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  • How to diagnose A/C problems

    Nissens Automotive provides advice to readers of PMM about diagnosing problems with air conditioning. As ...

    Nissens Automotive provides advice to readers of PMM about diagnosing problems with air conditioning. As an air conditioning expert Nissens Automotive is not only at the forefront when it comes to pre ...

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  • AVA simplifies tasks for garages

    AVA, part of the Nissens Group, is explaining how its A/C parts range is designed to simplify tasks for t ...

    AVA, part of the Nissens Group, is explaining how its A/C parts range is designed to simplify tasks for the workshop technician. Among the seasonal tasks facing the typical workshop is the service and ...

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  • Key solutions for common tyre problems

    Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier, Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common pro ...

    Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier, Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common problems associated with tyre changing.  The process of changing tyres is often overlooked by many ...

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  • Should garages do more wheel alignment jobs?

    Andrew Bates, MD of Straightset, is arguing you need to be taking wheel alignment in-house and reaping th ...

    Andrew Bates, MD of Straightset, is arguing you need to be taking wheel alignment in-house and reaping the benefits in the process. For many independent garages, wheel alignment still feels like a spe ...

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  • The vital role of ADAS

    Mahle Aftermarket is responding to the growing acceptance within the garage sector of the vital role ADAS ...

    Mahle Aftermarket is responding to the growing acceptance within the garage sector of the vital role ADAS has to play. With the right equipment and training, workshops can ensure proper system functio ...

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  • Laser Tools adds to product range

    Laser Tools has introduced a range of tools including a new fluid extraction pump, wheel stud extraction ...

    Laser Tools has introduced a range of tools including a new fluid extraction pump, wheel stud extraction kit, brake caliper hook set and a camshaft pulley holding tool. 12V electric fluid extraction p ...

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  • Diagnostic tool futureproofs workshops

    Thinkcar UK has seen sales of its Thinktool Expert 391 skyrocket as workshops seek to futureproof their b ...

    Thinkcar UK has seen sales of its Thinktool Expert 391 skyrocket as workshops seek to futureproof their business. Thinkcar UK’s tool range has grown following the release of the Thinktool Expert 391, ...

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  • Sealey tools put to the test

    Two trusted PMM reviewers put two Sealey tools through their paces. Tom Godfrey the VS8230 borescope  A b ...

    Two trusted PMM reviewers put two Sealey tools through their paces. Tom Godfrey the VS8230 borescope  A borescope is becoming more and more of a must-have tool in today’s modern workshops. Often only ...

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  • Are vane compressors the future?

    Ingersoll Rand’s sales manager Steve Downes is arguing that now might be the right time to switch from a ...

    Ingersoll Rand’s sales manager Steve Downes is arguing that now might be the right time to switch from a traditional piston compressor to a vane model. Whether its powering pneumatic tools, inflating ...

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  • Could key cutting be a garage opportunity?

    Could key cutting be the profit stream your garage is missing out on? Autowave’s Ravi Kotecha thinks so. ...

    Could key cutting be the profit stream your garage is missing out on? Autowave’s Ravi Kotecha thinks so. There is a lucrative opportunity awaiting independent workshops, one that motor factors around ...

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  • Is photo evidence coming to MOTs?

    In this month’s episode of the PMM Podcast, host Kieran Nee sat down with MOT Juice’s training content cr ...

    In this month’s episode of the PMM Podcast, host Kieran Nee sat down with MOT Juice’s training content creator, Dave Long, to follow up on a recent news story we ran on photo evidence coming to the MO ...

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  • PMM continues garage visits

    PMM is celebrating 25 years in the trade by visiting as many fantastic garages across the UK as possible. ...

    PMM is celebrating 25 years in the trade by visiting as many fantastic garages across the UK as possible. Hertfordshire Vehicle Services 21 Fiddlebridge Ln, Hatfield AL10 0SP Hi Matt, tell us about th ...

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  • PMM chats to IMI bursary award winner

    Each year the IMI awards a bursary to one deserving young talent. We learn about last year’s winner, a yo ...

    Each year the IMI awards a bursary to one deserving young talent. We learn about last year’s winner, a young woman whose determination to succeed has certainly proved she’s made of mettle. The Institu ...

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  • What are the causes of headlight glare?

    Ed Cockill from Uckfield Motor Services chats to OSRAM’s marketing director Henry Bisson about headlight ...

    Ed Cockill from Uckfield Motor Services chats to OSRAM’s marketing director Henry Bisson about headlight glare and the confusion regulatory framework surrounding retrofitting bulbs. Henry can you tell ...

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  • Comma Oil celebrates 60th anniversary

    2025 marks 60 years since Comma Oil was founded. Let’s take a look at the service it has given UK garages ...

    2025 marks 60 years since Comma Oil was founded. Let’s take a look at the service it has given UK garages over the last six decades. In 2025, Comma celebrates 60 years of service to the UK’s independe ...

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