PETITION LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT MOT SECTOR
A garage owner from West Sussex has launched a petition to persuade the government to hold a debate on the issue of support for garages following the disruption caused by the MOT extension last year. […]
MOT Extension
AFTERMARKET DROPS IN Q1, BUT REMAINS AHEAD OF EXPECTATIONS
A report from GiPA finds that although trade is down, it is not as bad as had been projected
DVSA PUBLISHES MOT EXPIRY FIGURES FOR MAY
Forecasts for May and June have been supplied through IAAF
MOT: UP TO TWO MILLION CARS ‘MAY BE ILLEGAL’
DVSA data shows that one in five cars have yet to be retested
MOTORIST MOT ‘AWARENESS HIGH’ FOLLOWING LOCKDOWN
More motorists know about their MOT date than ever, but vehicles that miss tests has tripled YoY
OMBUDSMAN: FUTURE MOT DEMAND REMAINS ‘UNCLEAR’
The Motor Ombudsman polls 600 garages on the fall out of the MOT extension
MOT EXTENSION BOON OVER
Second quarter of 2021 ‘likely to be challenging for garages’ as annual servicing patterns shifted
MOT ‘SPIKE’ REACHES PEAK ACCORDING TO DVSA DATA
Graphs and tables show how the volume of work is likely to be spread by region over the coming weeks
12% OF MOTORISTS BOOK AN ‘EARLY’ MOT
Significant percentage of motorists do not use the whole extension period, GiPA suggests
NEWS
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FIX AUTO NEWTON ABBOT OPENS …Bodyshop owner Louise Woolacott and her daughters open second Fix Auto franchise in Devon...
ARNOLD CLARK AUTOPARTS DONAT…Craig McCracken donates a bike to lifeguard and a monkey to Troon lifeboats...
GS YUASA TO CREATE 100 JOBS …Company investment and government grant helps firm expand Ebbw Vale factory...
SUPPLIER NEWS: NEMESIS TAKES…Branded product distributor to stock lubricant brand as Motul expands UK presence ...
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