Tea Break 
25 February 2026
Puzzle solutions: March 2026
25 February 2026Here are the solutions to all puzzles in the Tea Break section of the digital and print editions of the March issue of Aftermarket magazine… Crossword… Read More
05 Sep 2026
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Tea Break 25 February 2025
Puzzle solutions: February 2026
25 February 2025Here are the solutions to all puzzles in the Tea Break section of the digital and print editions of the February issue of Aftermarket magazine… Crossword… Read More
Tea Break 
1 October 2024
Spectre of Halloween haunts the books
1 October 2024More memoirs of a motor mechanic… I had put on a few extra pounds over the holiday period and while being back at work helped… Read More
Tea Break Talk Episode 4 – Why invest in tools and how do you recoup the cost?
30 August 2024 The latest episode of Tea Break Talk has revealed how the partnership between time-saving workshop tools and being visible online can make garages more… Read More
Tea Break 
5 July 2024
All set for the summer work break (almost)!
5 July 2024Despite all the talk about planning a holiday I’ve rather let things get a bit on top of me of late. I crammed in more… Read More
TEABREAK 
30 January 2024
Slippery when wet
30 January 2024You know what I like about the winter? Not a whole heck of a lot. It’s cold, everything is wet, we have to run the… Read More
TEABREAK 
23 December 2023
The 12 jumpers of Christmas
23 December 2023Another Christmas approaches for us here at Parkit Motors. Yet again, Mrs P will indulge her passion for decorating the reception, with a rotating selection… Read More
TEABREAK 
26 November 2023
Power drain?
26 November 2023The Government’s announcement that the 2030 ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles was going to be rolled back by five years… Read More
TEABREAK 
21 September 2023
Let me count the ways
21 September 2023How was your summer then? After last year’s adventures, we stayed closer to home this year. In fact, we will be going abroad in the… Read More
TEABREAK 
31 July 2023
Age of Extinction?
31 July 2023One of the advantages of being the business owner is you don’t need to ask anyone for the day off. Well, I have to inform… Read More