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Tread a mile in your shoes?

2 June 2020

We have arrived at the fourth final part on the subject of tyres. This month, the focus is on the MOT, regarding tyres and tread… Read More

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Covid-19 Pre-MOT safety check launched

20 April 2020

A Covid-19 pre-MOT car safety check has been launched by B2C price comparison website BookMyGarage, intended to help address a predicted surge in dangerous vehicles… Read More

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Garages to benefit from furlough scheme extension

18 April 2020

Garages that have shut their doors due to COVID-19 will be able to access funding to pay staff for an additional month, following the government’s… Read More

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Coronavirus impacts on March new car sales

6 April 2020

UK new car sales dropped by 44.4% in March, a month that saw widespread closure of showrooms due to Coronavirus lockdown measures.According to figures published… Read More

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18% of SMEs a month away from collapse says survey

1 April 2020

Almost a fifth of all UK SMEs, which would include many garages, could be just a month from collapse due to the impact of the… Read More

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Independents see 80% MOT demand spike ahead of exemption period

26 March 2020

Within hours of the six-month MOT exemption being announced yesterday by DfT, (25 March), garages saw an 80% rise in MOT bookings through online platform… Read More

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Classic move

22 March 2019

All my recent writing has involved modern cars and techniques, but this month I have decided to write about my main passion of classic cars. Read More

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Would you like to know a secret?

18 January 2019

The focus of my article this month is how to swing the scales in your favour for 2019, turn good into great, great into brilliant,… Read More

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Classic move

10 January 2019

All my recent writing has involved modern cars and techniques, but this month I have decided to write about my main passion of classic cars. Read More

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IMI: UK garages unprepared for EV surge

7 September 2018

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), has voiced its concern for the safety of technicians after electric vehicle sales reach a record high.Electric and… Read More