 16th March 1964
Nationality	British
Occupation	Businessman
Title	Founder & CEO, MotorEasy Founder, Warranty Direct

Duncan McClure Fisher is a British businessman, best known for founding MotorEasy, offering car warranty as well as repairs, servicing, MOT test and GAP insurance.^[1]

Previously McClure Fisher founded the UK's first independent extended warranty service^[2], Warranty Direct^[3][4], with his late father David McClure Fisher. This was made possible due to changes in the sale of goods act 1979, meaning products must be of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose^[5].

Duncan is considered an authority on the UK warranty industry, and is often quoted when discussing car reliability.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Warranty Direct

After 13 years working as an underwriter at Lloyd's of London^[16][17], Duncan left to found extended warranty provider, Warranty Direct in 1997.

During his time at Warranty Direct Duncan launched Potholes.co.uk^[18][19] and the Reliability Index, with the purpose of using warranty data to illustrate car reliability^{[20][21][22][23][24]} and running costs to UK motorists^[25][26].

In April 2008 global banking group BNP Paribas purchased a majority share in the company, and purchased the remaining shares in July 2013.

In February 2014 McClure Fisher announced his departure from Warranty Direct to pursue other ventures.^[27]

MotorEasy

In 2016 McClure Fisher launched car service MotorEasy, with an "aim to make car ownership hassle, stress and jargon free."^[28]

The company offers a "concierge-like" service with services including car repairs, car servicing, a Motor Ombudsman accredited car warranty product^[29], GAP insurance and more.

Philanthropic Work

Duncan was born in Kenya, and is actively involved with the charity organization Build Africa in developing local schools and education in Kenya & Uganda. This includes developing the Cura Primary School^[30], in 2017 Duncan was able to announce the opening of new buildings at the school^[31].

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