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PMM discusses the state of motor oil in 2024

|Date: April 15, 2024

PMM discusses the state of motor oil in 2024

PMM clears up a thing or five about motor oil. Dipping into the silver tome that is the AA Book of the Ca ...

PMM clears up a thing or five about motor oil. Dipping into the silver tome that is the AA Book of the Car, published in 1976, I find the advice for “choosing the right oil” includes castor oil as a v ...

April 15, 2024
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Thinkcar outlines its remote diagnostics offering

|Date: April 12, 2024

Thinkcar outlines its remote diagnostics offering

Thinkcar is bringing a new approach to remote diagnostics for UK workshops. Access to vehicle manufacture ...

Thinkcar is bringing a new approach to remote diagnostics for UK workshops. Access to vehicle manufacturer level diagnostics has long posed a challenge for independent garages. And yet, ever-advancing ...

April 12, 2024
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Ring outlines areas to upsell

|Date: April 09, 2024

Ring outlines areas to upsell

Ring Automotive encourages readers to look beyond batteries, bulbs and blades when it comes to winter ups ...

Ring Automotive encourages readers to look beyond batteries, bulbs and blades when it comes to winter upselling. Despite rain, wind and generally miserable weather being a given in the UK, it’s common ...

April 09, 2024
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Esprit urges for performance testing on repair kits

|Date: April 08, 2024

Esprit urges for performance testing on repair kits

Victoria Evans, director at Esprit Windscreen Repair Equipment, argues the case for performance testing o ...

Victoria Evans, director at Esprit Windscreen Repair Equipment, argues the case for performance testing on windscreen repair kits. If you’re carrying out windscreen repair at your garage, it’s likely ...

April 08, 2024
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OESAA and Banner explore battery failure

|Date: April 05, 2024

OESAA and Banner explore battery failure

The Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association, or OESAA for short, is an organisation set up a ...

The Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association, or OESAA for short, is an organisation set up and run by OE suppliers in order to facilitate better training and education among aftermarket p ...

April 05, 2024
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Philips discusses retrofit LED bulbs

|Date: April 04, 2024

Philips discusses retrofit LED bulbs

PMM editor, Kieran Nee, sat down with Philips Lighting’s UK country manager, Richard Armstrong to chat ab ...

PMM editor, Kieran Nee, sat down with Philips Lighting’s UK country manager, Richard Armstrong to chat about the legal bind the aftermarket has been left in when it comes to retrofit LED bulbs. Hi Ric ...

April 04, 2024
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PMM interviews Chair of the VLS

|Date: April 02, 2024

PMM interviews Chair of the VLS

PMM sat down with Jacquie Berryman, Chair of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications, to catch up on ...

PMM sat down with Jacquie Berryman, Chair of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications, to catch up on her plans for her role as VLS chair and the wider issues VLS will need to address in the comin ...

April 02, 2024
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Mewa discusses re-usable wipes

|Date: March 28, 2024

Mewa discusses re-usable wipes

Günes Yenen, UK managing director of Mewa, explores how re-usable wipes could help garages boost efficie ...

Günes Yenen, UK managing director of Mewa, explores how re-usable wipes could help garages boost efficiency and profitability. In every garage and workshop, the constant goal is to enhance workplace ...

March 28, 2024
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Pico unveils low-resistance testing tool

|Date: March 25, 2024

Pico unveils low-resistance testing tool

Pico Technology charts the rise of the three-phase motor in powering passenger vehicles and how its lates ...

Pico Technology charts the rise of the three-phase motor in powering passenger vehicles and how its latest tool is helping technicians perform more accurate low-resistance testing. Over the last 20-25 ...

March 25, 2024
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Launch Tech UK reveals its EV diagnostics range

|Date: March 22, 2024

Launch Tech UK reveals its EV diagnostics range

Dave Richards, managing director at Launch Tech UK, talks readers through the firm’s EV diagnostics offer ...

Dave Richards, managing director at Launch Tech UK, talks readers through the firm’s EV diagnostics offering. To stay ahead of the curve with the impending petrol and diesel vehicle ban in 2035, garag ...

March 22, 2024
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Show Review: MECHANEX Sandown Park 2023

|Date: March 20, 2024

Show Review: MECHANEX Sandown Park 2023

Mechanex PMM Live took place last November at Sandown Park in Surrey. Missed out on the show or simply wa ...

Mechanex PMM Live took place last November at Sandown Park in Surrey. Missed out on the show or simply want to relive it? Here, PMM ’s Freya Coleman takes readers through the show’s highlights, includ ...

March 20, 2024
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PMM visits Robert Cockings Motor Repairs

|Date: March 19, 2024

PMM visits Robert Cockings Motor Repairs

PMM travelled down to Yeovil to meet Tom Cockings, managing director of Robert Cockings Motor Repair. Tom ...

PMM travelled down to Yeovil to meet Tom Cockings, managing director of Robert Cockings Motor Repair. Tom spoke last year at the Blend about the advantages and challenges of running a family business ...

March 19, 2024
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Garage Services’ guide to garage optimisation

|Date: March 18, 2024

Garage Services’ guide to garage optimisation

As independent garage owners continue to be busy, aftermarket online specialist, Jim Lang from Garage Ser ...

As independent garage owners continue to be busy, aftermarket online specialist, Jim Lang from Garage Services Online, tells us how to make more money from the same number of ramps. Independent garage ...

March 18, 2024
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Should garages be getting EV ready?

|Date: March 18, 2024

Should garages be getting EV ready?

We hear from Marc Russell, Head of the Garage Network at WhoCanFixMyCar, to find out whether garages shou ...

We hear from Marc Russell, Head of the Garage Network at WhoCanFixMyCar, to find out whether garages should be getting EV ready sooner rather than later. Despite recent reports showing private EV sale ...

March 18, 2024
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ClickMechanic discusses marketing for garages

|Date: March 15, 2024

ClickMechanic discusses marketing for garages

Andrew Jervis, CEO of ClickMechanic, looks at the various ways garages of all sizes can engage with marke ...

Andrew Jervis, CEO of ClickMechanic, looks at the various ways garages of all sizes can engage with marketing and what benefits it can bring. With more than 42,000 motor vehicle maintenance and repair ...

March 15, 2024
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