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Mechanex-PMM Live Seminar Line-Up Announced

|Date: October 28, 2024

Mechanex-PMM Live Seminar Line-Up Announced

The team behind Mechanex-PMM Live has announced this year’s seminar line-up for the Sandown Park event on ...

The team behind Mechanex-PMM Live has announced this year’s seminar line-up for the Sandown Park event on November 12-13th. As anticipation builds for next month’s Mechanex-PMM Live show in Sandown Pa ...

October 28, 2024
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Awards raise vital charity funds

|Date: September 28, 2023

Awards raise vital charity funds

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) BIG Awards 2023 has raised £10,000 for the automotive charity Be ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) BIG Awards 2023 has raised £10,000 for the automotive charity Ben, after the automotive community came together in a show of support. Stuart James, IGA CEO, co ...

September 28, 2023
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IGA secures data access agreement for UK Garages

|Date: July 06, 2023

IGA secures data access agreement for UK Garages

The Independent Garage Association has safeguarded the future of the UK independent garage sector, by ens ...

The Independent Garage Association has safeguarded the future of the UK independent garage sector, by ensuring that appropriately audited garage operators and their authorised employees will have acce ...

July 06, 2023
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The IGA awards return this year

|Date: March 31, 2023

The IGA awards return this year

The IGA has announced its BIG Awards are returning this year, so if you run an independent garage big or ...

The IGA has announced its BIG Awards are returning this year, so if you run an independent garage big or small, ask yourself: how good is your garage? How good is your garage? Do you provide exception ...

March 31, 2023
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IGA teams up with the IPO

|Date: September 23, 2019

IGA teams up with the IPO

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced a collaboration with with the Intellectual Propert ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has announced a collaboration with with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The collaboration will aim to highlight the dangers of counterfeit and consumer ...

September 23, 2019
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The IGA: Looking Ahead to 2019

|Date: December 12, 2018

The IGA: Looking Ahead to 2019

The IGA has given its forecast on the state of the industry as we enter 2019, including difficulties that ...

The IGA has given its forecast on the state of the industry as we enter 2019, including difficulties that may be faced by the independent garages, and the IGA's strategy for tackling those challenges. ...

December 12, 2018
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Government Launches Counterfeit Vehicle Parts Awareness Campaign

|Date: August 08, 2018

Government Launches Counterfeit Vehicle Parts Awareness Campaign

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued new guidance as part of a cross-government and industry ...

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued new guidance as part of a cross-government and industry campaign to warn consumers of the serious dangers of fake car parts. ...

August 08, 2018
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IGA Publishes Report Investigating Garage Work Providers

|Date: April 18, 2018

IGA Publishes Report Investigating Garage Work Providers

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has published a study of consumer facing websites that provide w ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has published a study of consumer facing websites that provide work to independent garages for a fee. ...

April 18, 2018
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3-1-1 to Remain Unchanged!

|Date: January 18, 2018

3-1-1 to Remain Unchanged!

The government has announced that the period before a car's first MOT test is to remain at 3 years. ...

The government has announced that the period before a car's first MOT test is to remain at 3 years. ...

January 18, 2018
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The IGA Enters Bangers4BEN Again This Year!

|Date: September 29, 2016

The IGA Enters Bangers4BEN Again This Year!

Did you know we support the motor charity, BEN? BEN, a not-for-profit organisation, seeks to provide prac ...

Did you know we support the motor charity, BEN? BEN, a not-for-profit organisation, seeks to provide practical help, support and advice to you and others who work, or have worked, in the automotive in ...

September 29, 2016
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IGA and GEA unite to challenge SWOBS decision

|Date: March 17, 2016

IGA and GEA unite to challenge SWOBS decision

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) Director Stuart James and Garage Equipment Association (GEA) Chi ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) Director Stuart James and Garage Equipment Association (GEA) Chief Executive Dave Garratt will be meeting with Rory Stewart, Parliamentary Under Secretary of S ...

March 17, 2016
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CTSI approval leads to increased interest in Trust My Garage

|Date: November 24, 2015

CTSI approval leads to increased interest in Trust My Garage

The Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) Trust My Garage (TMG) has had a flurry of interest following t ...

The Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) Trust My Garage (TMG) has had a flurry of interest following the announcement that it received final approval from The Chartered Trading Standards Institute ...

November 24, 2015
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Independent Garage Association members boost support for BEN

|Date: March 06, 2015

Independent Garage Association members boost support for BEN

The Independent Garage Association recently launched its own consumer focussed Car Repair Plan, designed ...

The Independent Garage Association recently launched its own consumer focussed Car Repair Plan, designed to support its 3,500 members by helping their consumers protect themselves from unexpected moto ...

March 06, 2015
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