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 ADAS checks to the MOT. So here he is, in his own words.  Before we even get to the MOT ...

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The PMM Awards return for 2025, highlighting the standout articles that shaped the year. Read on to see which features earned top honours! Who, what, where, when and why: Anyone will these are the essentials to building a compelling story. Establish the facts, bring the reader along with you and steadily heighten the drama until ...

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A1 ADAS Group has reported a surge in demand for 360-degree surround-view camera calibrations, with its Norwich HQ now receiving daily deliveries of vehicles from main dealers, bodyshops, and repairers across the UK. Demand is reportedly being driven by the uptake of vehicles fitted with these 360-degree camera systems across brands such as BYD, MG, ...

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Despite their impending demise, diesel vehicles will become more complex in the next five years. Now, replacing a failed component is no longer the end of the job, says Iain Molloy, managing director at A1 ADAS Group. In many cases, it’s just the beginning. Whether it’s a new NOx sensor, AdBlue injector, or even an ...

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A1 ADAS Group has announced it will be heading to this year’s Mechanex Show in Harrogate with a clear purpose: to help independent garages fix vehicles faster, more profitably, and without the delays or dependencies which come with main dealer involvement. For workshops struggling with secure gateway restrictions, rising vehicle complexity, or lack of access ...

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A1 ADAS Group has been highly recommended for the BS 10125 Vehicle Damage Repair Kitemark, a symbol of safety which is recognised as an independent guarantee of quality. Iain Molloy, Managing Director, said: “Attaining BS 10125 alongside ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and SafeContractor, is a real milestone for us and highlights what we ...

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A1 ADAS Solutions and A1 Remote Diagnostics, part of the A1 Group, have announced their return to the Mechanex-PMM Live show on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 November at Sandown Park, Surrey. The A1 Group, which offers diagnostic and ADAS solutions, will be on hand with its advice to help garages improve workshop throughput and ...

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A1 ADAS Solutions has announced it continues to expand across the UK, with plans to add more vehicles to its mobile ADAS fleet as demand grows for qualified ADAS technicians. Iain Molloy, Managing Director, said: “As the latest figures from the IMI show, only two percent of technicians in the UK are IMI TechSafe registered ...

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Performing simple tasks on certain vehicles is posing difficult diagnostic issues to garages. Here, managing director at A1 Diagnostic Solutions, Iain Molloy argues its time for independent garages to take back their time and stop losing profit to the main dealers. The increasing complexity of systems on modern vehicles is something that’s now front of ...

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ADAS is no longer a new technology and independent garages can no longer plead ignorance when it comes to the C-word – calibration. Here, A1 ADAS’ managing director Iain Molloy urges workshops to re-evaluate their understanding of when a vehicle needs calibration. When the IMI released the results of its recent consumer survey, which revealed ...

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