NEWS 
6 March 2015
Editor’s comment
6 March 2015Spring is in the air and as well as the buds and bees there is also another form of buzzing in the air, that of… Read More
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3 March 2015
Industry pride
3 March 2015The first round of Top Technician is over and the national skills competition has its first stage winners – 23 technicians from all corners of… Read More
NEWS 
2 March 2015
Buying groups join forces
2 March 2015The Alliance Automotive Group has acquired the United Aftermarket Network (UAN) from the current shareholders Andrew and Rachael Dickinson, creating a combined purchasing power greater… Read More
NEWS 
27 February 2015
Discussions over MOT fee
27 February 2015The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is working with the Department for Transport (DfT) to reaccess the statutory MOT fee.The DfT are analysing garage running costs… Read More
NEWS 
25 February 2015
Editor’s comment
25 February 2015Later this year, the DVSA will implement a change to the MOT, which will see the current system placed in the hands of the garages,… Read More
NEWS 
24 February 2015
Deficit growing in body repairs
24 February 2015A deficit in the UK repair capacity will dent insurance company profits, warns independent research company Trend Tracker.According to the UK Car Body Repair Market… Read More
NEWS 
11 February 2015
New restrictions on R134a sales
11 February 2015An amendment to the F-Gas regulations could see a change in the way motor factors sell R134a refrigerant for air conditioning systems.According to MotorClimate UK,… Read More
NEWS 
6 February 2015
Editor’s comment
6 February 2015The news that a former garage owner was fined £15,000 and ordered to pay a large amount of compensation to customers after charging them for… Read More
NEWS 
5 February 2015
Grimsby garage owners fined for dodgy work
5 February 2015Two former garage owners from Grimsby has been fined after charging motorists for work that wasn’t needed and then not carrying the work out.Mark Drury… Read More
NEWS 
26 January 2015
Editor’s comment
26 January 2015I’m from Essex, not exactly the attention-grabbing first three words you may have expected from this comment. I live with the stereotypes of being from… Read More