Tag Archives: car servicing

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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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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Split between Dragon Deborah and Servicing Stop

Brothers Oly and Toby Richmond received funding from Deborah Meaden in the Dragons Den to run an online car servicing garage brokerage. This business relationship has since broken down. By an online garage brokerage that I mean a branded website … Continue reading

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Garages compete for the female purse

Car servicing is very valuable business for independent garages, fastfits and franchised car dealerships. By keeping in touch with local women drivers who have been or might become future customers garages are more likely to see us more often, for … Continue reading

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Can Ford dealers appeal to older car drivers?

Ford dealerships are targeting female motorists who drive cars up to 12 years old offering them a new car service that, allegedly, could cut their fuel bills by a quarter. The offer is called an Econo Check service which costs … Continue reading

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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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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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Bishop Auckland garage gets female friendly vote

Many garage websites show photos of the exterior of their garage and let’s face it, few are memorable for that reason . Yet a photo, so they say, speaks a thousand words… which is why the one from Auckside Garage … Continue reading

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Awardwinning female friendly garage in Oxford

One of the great things about what we do is to identify and promote the best and female friendly UK garages based on their commitment to quality and ahead of other local businesses in their area. So we keep our … Continue reading

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