Professional Motor Mechanic

ExxonMobil launches Mobil 1 Workshop Programme

|Date: October 08, 2015

ExxonMobil launches Mobil 1 Workshop Programme

ExxonMobil is launching the Mobil1™ Workshop Programme, a service designed to help independent workshops ...

ExxonMobil is launching the Mobil1™ Workshop Programme, a service designed to help independent workshops attract more customers and grow their businesses through an association with Mobil 1-branded lu ...

October 08, 2015
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Training for change

|Date: September 11, 2015

Training for change

“Garages save on coffee as driverless cars negate the need for hiring drivers.” This headline may seem a ...

“Garages save on coffee as driverless cars negate the need for hiring drivers.” This headline may seem a little comical, but then 10 years ago so may have headlines revealing that a hacker had control ...

September 11, 2015
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Are you using the internet to your advantage?

|Date: September 07, 2015

Are you using the internet to your advantage?

The last few years have seen an explosion of all sorts of new applications and buzz words that, despite t ...

The last few years have seen an explosion of all sorts of new applications and buzz words that, despite the scepticism by many mechanics, can be used to great effect for acquiring new customers and re ...

September 07, 2015
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Tricks of the Trade: What are Tax Rebates for Mechanics?

|Date: August 21, 2015

Tricks of the Trade: What are Tax Rebates for Mechanics?

As a mechanic or auto technician, over the years, you have probably spent a reasonable proportion of your ...

As a mechanic or auto technician, over the years, you have probably spent a reasonable proportion of your salary on tools and equipment. Those essentials that you can’t work without and that you are o ...

August 21, 2015
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‘Higher car repair prices for women’ myth questioned

|Date: August 11, 2015

‘Higher car repair prices for women’ myth questioned

A recent report which suggested that women get charged an average of £616 for car repairs, compared to £5 ...

A recent report which suggested that women get charged an average of £616 for car repairs, compared to £571 for men, has been dismissed by comparison website WhoCanFixMyCar. When quizzing its database ...

August 11, 2015
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Garages in 8 out of 10 UK cities charge women £45 more for car repairs

|Date: August 11, 2015

Garages in 8 out of 10 UK cities charge women £45 more for car repairs

British women are charged an average of £45 more than men for car repairs, an investigation by ClickMecha ...

British women are charged an average of £45 more than men for car repairs, an investigation by ClickMechanic has found. ClickMechanic, the online marketplace for car repairs, examined independent car ...

August 11, 2015
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How does a heatwave affect Servicing and Repair?

|Date: August 03, 2015

How does a heatwave affect Servicing and Repair?

Strange things happen during a British heatwave. Newspapers report that London is hotter than Mali, Miami ...

Strange things happen during a British heatwave. Newspapers report that London is hotter than Mali, Miami and Malaga. Trains slow down as hot tracks threaten to buckle beneath them. And, naturally, di ...

August 03, 2015
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Is your garage female friendly?

|Date: July 25, 2015

Is your garage female friendly?

Independent research on female friendly garages has been conducted for over a decade now, with several we ...

Independent research on female friendly garages has been conducted for over a decade now, with several websites set up to list all female ‘appropriate’ garages. Reading between the lines, this suggest ...

July 25, 2015
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Have you considered an apprentice?

|Date: July 08, 2015

Have you considered an apprentice?

Julian Lloyd, MD of ProVQ, explains the benefits of breeding your own vehicle technicians. ...

Julian Lloyd, MD of ProVQ, explains the benefits of breeding your own vehicle technicians. ...

July 08, 2015
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Owner-supplied parts – who pays?

|Date: May 04, 2015

Owner-supplied parts – who pays?

What are the ramifications for garages that fit parts supplied by their customers? The legal team at the ...

What are the ramifications for garages that fit parts supplied by their customers? The legal team at the Independent Garage Association (IGA) provides its recommendations. In recent times we’ve seen m ...

May 04, 2015
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Don’t fail the MOT equipment test

|Date: April 29, 2015

Don’t fail the MOT equipment test

MOT stations in the UK are facing a major headache this year when the switch to MOT 'Modernisation' takes ...

MOT stations in the UK are facing a major headache this year when the switch to MOT 'Modernisation' takes place. ...

April 29, 2015
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10 reasons your workshop should be in the cloud

|Date: April 27, 2015

10 reasons your workshop should be in the cloud

For the independent garage owner, the fear of losing all your data in a virtual world is very real and ca ...

For the independent garage owner, the fear of losing all your data in a virtual world is very real and can make the decision to move to the cloud a no-go. But before we say no to the cloud let’s look ...

April 27, 2015
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Bringing the tools to the workshop

|Date: March 21, 2015

Bringing the tools to the workshop

Sparing a few hours out of the workshop to shop for tools or to sit down and browse through the latest ca ...

Sparing a few hours out of the workshop to shop for tools or to sit down and browse through the latest catalogue is a task that often gets put back when there are a line of vehicles waiting to be repa ...

March 21, 2015
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Training Review – CAN/LIN-bus systems

|Date: March 15, 2015

Training Review – CAN/LIN-bus systems

TECHNICIAN: DARREN BAMFORD, STOKECOURSE: CAN/LIN-BUS SYSTEMSCOMPANY: BLUE PRINT ...

TECHNICIAN: DARREN BAMFORD, STOKECOURSE: CAN/LIN-BUS SYSTEMSCOMPANY: BLUE PRINT ...

March 15, 2015
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Take control of your business with CarVue

|Date: March 12, 2015

Take control of your business with CarVue

CarVue is a new and innovative cloud-based workshop management system available to UK workshops. It’s bee ...

CarVue is a new and innovative cloud-based workshop management system available to UK workshops. It’s been designed from the ground up as a simple and smart, all-in-one management solution for the ind ...

March 12, 2015
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