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New UFI light vehicles catalogue

1 December 2021

UFI’s Aftermarket catalogue offers an extended total of 3,359 filter references and heat exchangers.This includes 2,176 LV, 1,065 HD and 118 for motorcycles. Read More

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New car sales: Weakest August since 2013

6 September 2021

The global semiconductor shortage resulting from the pandemic has been contraining new car production volume, and has been cited a main reason behind new car… Read More

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New car sales: Weakest July since 1998

5 August 2021

The combined onslaught of the pingdemic and the ongoing worldwide semiconductor shortage managed to push new car sales down by 29.5% compared with 2020, making… Read More

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MOT connectivity: Emissions analysers rollout to begin

19 April 2021

The roll-out of connected MOT equipment by DVSA is continuing, with emissions analysers the latest equipment type requiring connectivity going forward. From 1 May, anyone… Read More

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MOT connectivity: Emissions analysers rollout begins

19 April 2021

The roll-out of connected MOT equipment by DVSA is continuing, with emissions analysers the latest equipment type requiring connectivity going forward. From 1 May, anyone… Read More

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Car scrapping up by a third

22 March 2021

Older cars have been leaving the road at an alarming rate last year, with new figures suggesting that a third more cars were scrapped in… Read More

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White-knuckle Spring predicted for garages as MOTs shift into late Summer and beyond

18 March 2021

Very few MOTs are expected to be taking place in April and May this year as a result of 2020’s MOT Exemption, but the situation… Read More

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MOT: Diesel fails up 240%

29 January 2021

A record 1.27 million vehicles failed their MOT in the 2019/2020 period due to emissions, with diesels seeing a 240% failure rise compared to just… Read More

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Top Technician is back for 2021

29 January 2021

2021 is already looking better than last year if you are a mechanic – Top Technician is back and looking to enable five more techs… Read More

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Logic, process and intuitive thinking

13 January 2021

Every so often a challenge comes along that demands, knowledge, skill, and a high degree of logic for the approach. But first, a little reflection… Read More