The PMM Awards are back for 2022 and we have handed out the awards for some of our most popular articles of the year! Read on to find out the winners. Every month, the PMM team works tirelessly to do our best to produce a magazine that is informative, instructive and entertaining for our readers. It is important to us ...

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Is cybersecurity being used by vehicle manufacturers to force the hand of the independent aftermarket? Recently, PMM’s Kieran Nee and UK AFCAR’s Neil Pattemore visited Tonbridge’s Nev’ll Fix It to meet up with workshop owner Neville Smith to discuss the issue. Hi guys, could you introduce yourselves to our audience? Neil Pattemore (NP): Hi, my name is Neil Pattemore. I’ve ...

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Neil Pattemore wonders what the next five years may have in store for the independent aftermarket. I was once told that there is no such thing as a perfect decision – only a judgement based on what you know at the time the decision is taken. To mitigate the risk of making a bad decision, you need as much information as you can ...

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We are all familiar with the threat cybersecurity issues can pose, but could it even be threatening the very basis of your business? In the second part of our look at cybersecurity and data issues surrounding the independent aftermarket, Neil Pattemore investigates the tactics being used by OEs to lock out the competition. So what exactly is the problem with ‘cybersecurity’? As vehicles have continued to develop the sophistication of ...

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In the connected world we live in, developments and disruptions in unrelated sectors can end up impacting on the automotive industry. Neil Pattemore reflects on the recent semiconductor shortage and the increasing restrictions on independent workshops replacing OEM parts in the name of ‘cybersecurity’. Will the independent aftermarket end up at a disadvantage? Many years ...

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The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to solve. Apprenticeships have been thought of as the solution for decades now, but are they the best option? Neil Pattemore puts his thoughts to paper. It’s an enigma – no, not the World War II German encryption machine, but the paradox ...

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Neil Pattemore weighs in with his analysis on the Brexit deal and how he sees it affecting the aftermarket. Although Brexit was a bit like an elephant giving birth – it took a long time after conception, made a lot of noise as it happened, and created an ‘elephant in the room’ during its development – Brexit has finally been achieved! ...

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2030 is the latest deadline set by the government for the end to sales of new cars with internal combustion engines, but what does this mean for the aftermarket? Neil Pattemore assesses the situation. As everyone is aware, the UK Government has announced that the sale of new cars that use internal combustion engines will no longer be legal from ...

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With coronavirus taking centre stage, it’s worth reminding ourselves of everything else that has been going on behind the scenes. Away from the main headlines, Neil Pattemore highlights the aftermarket issues during 2020 that should have received considerable attention, but perhaps didn’t. A lot happened last year (and in some cases is still happening) that have had a dramatic ...

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As technology develops, so does the demand on vehicle networking. While the CAN bus is enough to process smaller volumes of data, the ever-increasing need to handle a greater speed and volume of information has resulted in the development of an alternative option. Neil Pattemore explains. We have all heard of the expression ‘networking’. This usually calls to mind socially networking with ...

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