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The National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) has concerns over Competition Commission’s (CC) research and investigation into the private motor insurance market. The CC commissioned MSX International to look at quality of repairs carried out on vehicles involved in accidents as part of its investigation.

So how does Autodata repay its loyal subscribers for their support in openly discrediting those garages that are foolish enough to contemplate using counterfeit data and discs? Simple – it hits them with a nifty little nine percent increase in their annual subscription price

Motor Codes has teamed up with online service and MOT comparison website TootCompare to further extend its reach in the consumer marketplace. Following collaborations with motoring.co.uk and Groupauto’s Approved Garage scheme, the tie-in with TootCompare feeds all 7500 Motor Code for Service and Repair subscribers to the site.

ATA Fast Fits accreditations are the latest training programmes to be redeveloped by the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). The changes have been made to keep the accreditations in line with advancement in vehicle technology and insist that technicians are required to know how to use diagnostic equipment and carry out four-wheel alignment

Denso has joined TRW’s Diamonds customer loyalty programme to give garages more opportunities to earn points to spend on luxury gifts. The new partnership will be rolled out across the UK and certain other European markets including Germany, France and Poland

The IAAF has warned the sector it is at risk of unravelling. Chief Executive Brian Spratt expressed his concern that the fighting in the sector over the matching quality debate, and now with the storm brewing over Unipart’s comparative brake test, will be to the detriment of the aftermarket

Unipart Automotive’s study into the comparative performance of its brake pads against five other manufacturers has caused quite a stir. TMD Friction has issued a rebuttal of the results and instructed lawyers, while others are considering their positions. We’ll put every development at the top of this timeline so you can see at a glance what the latest twist or turn might be. Things are likely to develop quickly and we will add them as and when they happen

Unipart Automotive’s brake comparison tests have kicked a hornet’s nest of feeling in the aftermarket and prompted a stern response from TMD. A point-by-point reply to TMD’s actions is forthcoming, says Unipart Marketing Director Andrew Jeffrey, but here he makes an initial statement on the reaction to the tests.

Brake pedal wrong, missing, loosened components

RENAULT CLIO III 1.2 16V

Reference number 4692D

Renault Clio 2005 onwards

Steering Ball Joint

The Renault Clio is prone to ball joint failure on both sides of its front steerin