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Time for a coalition in car dealerships?

Not being a motor industry person, I occasionally read or hear things that make me wonder why… One such recent prod was when I read that new car salesmen (and women) in UK car dealerships are paid more than those … Continue reading

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Female friendly garages appeal to women drivers

Kwik Fit research has been used to suggest that economic worries have led to an additional 1.6 million motorists servicing their own cars over the past year (this was a sample of 2000 remember). Over a third (35%) of car … Continue reading

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Electrician in York sees the light…

It’s good to see that Yorkshire Trading Standards has fined a tradesman nearly £2000 as a result of his passing himself off as a member of a trade association, implying professional conduct that wasn’t the case. I’d like to see … Continue reading

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Thame for a female friendly used car service?

Female friendly independent garage in Oxfordshire, Thame Service Station in Thame has collected two prestigious motor industry awards which we have only just spotted… Both are for the title ‘Used Car Retailer of the Year’ and the first was awarded … Continue reading

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A female friendly community garage in Prestatyn

Other than having signed the FOXY Promise to ‘never overcharge, patronise or sell women services they don’t need’, a sure fire way to spot a genuinely female friendly garage is when they evidently play an active part in their local … Continue reading

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Remember The Gordon Gaffe to be female friendly in future…

Is Gordon Brown a female friendly politician? This could be a very short blog . Looking at his male dominated Cabinet one might say not. Ask Harriet Harman if she feels out on a limb and I imagine she thinks … Continue reading

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Newcastle garage runs weekly car maintenance courses for women

One way to attract foxy lady drivers is to offer to save them money without having to visit a garage. But you have to visit a garage to find out first! And because I come from the Newcastle upon Tyne … Continue reading

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Foxy lady drivers buy car tyres online

A recent survey carried out by Delticom AG, Europe’s leading Internet tyre dealer, found that women drivers in Germany were appreciating the time and money savings that internet searching for tyre deals brings. Which might be another way of saying … Continue reading

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Congratulations Kinghams of Croydon

Kinghams of Croydon are a franchised Daihatsu, Ssang Yong and Piaggio dealership as well as an authorised Alfa Romeo & SEAT garage repairer – what with all this expertise they also service all makes. They are now the first winner … Continue reading

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VW’s Spring servicing bargain

All women drivers buying a new Volkswagen can pay a one-off sum of just £250 to cover the servicing needs for the next three years or 30,000 miles, carried out by ATA equivalent fully trained VW specialists within their franchised … Continue reading

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