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FOXY is a female friendly brand for women, meaning shrewd, canny and astute

Calling women drivers in Horsham and Leeds

Nightingale Service Centre in Horsham and Motor Marque garage in North Leeds are both organising free and timely Ladies Evenings in November to give women drivers cold weather motoring tips and foxy advice about caring for your car during what … Continue reading

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The female friendly acceptance test

How can you tell if a garage is female friendly or not? A good start is to look for the foxy logo because FOXY Choice is the UK’s only female friendly garage network to identify, approve and monitor female friendly … Continue reading

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Brunswick Garage sets the foxy standard

Readers of my blog will know that I have firm views about garage quality standards and that even I find the industry’s competing schemes to be confusing from a motorists point of view. But in an industry with such a … Continue reading

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A female friendly FOXY first

The first Top Ten UK dealership group to sign up to the FOXY Choice approved FEMALE FRIENDLY garage network scheme is Vertu Motors plc. If you don’t recognise that name, chances are you’ll know them better by their trading names … Continue reading

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Female first for motor industry muse

The UK motoring industry celebrates yet another accolade earned by Sue Brownson, one of its most inspirational female leaders. Blue Bell BMW Group Managing Director, Sue Brownson OBE, was elected ‘Master of the Coach & Coach Harness Makers’ on 1st … Continue reading

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Women drivers trust Dad more than many garages

Research conducted by tyre retailer ATS Euromaster reveals that 23% of motorists confess to turning to their fathers for everyday advice about their cars. Whereas a surprisingly low number (just one in five) ask their local garage or service centre … Continue reading

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Why the UK needs an annual MOT

Here’s a great explanation of why your MOT REALLY matters written by Simon Ross of Hove MOT.com. He also explains what happens when it’s taken to a FOXY Choice approved and highly stylish FEMALE FRIENDLY GARAGE like his in Hove … Continue reading

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Female friendly garage offer in Lincoln

PG Mitchell Motor Engineers is a privately owned and female friendly garage in the west end of Lincoln, within walking distance of the city centre and easily accessed from the Lincoln bypass. A member of the FOXY Choice approved FEMALE … Continue reading

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Can customer loyalty be bought?

Some companies clearly think you can buy customer loyalty but that’s often a very short term marketing strategy. It is grossly unfair that she who haggles hardest gets a better deal than she who doesn’t know to haggle or what … Continue reading

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Women running garages makes business sense

Please see our latest interview with FOXY Choice’s Female Business Ambassador, Eileen Jack, who runs female friendly Lambert Street Garage in Halifax. Eileen has been a supporter of the FOXY Choice approved garage scheme since its very early days. Unlike … Continue reading

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