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Category Archives: garage services
Are they having a larf?
A number of garages expect me to start the buying process before they tell me how much my car servicing is likely to cost. But I’m foxy, remember; I’m used to comparing prices first and I have no intention of … Continue reading
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Tagged car dealerships, car repairs, car servicing, female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, foxy lady drivers, FOXY Lady Drivers Club, garage prices, good garages
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Sisters win free MOT for life
Last Friday, 14 October 2011, sisters Stephanie and Hannah Brookfield of Chesham in Buckinghamshire walked away with a free MOT for life and a free valet courtesy of Roy Chapman Ltd, the female friendly Ford garage in Berkhamsted, Herts. Jeremy … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkhamsted, female friendly garages, Ford, Little Princess Trust, Lucy Air Ambulance, Roy Chapman
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A foxy approach to garages
Would garages be any better if they had more women in them to sort out the customer service side of things? It’s a thought… Based on everyday feedback from women drivers we know that the motor industry has many genuinely … Continue reading
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Tagged bad garages, customer service, good garages, quality standards, women drivers
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Misleading garage claims in Ipswich
AA Motor Medic in Ipswich used FOXY Choice approved FEMALE FRIENDLY garage logo without joining the network first. I would like women drivers in Ipswich to know about a misleading garage leaflet that was printed and may have been circulated … Continue reading
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Tagged AA Motor Medic, female motorists, FOXY Choice, Ipswich, misleading garage, Motor Codes, passing off, The AA, women drivers
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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
Posted in female friendly garages, garage services
Tagged Eileen Jack, Female Business Ambassador, FOXY Choice approved, good garage, Halifax, Lambert Street Garage
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Totally transparent garage services at Stourbridge Volkswagen
Women who are wary about male dominated garages and mechanics that tend to baffle them with technical jargon will be impressed by Volkswagen’s new 100% transparent garage service at their Stourbridge showroom in Worcestershire. Not just a promise to be … Continue reading
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Tagged female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, garage services, Stourbridge, Stourbridge Volkswagen, VW, Worcestershire
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UK garages don’t get the female purse
Just three in ten women take their own vehicles for a service, compared with seven in ten men. New research from Bosch Car Service confirms that women are doing all they can to avoid garage visits for fear of being … Continue reading
Posted in garage services, women drivers
Tagged female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, UK garages, UK motor industry, women drivers
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What makes a good garage website for women?
We still come across garages that don’t have their own garage services website. Independents with a template page perhaps, hosted by a big directory name or simply a free classified listing. Or several listings, for that matter, including expired links… … Continue reading
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Tagged female friendly garages, good websites for women, marketing to women
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Video garage stars in Stoke on Trent
Real life video is a great way for garages to impress their female customers. I say real life because slick and impersonal corporate style videos don’t have the same effect on me. I prefer the video style of Simon Dean … Continue reading
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Tagged female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, garage, Simon Dean Motor Services, video
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Garage misinformation for motorists
What a tangled web of misinformation there is for motorists to cope with when it comes to choosing the best garage for their MOT and/or car servicing. For starters, the best kept secret in the UK motor industry is surely … Continue reading
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Tagged car repairs, car servicing, female friendly garages, good garages, UK motor industry
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