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Repairers urged to beat the MOT curve
- 26/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Arnold Clark Autoparts is encouraging garages and service centres to stock up on parts ahead of the busy MOT season. The number of MOTs are expected to surge between now and the end of the year, after drivers were given an extension during the pandemic. However, garages will need stock if they are going to be in a [...] -
EVs experience higher MOT failure rates
- 18/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Electric vehicles have higher MOT failure rates than equivalently aged hybrid and petrol vehicles. According to new research by BookMyGarage, DVSA data showed electric vehicles have a MOT failure rate of 11.4% for three-year-old vehicles, which rises to 21.8% for six-year-old vehicles. At 11.2%, three-year-old [...] -
MOT matters to new buyers
- 21/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A study by BookMyGarage has revealed that three-quarters of motorists are likely to check the MOT history of a used vehicle they are thinking about purchasing. The majority of perspective buyers (78%) are also more likely to purchase a used vehicle which has a ‘good’ MOT history – a vehicle that hasn’t [...] -
10 million MOTs due in autumn
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Demand for MOTs is expected to rise sharply from August, according to data obtained from the DVSA by BookMyGarage. The Freedom of Information (FOI) request found that the number of vehicles due an MOT will surge by up to 23% in the late summer and into autumn. The busiest month for MOTs is expected to be September, [...] -
Ben encourages personal MOT test
- 17/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Ben is marking Men’s Health Week by encouraging everyone in the sector, not just men, to take a personal physical and mental MOT test. It has prepared a quick and easy MOT test visitors to the site can take, with questions designed to give people an overview of how their mental and physical health are functioning [...] -
Drivers back MOT extensions
- 06/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
More than eight out of 10 (84%) used car buyers would back the government’s idea of switching to two years between MOT tests. The new monthly Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 69% of this group believe their car would remain safe despite the longer gap. Saving money appears to be less of a factor behind their [...] -
Intelligent Motoring announces key collaboration
- 24/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Newly formed Intelligent Motoring, the parent company of MotorEasy, Motor Angel, Warranty Assist and Motokiki, has announced its first industry collaboration since launching. Comparison website, GoCompare, has added Intelligent Motoring’s MOT Checker to its website, white-labelled to promote the GoCompare brand, [...] -
Government urged to shelve MOT changes
- 20/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The automotive industry has united in its condemnation of any possible changes in frequency to the MOT test. The UK government is looking at relaxing the MOT test frequency from every year to every two years to help ease the cost-of-living crisis. But the UK Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair (UK AFCAR), [...] -
Concerns raised over biennial MOTs
- 26/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
An Independent garage has voiced concerns over proposals to move to biennial MOT testing following a Call for Evidence by the Northern Ireland Executive. Liam Hardy of independent garage Hardy Bros Cars, said: “Looking at the vehicles we see in our workshop every day, an increase in MOT test frequency would [...] -
Autotech Training confirmed for industry event
- 14/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Training will showcase its entire training offering at the UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham on 8-9 June. Demonstrating how they can upskill a workforce and future-proof a business, the Autotech Training team will also highlight how its course offering can be tailored [...]