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    LKQ launches LKQ Electriq

    Leading electric vehicle repair specialists have partnered with LKQ to launch LKQ Electriq, a business ai ...

    Leading electric vehicle repair specialists have partnered with LKQ to launch LKQ Electriq, a business aiming to offer independent garages and bodyshops a repair-first solution for electric vehicle ba ...

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    Ecobat Battery re-launches as Veloris

    Following its sale from the Ecobat Group and a subsequent review of its position in and value to the mark ...

    Following its sale from the Ecobat Group and a subsequent review of its position in and value to the market, the independent battery distributor will now go by Veloris. As it continues its journey, wh ...

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    Exide introduces latest AGM battery

    Exide Technologies has announced the introduction of an AGM battery size into its Light Vehicle range. De ...

    Exide Technologies has announced the introduction of an AGM battery size into its Light Vehicle range. Designed to meet the power and cycling requirements of modern xEVs, the EK500 offers a L01 AGM fo ...

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    Castrol launches own-brand batteries range

    Castrol has launched its own range of car and commercial vehicle batteries, with 90 products introduced t ...

    Castrol has launched its own range of car and commercial vehicle batteries, with 90 products introduced to date, ensuring compatibility with a selection of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles ...

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    Valeo extends EV aftermarket line-up

    Valeo Service UK has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) aftermarket offering with the launch of eight hig ...

    Valeo Service UK has expanded its electric vehicle (EV) aftermarket offering with the launch of eight high-voltage part references, ensuring workshops have access to replacement components for popular ...

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    The importance of planning for winter

    Banner Batteries discusses the importance of planning ahead for winter. In today’s automotive landscape, ...

    Banner Batteries discusses the importance of planning ahead for winter. In today’s automotive landscape, quality isn’t just King – it’s essential, especially when it comes to lead-acid starter and aux ...

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    Denso outlines spark plugs range

    Denso is a prominent original equipment manufacturer with a comprehensive aftermarket product range, whic ...

    Denso is a prominent original equipment manufacturer with a comprehensive aftermarket product range, which includes spark plugs that it argues not only match, but often exceed, the performance and dur ...

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    The importance of EV battery repairs

    Life in an EV Garage with Matt Cleevely, owner of Cleevely EV, a family-run workshop at the forefront of ...

    Life in an EV Garage with Matt Cleevely, owner of Cleevely EV, a family-run workshop at the forefront of electric vehicle service and repair. There’s a growing problem in the automotive aftermarket th ...

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    Why BMW's 2006 650i’s batteries were draining

    PMM’s petrol-powered private investigator, Ben Johnson, steps out of the shadows to solve the mysterious ...

    PMM’s petrol-powered private investigator, Ben Johnson, steps out of the shadows to solve the mysterious case of the battery who died a hundred times. When a 2006 BMW 650i Coupe shows up with a dead b ...

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    The importance of testing every battery

    Silver Street Motors proves Ecobat Battery’s test every battery message.  Bearing in mind the demands tha ...

    Silver Street Motors proves Ecobat Battery’s test every battery message.  Bearing in mind the demands that batteries are under, particularly in more modern vehicles, and that they remain the root caus ...

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    Ecobat encourages battery testing policies

    Ecobat Battery has continued to encourage technicians to put into practice a battery testing policy for e ...

    Ecobat Battery has continued to encourage technicians to put into practice a battery testing policy for every vehicle coming into the workshop, irrespective of what it’s actually booked in for. As ind ...

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    Workshops supported for EV battery repairs

    Valeo is supporting those workshops who are taking on EV/hybrid battery repairs with its new chiller rang ...

    Valeo is supporting those workshops who are taking on EV/hybrid battery repairs with its new chiller range. Independent garages are looking to take on more ambitious and profitable EV and hybrid jobs, ...

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    Ring issues MOT advice for technicians

    Ring has issued advice for technicians surrounding lighting and batteries as the MOT season hits its peak ...

    Ring has issued advice for technicians surrounding lighting and batteries as the MOT season hits its peak. One test involved in the MOT is checking the bulbs, and while drivers may assume this is just ...

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    How to check my battery health?

    Ring has urged technicians to undertake the ‘holy trinity’ of battery support with every vehicle entering ...

    Ring has urged technicians to undertake the ‘holy trinity’ of battery support with every vehicle entering the workshop: test, charge, start. As the colder months creep up, drivers will be looking at t ...

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    VIDEO: Ring Lithium Jump Pack Review

    In this video, Ed from Uckfield Motor Services shows you how to jump start your car with the Ring Automot ...

    In this video, Ed from Uckfield Motor Services shows you how to jump start your car with the Ring Automotive RPPL1000 Lithium Jump Pack. Say goodbye to the stress of a dead battery and lugging around ...

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