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Is ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event worth it?

|Date: June 30, 2026

Is ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event worth it?

Oldfields Garage: ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event ‘worth giving up a Saturday for’! Oldfields Garage’s ...

Oldfields Garage: ALLDATA’s Repair Excellence Event ‘worth giving up a Saturday for’! Oldfields Garage’s Tim Benson is encouraging fellow workshop professionals to take advantage of a “practical, valu ...

June 30, 2026
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Ben tackles loneliness

|Date: June 18, 2026

Ben tackles loneliness

Ben has called on automotive people to come together, look out for one another and reach out for support, ...

Ben has called on automotive people to come together, look out for one another and reach out for support, so no-one has to face loneliness alone. Research shows millions of people across the UK expe ...

June 18, 2026
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Why the aftermarket must rethink sustainability

|Date: June 11, 2026

Why the aftermarket must rethink sustainability

Autoelectro believes the automotive aftermarket must rethink how it defines sustainability as environment ...

Autoelectro believes the automotive aftermarket must rethink how it defines sustainability as environmental targets tighten and vehicle technology increases in complexity. Celebrating 40 years of serv ...

June 11, 2026
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Graduate scheme aims to tackle skills shortage

|Date: May 28, 2026

Graduate scheme aims to tackle skills shortage

Easy2Recruit has announced its latest initiative will help garages and bodyshops turn underused graduate ...

Easy2Recruit has announced its latest initiative will help garages and bodyshops turn underused graduate talent into long-term hires amid the ongoing skills shortage. The graduate recruitment and deve ...

May 28, 2026
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The Motor Ombudsman’s Star Awards return

|Date: May 08, 2026

The Motor Ombudsman’s Star Awards return

The Motor Ombudsman has opened nominations for the seventh edition of its annual Star Awards, the industr ...

The Motor Ombudsman has opened nominations for the seventh edition of its annual Star Awards, the industry accolades which allow customers to shine the spotlight on Motor Ombudsman-accredited business ...

May 08, 2026
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Technician shortage impacting repair capacity

|Date: April 14, 2026

Technician shortage impacting repair capacity

Easy2Recruit has reported three independent workshops have recently closed due to difficulties securing s ...

Easy2Recruit has reported three independent workshops have recently closed due to difficulties securing skilled technicians as ongoing recruitment challenges continue to impact repair capacity across ...

April 14, 2026
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IGA comments on Spring Statement

|Date: March 06, 2026

IGA comments on Spring Statement

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has responded to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, noting while ...

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has responded to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, noting while the update focused primarily on economic forecasts rather than new fiscal measures, significan ...

March 06, 2026
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Autotech celebrates 80-Year-Old MOT Tester

|Date: August 28, 2025

Autotech celebrates 80-Year-Old MOT Tester

Autotech Recruit has celebrated a milestone as Geoff, the company’s oldest contract MOT tester, recently ...

Autotech Recruit has celebrated a milestone as Geoff, the company’s oldest contract MOT tester, recently turned 80 years old. Still actively working, Geoff’s career is a reminder of the value of exper ...

August 28, 2025
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IAAF reveals details of upcoming Industry Briefing

|Date: September 06, 2019

IAAF reveals details of upcoming Industry Briefing

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced the details of its next Industry B ...

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has announced the details of its next Industry Briefing Session. The session will be held at Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford, ne ...

September 06, 2019
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Aftermarket must prepare for windscreen recalibration says AGA

|Date: January 19, 2016

Aftermarket must prepare for windscreen recalibration says AGA

A rapid increase in new vehicles with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) featuring windscreen came ...

A rapid increase in new vehicles with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) featuring windscreen cameras brings major challenges and also opportunity for the whole aftermarket in 2016, claims the ...

January 19, 2016
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How to close more aftersales enquiries

|Date: December 03, 2015

How to close more aftersales enquiries

As a website connecting car owners who need servicing work to local garages, Who Can Fix My Car are in an ...

As a website connecting car owners who need servicing work to local garages, Who Can Fix My Car are in an enviable position when it comes to data. Since launch they say that they've "watched one-man b ...

December 03, 2015
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Your industry needs you!

|Date: June 02, 2014

Your industry needs you!

As exciting and essential as the exponential improvements in technologies utilised by the latest generati ...

As exciting and essential as the exponential improvements in technologies utilised by the latest generations of cars has been – not least in the areas of passenger safety and vehicle efficiency – the ...

June 02, 2014
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