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J Day Engineering: “Very few garages are doing alignment properly at the moment”

|Date: April 13, 2026

J Day Engineering: “Very few garages are doing alignment properly at the moment”

PMM reporter Alex Wells heads out to Somerset to visit J Day Engineering to see whether, when it comes to ...

PMM reporter Alex Wells heads out to Somerset to visit J Day Engineering to see whether, when it comes to workshop innovation at least, the West really is best. ADAS is a massive missed opportunity fo ...

April 13, 2026
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The pros and cons of retrofitting LED bulbs

|Date: April 10, 2026

The pros and cons of retrofitting LED bulbs

PMM hits the byways and highways of Surrey on a wintry evening with Ring-OSRAM’s lighting marketing manag ...

PMM hits the byways and highways of Surrey on a wintry evening with Ring-OSRAM’s lighting marketing manager Terri Clark to discuss the brand’s Nightbreaker 220 range and the pros and cons of retrofitt ...

April 10, 2026
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Mechanex North returns to Harrogate this May

|Date: April 09, 2026

Mechanex North returns to Harrogate this May

Mechanex North returns to Harrogate this May with a new and improved live technical area for technicians ...

Mechanex North returns to Harrogate this May with a new and improved live technical area for technicians to take advantage of. What would the ideal trade show look like to you? If you could choose, ...

April 09, 2026
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What is replacing traditional AC refrigerants?

|Date: March 20, 2026

What is replacing traditional AC refrigerants?

Did you that the refrigerants you’ve traditionally used in your customers’ air conditioning are being pha ...

Did you that the refrigerants you’ve traditionally used in your customers’ air conditioning are being phased out? But what to replace them with to ensure an effective and easy switch? Chuck Abbott, gl ...

March 20, 2026
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Going behind the scenes at Comma Oil

|Date: March 19, 2026

Going behind the scenes at Comma Oil

As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to th ...

As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to their mixing facilities in Gravesend to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on. The oils ...

March 19, 2026
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Bosch’s ESI[tronic] diagnostic software

|Date: March 18, 2026

Bosch’s ESI[tronic] diagnostic software

Florian Laenge and Joel Trescher, the experts behind Bosch’s ESI[tronic] diagnostic software, reveal in t ...

Florian Laenge and Joel Trescher, the experts behind Bosch’s ESI[tronic] diagnostic software, reveal in their own words what makes the diagnostics software stand out from the crowd. Firstly, could y ...

March 18, 2026
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Try febi for unique parts

|Date: March 17, 2026

Try febi for unique parts

Looking for something out of the ordinary? Try febi. Have you ever needed a door lock actuator, or a rep ...

Looking for something out of the ordinary? Try febi. Have you ever needed a door lock actuator, or a replacement headlight washer nozzle, or even an oil dipstick? You might think that those parts are ...

March 17, 2026
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Morris Lubricants launches new fuel additives

|Date: March 16, 2026

Morris Lubricants launches new fuel additives

Morris Lubricants launches new fuel additives to support automotive petrol and diesel engines. Morris Lub ...

Morris Lubricants launches new fuel additives to support automotive petrol and diesel engines. Morris Lubricants has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of three new high-performance fuel a ...

March 16, 2026
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The importance of sustainability, safety and quality

|Date: March 13, 2026

The importance of sustainability, safety and quality

The automotive aftermarket is at a crossroads where sustainability, safety and quality are paramount, say ...

The automotive aftermarket is at a crossroads where sustainability, safety and quality are paramount, says Brake Engineering. As the industry grapples with the dual challenges of environmental respo ...

March 13, 2026
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Is seasonality Fading?

|Date: March 12, 2026

Is seasonality Fading?

Whilst winter still sees a peak in failure rates for rotating electronics, Autoelectro can’t help but won ...

Whilst winter still sees a peak in failure rates for rotating electronics, Autoelectro can’t help but wonder whether seasonality is becoming a thing of the past. Freezing temperatures, snow flurries, ...

March 12, 2026
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Growing opportunities for entrants in the aftermarket

|Date: March 11, 2026

Growing opportunities for entrants in the aftermarket

In the Aftermarket Voices series of articles, Niterra UK’s marketing manager Becca Knight reflects on som ...

In the Aftermarket Voices series of articles, Niterra UK’s marketing manager Becca Knight reflects on some of the conversations she’s had while co-hosting The Spark Inside podcast. In this instalment, ...

March 11, 2026
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Building a loyal customer base with PW Auto Repairs

|Date: March 09, 2026

Building a loyal customer base with PW Auto Repairs

You may have caught our recent news article about one Lincolnshire garage’s struggles to get their appren ...

You may have caught our recent news article about one Lincolnshire garage’s struggles to get their apprentice enrolled at college (spoiler: they succeeded), or you may have caught Director Diana Whett ...

March 09, 2026
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Ben Johnson on why modern cars mysteriously fail

|Date: March 02, 2026

Ben Johnson on why modern cars mysteriously fail

PMM’s indignant investigator Ben Johnson explores why many modern cars sometimes give up the ghost, witho ...

PMM’s indignant investigator Ben Johnson explores why many modern cars sometimes give up the ghost, without even having the decency to explain why! Modern cars are rubbish at failing properly. They n ...

March 02, 2026
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Why choose British oil?

|Date: February 26, 2026

Why choose British oil?

After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true o ...

After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true origin of your engine oil has never been more important. Last December the Secretary of State fo ...

February 26, 2026
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Should ADAS be included in the MOT?

|Date: February 25, 2026

Should ADAS be included in the MOT?

As the head of a business that supports workshops with ADAS and calibration services, we thought Iain Mol ...

As the head of a business that supports workshops with ADAS and calibration services, we thought Iain Molloy, managing director at A1 ADAS Group, was best placed to answer whether it’s now time to add ...

February 25, 2026
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