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The good, the bad and the ugly: Third party work providers

26 May 2020

A hot topic within the industry, and one that I cover in my business courses, is online service providers; third-party booking sites or aggregators –… Read More

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The Parts Alliance encourages battery testing during lockdown and beyond

7 May 2020

The Parts Alliance is encouraging garages to proactively offer a battery testing service to their customers and have produced a range of marketing materials to… Read More

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The good, the bad and the ugly: Third party work providers

30 April 2020

A hot topic within the industry, and one that I cover in my business courses, is online service providers; third-party booking sites or aggregators –… Read More

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WIN with Snap-on

26 March 2020

One hundred years ago, we set out to make tools and we ended up making history! It started with a spark and since that moment… Read More

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LIQUI MOLY Injection Cleaner

27 January 2020

Over the course of time, engines can see performance decrease as a result of deposits forming on the inside of the engine. LIQUI MOLY Injection… Read More

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Par for the course: VW Golf R mystery, part one

7 January 2020

It’s not often you get two bites of the same cherry, but in my case, it happened just one week apart. The story begins many… Read More

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WIN with Kalimex

21 August 2019

Kalimex are the UK distributors of the JLM Lubricants’ product range, QuikSteel expoxy paste and K-Seal Permanent Coolant Leak Repair. Given that Kalimex MD Mike… Read More

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Days of future past?

31 July 2019

Some of us remember the 1970s, where the prevailing feeling was that automotive sophistication usually came from abroad unless one spent a huge amount of… Read More

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Hybrid theory

29 July 2019

A chance to share your opinions, they said. Write an article if you feel so strongly about it, they said. Why did I choose one… Read More

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Hello can we talk?

16 May 2019

I have been known to say that “Communication is a wonderful thing.” Usually the context of this statement is that there has not been good… Read More