• The importance of real-life evidence

    Neil Pattemore, technical director at UK AFCAR, an alliance of 11 UK organisations who share a common int ...

    Neil Pattemore, technical director at UK AFCAR, an alliance of 11 UK organisations who share a common interest in the future and prosperity of the aftermarket, is emphasising the role real-life eviden ...

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  • UK AFCAR lobbies Government for data access

    Mark Field, chairman of UK AFCAR, comments on the work the organisation is doing to lobby Government to i ...

    Mark Field, chairman of UK AFCAR, comments on the work the organisation is doing to lobby Government to improve access to data for the independent aftermarket. Lobbying, in a post-Brexit era, has inte ...

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  • UK AFCAR comments on MV-BEO proposals

    The UK Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair (UK AFCAR) has welcomed the new Motor Vehicle Block Exempti ...

    The UK Alliance for the Freedom of Car Repair (UK AFCAR) has welcomed the new Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MV-BEO) proposals but has called for greater detail. The Alliance feels further infor ...

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  • The issues surrounding cybersecurity

    Is cybersecurity being used by vehicle manufacturers to force the hand of the independent aftermarket? Re ...

    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 mee ...

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  • Garages granted access to VM's data

    UK AFCAR has produced a form allowing independent garages to register any restrictions they face on acces ...

    UK AFCAR has produced a form allowing independent garages to register any restrictions they face on access to vehicle manufacturer repair and maintenance information. UK AFCAR fights to ensure the rig ...

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