11 Oct 2026

The voice of the independent garage sector

Latest Issue Archive Subscribe

TOPTECH / TOP GARAGE / TOP APPRENTICE

DIGITAL GUIDE

damage

battery BEV bevs damage HV

Impact of electric cars on insurance costs for drivers examined

6 July 2023

The cost of running a battery electric vehicles (BEV) is likely to climb as a result of the impact of regulations surrounding the vehicles along… Read More

BODYSHOP carried damage EV following

OE tools – An EV necessity

19 June 2023

OE tools are needed for EVs. As of April 2023, there were over 760,000 fully electric cars on the UK’s roads. When an EV needs… Read More

car caused damage dashboard fire

Flashpoint! Sunglasses warning issued following car blaze

30 May 2023

Garages should be on their guard to make sure cars left outside in the hot weather do not have anything reflective inside that could cause… Read More

cancellation careful damage effects especially

Filtering out the noise

11 May 2023

Garages can be noisy places. The sound of engines, tools, and people working can be deafening at times, and the noise can cause hearing damage… Read More

aa across COVID damage first

Warning: March MOT spike to meet UK pothole epidemic

9 February 2023

Delays to MOT testing resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the sheer number of potholes appearing across the UK could lead to a very high… Read More

damage e10 engine ethanol fuel

E10 intro prompts fuel additives boom

16 August 2021

E10 petrol standard replaces E5 or 95 octane grade petrol at the pump from 1 September, and garages, motor factors and consumers have been racing… Read More

average cost damage drivers million

Pothole damage costs rise as average mileage falls

1 April 2021

While average mileage for most drivers has been down by 42% over the last year, according to new research the cost from pothole damage actually… Read More

battery car damage disuse exists

VARTA: Advice on battery care

15 May 2020

To help both drivers and garages manage the downtime effects on the battery, the team at VARTA have released a short video highlighting how car… Read More

business businesses change damage destroy

part TWO: Succeeding with succession

11 October 2018

Businesses change hands for all manner of reasons, but crucially for family businesses, change has the potential to damage family harmony as well as destroy… Read More