• Potholes blamed for nearly half of windscreen chips
    • 20/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research from Autoglass has found that 44% of drivers in the UK who have found a chip or a crack in their windscreen in the past 12 months believe potholes are to blame. Autoglass found that a third of UK drivers (33%) have had windscreen damage in the past year. In addition to those blaming potholes, 35% of [...]
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  • Drivers cut costs with home repairs
    • 17/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than a quarter of millennials would carry out their own vehicle repairs to save on costs rather than paying a professional garage. This is according to an eBay study, which also revealed that just 18% of baby boomers would do the work themselves. Meanwhile, 23% of 17-24-year-old respondents would be [...]
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  • Potholes blamed for breakdown spike
    • 27/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Potholes have been blamed for a 23% rise in breakdowns attended by RAC patrols in the last three months of 2022. It went to an average of 20 breakdowns a day in the final quarter, for faults such as damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels, which was up from 16 a day over the previous [...]
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  • Soaring costs of electronic handbrake repairs revealed
    • 13/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data analysis by Intelligent Motoring has revealed that repairing an electronic handbrake can be as much as three times the cost of a manual handbrake. It’s research found that a manual handbrake averaged £220.37 for motorists, while the average cost to repair an electronic handbrake was £665.98. Duncan [...]
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  • Revised date confirmed for IAEA 90th Anniversary Event
    • 01/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Tickets are now available for the IAEA 90th Anniversary Event. The conference will take place on the revised date of 20 May, at Stratford Manor in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The May date means the 2023 AGM can now take place on the same day, starting at 11:30, after sponsor displays open at 11:00. The AGM will be [...]
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  • Vehicle technician vacancies surge by 70%
    • 23/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The IMI has revealed the extent that the skills shortage in the sector is driving up salaries. Its Automotive Job Postings Briefing found that the current vacancy rate in the industry is 3.8 per 100 vacancies, representing 20,000 vacancies. The rate rose rapidly during 2021 and remained at record levels into 2022, [...]
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  • UK-AFCAR welcomes new MV-BEO
    • 01/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The UK Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair (UK AFCAR) has welcomed the new Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MV-BEO) proposals but has called for greater detail on how positive revisions of the regulation would be implemented to support consumers and aftermarket businesses. The Competition and Markets [...]
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  • Suzuki launches industry-first aftercare service
    • 25/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Suzuki has launched a new accident aftercare programme for motorcycles. The entirely free service is available to all customers regardless of vehicle age and has been introduced to make the aftermath of an accident or theft as smooth and as pain-free as possible. The programme provides riders with a single point [...]
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  • Revive! franchise nominated for customer service award
    • 17/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Preston franchise of SMART vehicle repair specialists Revive! Auto Innovations has been shortlisted for the prestigious Customer Service Award at this year’s Red Rose Awards. The awards ceremony, which is set to take place on Thursday 9 June at the Winter Gardens Blackpool, will celebrate the businesses that [...]
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  • LKQ Euro Car Parts reveals event plans
    • 16/05/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    LKQ Euro Car Parts has revealed details of its stand at the upcoming UK Garage & Bodyshop Event, which is set to feature industry guests, prizes and access to expert advice from right across the business. As a headline partner, the car and LCV parts distributor will play a major role in the two-day event, which [...]
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