• IGA raises £10,000 for Ben
    • 26/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) helped to raise more than £10,000 for automotive charity Ben at its Big Awards 2023. The Awards night, which celebrated the garages, suppliers and industry stars of the last year, was held at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium last week. Stuart James, IGA CEO, said: [...]
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  • IGA says investment critical to meeting 2035 target
    • 22/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for government investment to ensure the industry has the skills and infrastructure to meet the newly-announced 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this week that the ban was being pushed back from 2030 to [...]
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  • Car values ‘precariously high’
    • 08/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report has warned that the price of used cars in the UK is ‘precariously high’. The strategic report was published by The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI), the umbrella organisation for franchised dealers (NFDA), independent garages (IGA) and auction houses (NAMA). It suggested the inflated [...]
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  • IGA sets sights on apprenticeships
    • 27/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is calling on the automotive industry to provide their insights on apprenticeship opportunities within the sector. The focus is on identifying what can be done to create greater apprenticeship opportunities across the industry. The IGA will then use that feedback to lobby [...]
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  • IGA calls for MVBEO clarification
    • 02/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is calling for clarification to the new UK Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MVBEO) around customer rights. It wants to ensure that consumers are given clear information on their freedom to choose who repairs their vehicles and are not financially disadvantaged by the new [...]
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  • IGA announces awards winners
    • 22/08/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has revealed the winners of the British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2022. Recognising businesses and individuals who have excelled in 13 separate categories, the awards ceremony took place in front of 350 people at the Farnborough International Exhibition and [...]
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  • Motorists back biennial MOTs
    • 21/02/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Most motorists in Northern Ireland support the idea of extending MOTs to every two years, but the industry is against the idea. This follows a Call for Evidence seeking views on the potential introduction of biennial MOT testing for cars, light goods vehicles and motorcycles. The results show that while the [...]
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  • IGA makes £20k Ben donation
    • 16/12/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has made a donation of £20,000 to automotive charity Ben on behalf of its members, to help the charity provide vital support to people in the automotive sector. Stuart James, IGA chief executive, said: “It has been another very difficult year for our industry as we [...]
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