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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The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced a partnership between its specialist subsidiary, the Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Repair Alliance (HEVRA) and Solera Autodata. It is hoped, the collaboration will redefine how independent garages access the technical knowledge and expert guidance needed to service hybrid and electric vehicles. Launching this October, the service will combine ...

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Autodata hears from one garage who are sure they’re hearing things… but what? The problem “A customer of ours has a 2016 Toyota C-HR 1.2 petrol and they are complaining of an abnormal noise in the bulkhead area when driving the vehicle. We have heard the noise on road test but we are having difficulty ...

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Autodata hears from one garage at a standstill with a recalcitrant Kia Sportage from 2012, whose engine is failing to start and is flashing the immobiliser warning lamp. The problem: “We have a 2012 Kia Sportage which was running when it arrived to us but now it will not start. We have carried out some ...

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Autodata cuts through the noise for a garage struggling with one car whose snaps and crackles are drowning out the pop… The problem: “We are having difficulty diagnosing a crackling noise from the radio speakers when a mobile telephone is connected to the universal serial bus (USB) socket on a 2014 Peugeot 108. There are ...

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Autodata lends a helping hand to a garage clutching at straws. The problem: “We have previously replaced the transmission oil cooler on a customer’s 2013 Range Rover Evoque due to a transmission fluid leak from the LH front of the vehicle. The vehicle was OK for a while, but has now returned to the workshop ...

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The PMM Awards are back, celebrating the standout articles that defined 2024! Read on to discover who took home the top honours! Every month, the PMM team works tirelessly to produce a magazine that is informative, instructive and entertaining for our readers. It is important to us that you remain as engaged, whether that’s with ...

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Autodata offers its solution to a workshop whose patience, like the battery they recently replaced, is draining… The problem: A 2017 Ford Transit Custom 2.0 diesel with a discharged battery was brought to us on a recovery vehicle. We carried out some basic tests which showed the battery to be at fault, so we renewed ...

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Autodata hears from a garage trying to solve the mystery of a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee whose sunroof rattles whilst driving. The problem: “A customer of ours is complaining of a rattling noise from the sunroof when driving on their 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. We have experienced the rattling noise on road test and have ...

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Autodata clears up an issue a garage is having with a Citroen C4 Grand Picasso II (2015) whose engine oil leaking from the bell housing area. The problem: A customer of ours has a 2015 Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 1.2 petrol. The vehicle had an engine oil leak in the area of the transmission bell ...

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