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Pro-Align: cost of living vs cost of life

Product News, UK News
Pro-Align

Pro-Align’s Quick Tread Edge has joined the Quick Check Drive in offering garages the opportunity to identify servicing opportunities with great speed and efficiency, while also offering a customer-friendly interface designed to support businesses’ relationship with their customers. The exclusive distributor of Hunter garage equipment also explains how electric vehicles are increasing the need for accurate and efficient wheel balancers.

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  1. Pro-Align launches two-day aftersales commitment
  2. Hunter touchless alignment system arrives in UK
  3. Hunter commercial vehicle alignment system gains Mercedes-Benz OEM approval
  4. Pro-Align: Quick Check Drive is ‘a wheel servicing revolution’
7th November 2022/by Andrew

Flushing air conditioning key to system longevity

UK News
Mahle

With record temperatures across the UK, demand for air conditioning servicing has boomed. During repair work, or changing the air compressor, it’s crucial that the air conditioning system is cleaned out, as harmful substances and solids can form in the refrigerant circuit, leading to component damage. In its latest technical messenger bulletin, Mahle offers six key prompts to clean the system and avoid consequential damage.

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  1. Mahle introduces air-conditioning compressors range
  2. Kwik Fit benefiting from increased mechanical work
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26th July 2022/by Chris

ATS Euromaster: ADAS needs calibration during SMR to avoid compromising vehicle safety

UK News
ATS Euromaster

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have become vital for a car’s safety and form a critical part of EuroNCAP’s star safety rating system. But to ensure ADAS items continue to work correctly they need to be recalibrated after remedial work. With that in mind, tyre service and maintenance provider ATS Euromaster is advising fleets to consider recalibration work in any SMR undertaken on a vehicle that might affect the proper functioning of the affected safety system.

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  2. Kwik Fit benefiting from increased mechanical work
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  4. MOT boom demands the right garage technology
18th May 2022/by Chris

Bridgestone named Fisker service partner for France & Germany

Company News, International News

After recently selecting Bridgestone as exclusive tyre partner for its upcoming Ocean all-electric SUV, Fisker Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that covers Bridgestone’s provision of comprehensive aftersales and related maintenance solutions, beginning in France and Germany. Bridgestone will leverage its retail and service network to provide aftersales services to Fisker customers in these countries through the Speedy, Pitstop and Reiff-ABS networks.

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  1. Another retail acquisition for Bridgestone in France
  2. Bridgestone to sell car tyres retreaded at former plant site
  3. Bridgestone to acquire Speedy France retail network
  4. Bridgestone acquires former Fintyre Germany tyre trade group Reiff
22nd December 2021/by Stephen

Ageing car parc likely to need more repairs

Product News, UK News

Recent data released by the DVLA and Department for Transport (DfT) has illustrated that the UK car parc is older than it has ever been. Older cars are undoubtedly popular, and as a result aftermarket support will be required for these vehicles long into the future.

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11th November 2020/by Peter Gardner

12.5 million motorists may have skipped car service due to COVID-19

UK News
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A third of UK motorists (32%) have put off getting their car serviced because COVID-19 financial pressure, according to BookMyGarage.com.

BookMyGarage surveyed 10,000 of its subscribers and found that, in addition, a similar number (29%) of drivers delayed servicing procedures simply because their car had covered far fewer miles during lockdown.

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9th September 2020/by Chris

DVSA, DfT Data reveals Britain’s MOT failure hotspots and top 10 reasons why

UK News

An investigation into the best and worst regions for MOT pass rates showed surprising patterns. The top pass rates are all in South East England, and on the flip side, the most failures fall in Scotland.

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9th August 2019/by Andrew

National Tyres and Autocare adds vehicle servicing to portfolio

Company News, UK News

National Tyres and Autocare has begun offering vehicle servicing at selected outlets. It offers three vehicle servicing packages, starting with a 25-point Express Service and going up to a full 51-point Full Service.

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  2. Nationwide Autocentre Purchase Brings Halfords Full Circle
  3. UK tyre retailers continue right-sizing
  4. Halfords Aims to Add 200 Nationwide Branches, Double EBIT
6th August 2019/by Stephen

Halfords extends Mobile Expert ‘garage on wheels’ across London

Product News, UK News

Halfords will extend its Mobile Expert service to London, following its pilot in the West Midlands, Manchester and Surrey. The retailer will place five new vans in London from 30 March, which it says will cover the capital. The service means that Halfords Mobile Expert vans will be available to nearly a third of UK households. The company added that it plans to roll out between 100 and 150 vans across the UK within the next two years.

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  4. Goodyear and Halfords moves represent the virtualization of the tyre distribution chain
27th March 2019/by Andrew

Service partner takes advantage of ZF training

UK News

ZF Services UK is leading the market in the remanufacture and repair of transmissions and axles for bus and coach applications. Supported by ZF Services UK’s Centre of Competence in Nottingham – which has recently boosted capacity to supply a wider stock of remanufactured transmissions and axles – service partners can attend bus operators within a 48-hour window and perform on-site diagnosis, repairs and component exchange to ensure vehicle downtime is minimised. All Service Partner staff are trained in line with the factory production standards, which form part of ZF’s core competencies.

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6th February 2019/by Andrew

Why tyre servicers need to address ADAS – Hella Gutmann Solutions

Company News, Legislation, Product News, UK News

Technological tipping points are not always easy to identify, and the pace of change in the automotive industry can make it a challenge for garages not affiliated with new car dealerships to stay on top of new carfeatures as they begin to require repair. Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are emblematic of this, and considering their centrality to the safe operation of many new cars, the stakes have also risen. Tyres & Accessories visited Hella Gutmann Solutions’ facilities in and around Ihringen, Germany to see how the supplier of diagnostic and camera and sensor recalibration solutions is responding to garages’ increasing need for new equipment, technician training, and data, to address the rise of ADAS.

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14th November 2018/by Andrew

Electric vehicles cost 23 per cent less to maintain than petrols, says Cap HPI

Company News, UK News

Electric vehicles cost an average 23 per cent less to service and maintain over three years/60,000 miles than petrol models, research from Cap HPI has found.

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30th October 2018/by Andrew

First non-CAM independent software vendor signs up to TiDaeX

Company News, Product News, UK News

Bournemouth’s Asset Systems has become the first independent software vendor (ISV) to sign up to CAM’s TiDaeXTM platform. The company said the move would help its commercial service customers enjoy the benefits of integration into an emerging number of third party systems in the truck, bus and van tyre service domain.

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23rd October 2017/by Tyrepress Editors

TerraClean launches new Power Steering Service Machine

UK News

Randstad Ltd has introduced TerraSteer, its TerraClean Power Steering Service Machine that is capable of restoring a vehicle’s power steering system back to its best in less than ten minutes.

The de-carbonising specialist brand is renowned for its unique tools that offer deep-cleaning services and this new introduction demonstrates TerraClean’s commitment to developing its offering to meet motorists’ requirements and extend its network’s area of expertise within the automotive aftermarket.

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23rd December 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear presents service providers with European TruckForce Awards 2016

Company News

Goodyear has presented its European 2016 TruckForce Awards in Luxembourg, recognising the customer support of its 2,000-strong network. The awards ceremony was part of the second international TruckForce Convention and was held in parallel with the launch of the new Dunlop on-road truck tyre range.

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15th June 2016/by Andrew
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