THATCHAM Research is calling for an immediate 20-per-cent increase to the 2019 Apprenticeship Levy cap to prevent a skills crisis. Failure to do so could lead to rising insurance costs and the emergence of unrepairable vehicles, warns the automotive research institute. And it is inviting members of the UK automotive repair chain and training providers to sign a petition calling on Skills England and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to raise the levy, which has remained unchanged since 2019. It said the levy, capped at £15,000 per apprentice, has not kept pace with infl…