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Tag Archives: female friendly garages
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
Posted in garage services
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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Foxy Faye meets female friendly garage employer in Braintree
This thought provoking story reminds us that parts of the motor industry are in urgent need of a radical female friendly makeover to challenge and banish old fashioned views and stereo-typical ‘blokey’ comments about jobs women can and can’t do… … Continue reading
Posted in women in the motor industry
Tagged Braintree, Faye Gates, female friendly garages, female mechanics, FOXY Choice, Grants SEAT, sex discrimination, women in the motor industry
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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
Posted in garage services
Tagged Berkhamsted, female friendly garages, Ford, Little Princess Trust, Lucy Air Ambulance, Roy Chapman
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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
Get your socks on this winter
If you are a naturally well organised person or one that doesn’t always get her planning done as early as she might like (sounds like me if I’m honest), then the start of the Autumn school term is a sure … Continue reading
Posted in women drivers
Tagged cold weather tyres, female friendly garages, Protyre, snow socks, Steeles of Worthing, winter tyres
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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
Posted in female friendly garages
Tagged ATS Euromaster, daughter, female friendly garages, motoring Dads, UK garages
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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
Posted in female friendly garages, garage services
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
Posted in garage services
Tagged female friendly garages, good websites for women, marketing to women
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