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GARAGE CUSTOMER £70K FINE FOR FALSE CLAIM

A woman has paid £70,000 in costs following the ‘implausible’ claim that an independent garage deliberately tripped her up.

18 July 2017

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KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES

With many diagnostic tools now available, when is the right time to upgrade? Daniel Moore finds out.

12 July 2017

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IGA ANNOUNCE DATES FOR 20 TRAINING EVENTS

Nationwide events present an all-new presentation on running an effective workshop

01 June 2017

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ECP LAUNCH TRADE-ONLY WEBSITE

Factor chain opens trade-only website that will run in addition to the consumer site

30 March 2017

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GARAGE PROGRAMME INTRODUCES FINANCIAL GUARANTEE

RMI's Trust My Garage to pay out £1000 when workshop found to be in the wrong

02 March 2017

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ISSUES FACING INDEPENDENTS 'MORE COMPLEX THAN EVER'

Garage entrepreneur Andy Savva, filled a seminar room at a recent trade show to raise awareness of the challenging issues facing the independent sector.

17 November 2016

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MOTOR CODES BECOMES MOTOR OMBUDSMAN

Trade body Motor Codes has changed name to Motor Ombudsman

01 November 2016

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CARVUE INCORPORATES TECHNICAL DATA

Garage Management Software CarVue will now incorporate technical data from TecAlliance

25 August 2016

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TO TRAIN OR NOT TO TRAIN?

Can one person ever really claim to be ‘fully qualified’ or is there always more to learn? Andy Savva investigates

09 August 2016

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SERVING THE COMMUNITY AS AN INDEPENDENT

Kamran Saleem, Managing Director of Motor Serv UK, shows us around one of the most modern garages in Solihull

21 July 2016

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