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The importance of looking after tools

|Date: May 27, 2025

The importance of looking after tools

Tools and equipment manufacturer Draper is calling on garages to treat their tools with the respect they ...

Tools and equipment manufacturer Draper is calling on garages to treat their tools with the respect they deserve. In the automotive trade, your tools are investments that can directly impact the quali ...

May 27, 2025
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Get to know the VW Doctor with PMM

|Date: May 23, 2025

Get to know the VW Doctor with PMM

PMM visited the VW Doctor recently to get to know them better, find out why customer-supplied parts are n ...

PMM visited the VW Doctor recently to get to know them better, find out why customer-supplied parts are never a good idea and just how much owner Ian appreciates a good cuppa. Name: VW Doctor Locatio ...

May 23, 2025
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Best Practice: Windscreen chips and cracks

|Date: May 22, 2025

Best Practice: Windscreen chips and cracks

Turn windscreen chips into an opportunity instead of a disappointment. Esprit explains. If you’re regular ...

Turn windscreen chips into an opportunity instead of a disappointment. Esprit explains. If you’re regularly carrying out MOTs, your heart may sink when a customer comes in with a cracked windscreen. Y ...

May 22, 2025
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All you need to know about auxiliary drive belts

|Date: May 21, 2025

All you need to know about auxiliary drive belts

Parts specialist febi brings you a comprehensive overview of an essential component in ICE and mild-hybri ...

Parts specialist febi brings you a comprehensive overview of an essential component in ICE and mild-hybrid vehicles. The traditional purpose of the auxiliary drive belt was to transmit the power of th ...

May 21, 2025
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Why must the MOT cap rise?

|Date: May 14, 2025

Why must the MOT cap rise?

We hear from the IGA about their recent request to the transport secretary to raise the MOT fee cap, whic ...

We hear from the IGA about their recent request to the transport secretary to raise the MOT fee cap, which hasn’t changed in 14 years. The Independent Garage Association has urged the UK government to ...

May 14, 2025
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How to install an MOT bay

|Date: May 13, 2025

How to install an MOT bay

We asked Straightset’s managing director Andrew Bates to give us the lowdown on what you need to do to ge ...

We asked Straightset’s managing director Andrew Bates to give us the lowdown on what you need to do to get MOT prepared. Installing an MOT bay requires careful planning and informed decision-making, f ...

May 13, 2025
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How to maintain your MOT equipment

|Date: May 12, 2025

How to maintain your MOT equipment

If you’re providing MOTs on a regular basis, you need to make sure your testing equipment is on top form ...

If you’re providing MOTs on a regular basis, you need to make sure your testing equipment is on top form at all times. Here, JHM Butt offers its advice on equipment maintenance. Maintaining MOT equipm ...

May 12, 2025
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Why are high quality parts essential?

|Date: May 09, 2025

Why are high quality parts essential?

Meyle is arguing that high quality parts should be a must-have for garages and customers alike and are ea ...

Meyle is arguing that high quality parts should be a must-have for garages and customers alike and are easily obtainable within the aftermarket. Studies show that over 70 per cent of vehicle owners ch ...

May 09, 2025
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Suspension and steering best practice

|Date: May 08, 2025

Suspension and steering best practice

In 2024, steering and suspension problems were responsible for nearly 23 per cent of defects found during ...

In 2024, steering and suspension problems were responsible for nearly 23 per cent of defects found during MOT tests. KYB provide PMM readers with expert guidance on best practice for addressing these ...

May 08, 2025
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What’s the role of suspension bushes?

|Date: May 07, 2025

What’s the role of suspension bushes?

How can such a small part play such a big role in a vehicle’s handling? Well, Polybush explains. When it ...

How can such a small part play such a big role in a vehicle’s handling? Well, Polybush explains. When it comes to vehicle suspension, the smallest components often have the biggest impact. Suspension ...

May 07, 2025
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What’s the future of automated driving?

|Date: May 06, 2025

What’s the future of automated driving?

Will we soon have to say goodbye to the trusty steering wheel? As automation continues to focus the atten ...

Will we soon have to say goodbye to the trusty steering wheel? As automation continues to focus the attention of vehicle manufacturers’ research departments, Bosch provides garage owners with a beginn ...

May 06, 2025
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What’s the role of ride height sensors?

|Date: May 02, 2025

What’s the role of ride height sensors?

Suspension specialist Arnott investigates the role of ride height sensors in a vehicle’s suspension syste ...

Suspension specialist Arnott investigates the role of ride height sensors in a vehicle’s suspension system. The main purpose of the ride height sensors for the air suspension system is to provide the ...

May 02, 2025
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What are the solutions to common brake issues?

|Date: May 01, 2025

What are the solutions to common brake issues?

For independent technicians, replacing brake discs and pads is a routine but important task. However, Mot ...

For independent technicians, replacing brake discs and pads is a routine but important task. However, Motaquip believes there are scenarios that can test even the most experienced professionals. Ruste ...

May 01, 2025
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How can independent garages simplify repairs?

|Date: April 30, 2025

How can independent garages simplify repairs?

Japanese parts firm Aisin has a strong portfolio of braking and clutch solutions for the independent afte ...

Japanese parts firm Aisin has a strong portfolio of braking and clutch solutions for the independent aftermarket. A trusted name in original equipment manufacturing, Aisin also brings its expertise to ...

April 30, 2025
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Will Euro 7 regulations impact brake products?

|Date: April 29, 2025

Will Euro 7 regulations impact brake products?

Carl Lester, braking global product line manager at Delphi, explains what the upcoming Euro 7 regulations ...

Carl Lester, braking global product line manager at Delphi, explains what the upcoming Euro 7 regulations mean for them and for you. Delphi’s product development strategy is guided by three main drive ...

April 29, 2025
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