MOT and Service
Toyota on course with recall programme
Just one month on from the launch of Toyota’s accelerator recall campaign, work has been completed on more than half – 90,000-plus – of the cars that have been identified as requiring attention.
Motor Codes reveals the UK’s Top 50 garages
Motorists in the UK have nominated their Top 50 garages in the UK for car servicing and repairs. The top five garages in ten UK regions will now progress to the final voting stage of the national competition to find the UK’s best workshop.
Honda launches new body and paint programme
Honda (UK) has launched the Honda Accident Repair Programme (HARP), which manages the repair of customer cars after an accident.
More success for AJC Wilson Bodyshop
Dagenham-based crash repair centre AJC Wilson Bodyshop is celebrating after winning yet another motor industry award.
Motorists flouting risks in winter weather
Despite the onset of Spring being just around the corner, the MET Office is still issuing ice related weather warnings and predicting further periods of snow across much of the country.
Prolonged adverse conditions make vehicle checks vital
As the UK continues to face the coldest winter in over three decades, UK motorists need to check their vehicles are in a fit condition to face the unusually harsh weather that seems set to continue.
Motorists urged to give their windscreens an MOT
Auto Windscreens is predicting a fourfold increase in vehicles that fail their MOT due to windscreen damage caused by the UK’s frost damaged roads. Already nearly 2 million vehicles (8.4%) fail their MOT test in the UK each year due to windscreen damage.
Innovative ‘MOT Protection’ product launched by RIAS
RIAS has launched its innovative MOT Protection product, the first of its kind to be offered by an insurance provider to the over 50s motor insurance market, giving cover for repair or replacement costs following a MOT failure.
Spring clean your car with regular servicing
Motorists planning a spring service for their car following the recent cold snap can visit an XPart AutoService centre for a free vehicle health check to make sure their car is in good working order after the winter.
New MOT lane enhances customer service at Stockton-on-Tees
LGV and PSV operators of all makes on Teesside and beyond are benefitting from a new MOT Test lane which Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland have opened as part of their state-of-the-art dealership at Stockton-on-Tees.
14 million UK motorists feel ripped off by their garage
According to research by Motor Codes, which operates the UK’s largest consumer code for motorists, over 14 million motorists feel short changed by their local service and repair garage.
Don’t be a dipstick - check your oil with Richbrook
Richbrook’s somewhat self-explanatory Dipstick Wiper might just solve a perennial automotive problem. Every single year, literally millions of engines fail due to the wholly avoidable problem of lack of oil.
Orwell offers MoT testing – at night!
MoT testing for both cars and vans in the Newmarket area is now available up to midnight, thanks to a new development by local Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van.
Motor Codes stabilises complaint calls rise
The free advice line operated by Motor Codes has stabilised the number of complaints about service and repair garages received by Consumer Direct.
Mondial enters electric car market with Mitsubishi
Mondial Assistance has been chosen by Mitsubishi Motors UK to support the launch of the award-winning i MiEV, its fully electric city car.
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