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  • Garages recommended to check battery health

    The battery experts at VARTA are recommending that garages check the status of all car batteries entering ...

    The battery experts at VARTA are recommending that garages check the status of all car batteries entering the workshop. 2020 saw driving habits change dramatically, and now is the time to be vigilant ...

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  • How alloy wheel protection can boost profitability

    With wet and wintry conditions now here, an increased risk of slippery road surfaces brings with it the p ...

    With wet and wintry conditions now here, an increased risk of slippery road surfaces brings with it the potential for unnecessary damage to alloy wheels caused by kerb impact. James Taqvi, Director of ...

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  • 3D Group outlines its offering

    PMM introduces 3D Group, a leading automotive locksmith supplier, and finds out about one of its most pop ...

    PMM introduces 3D Group, a leading automotive locksmith supplier, and finds out about one of its most popular products: OSCA. As technology develops in the automotive industry, so does vehicle locksmi ...

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  • Best practice procedure for brake pad replacement

    Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents the best practice procedure for repl ...

    Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents the best practice procedure for replacing the rear brake pads and discs on a Hyundai i40. The Hyundai i40 saloon and tourer estate ...

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  • How to replace front shock absorbers

    The technical team at KYB provides the step-by-step procedure for replacing the front shock absorbers on ...

    The technical team at KYB provides the step-by-step procedure for replacing the front shock absorbers on the following vehicle models: Renault Koleos and Nissan X-Trail. After the news that KYB recent ...

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  • Mission Motorsport offers industry training

    It is common knowledge that there is a significant skills gap within the industry when it comes to workin ...

    It is common knowledge that there is a significant skills gap within the industry when it comes to working on hybrid and electric vehicles. So, when PMM heard that Mission Motorsport’s training centre ...

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  • Autotech dissects online training

    With a boom in online training as a result of the pandemic, it’s hard for independents to know what type ...

    With a boom in online training as a result of the pandemic, it’s hard for independents to know what type of training they should prioritise. Mandla Ndhlovu, Head of Autotech Training, explains why, in ...

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  • DPF Doctor highlights emissions and DPF link

    PMM finds out from Darren Darling, The DPF Doctor, why the diagnostics process is at the centre of emissi ...

    PMM finds out from Darren Darling, The DPF Doctor, why the diagnostics process is at the centre of emissions-related vehicle issues. As many readers will know, Darren Darling heads up The DPF Doctor N ...

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  • Delphi outlines ADAS offering

    ADAS technology is now well and truly in UK workshops. In response, suppliers have started producing the ...

    ADAS technology is now well and truly in UK workshops. In response, suppliers have started producing the equipment required to work on these complex systems. Delphi Technologies is one such supplier, ...

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  • The mutual benefits of work placements

    Back again for another instalment, Gemma Westlake explains why work placements benefit both the candidate ...

    Back again for another instalment, Gemma Westlake explains why work placements benefit both the candidate and the employer. I think we are all happy to see the back of 2020 and welcome a new and, hope ...

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  • Avia Autos provides bad review advice

    After receiving a bad Google review, Hayley Pells assesses the fallout and the best ways to react to such ...

    After receiving a bad Google review, Hayley Pells assesses the fallout and the best ways to react to such a situation. As you might expect, I was initially extremely upset to receive a one-star review ...

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  • ECOBAT tracks battery developments

    Motorist driving habits have changed in recent years, which means aftermarket products have had to adapt ...

    Motorist driving habits have changed in recent years, which means aftermarket products have had to adapt as a result. One such product is the battery, as the technical team at ECOBAT explains. As a st ...

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  • GOJO discusses importance of hand hygiene

    Chris Wakefield, Vice President, European Marketing & Product Development, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd ...

    Chris Wakefield, Vice President, European Marketing & Product Development, GOJO Industries-Europe Ltd., discusses the importance of hand hygiene for the automotive repair sector in the midst of th ...

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  • Pro-Align takes a look at wheel vibration

    EVs are undoubtedly quieter than their internal combustion counterparts, but that means motorists will be ...

    EVs are undoubtedly quieter than their internal combustion counterparts, but that means motorists will be more sensitive to other sources of noise. Wheel vibration is one of them, as Pro-Align explain ...

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  • Delphi reviews braking components changing role

    PMM hears from the technical team at Delphi Technologies on how braking components once charged with brin ...

    PMM hears from the technical team at Delphi Technologies on how braking components once charged with bringing a vehicle to a stop, now also have a hand in driving it forward. Vehicles are changing. Th ...

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