Tag Archives: female friendly garages

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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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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Welcome spring heralds business change…

It’s been a while because I’ve been so busy on several fronts and mid many marketing leaflets. I’ve just finished our Spring Female Friendly Garage News and the FOXY Lady Drivers Club membership leaflets for FOXY Choice subscribers are at … Continue reading

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Is your car as safe as it should be?

ONE than five million motorists are driving dangerous cars says leading breakdown service Britannia Rescue. Its survey found that The most common faults were worn tyres, defective brakes and faulty exhaust pipes. It goes without saying that worn tyres and … Continue reading

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Female feedback about Halfords Autocentre garages

Halfords is to takeover Nationwide Autocentres. They are a chain of British garages not to be confused with the Building Society (which many people did apparently). Yet there has been very little in the trade press about this business move … Continue reading

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Shopping for good garage services in 2010

There are several factors that influence the choice of a good garage. These are the quality of the garage workmanship (first and foremost because of the safety implications) then comes value for money (a good independent garage is likely to … Continue reading

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Garages don’t have to be women only to be female friendly

The majority of women feel intimidated taking their car to the garage and many would prefer female only garages, a new poll has revealed. So says  Diamond Insurance who asked more than 4,000 women from across the country and found … Continue reading

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How to tell if a garage is REALLY female friendly?

To be genuinely female friendly in my book any garage, dealer or dealership has to be one of the very best there are and be able to prove this to discerning foxy ladies in their area. It’s all too easy … Continue reading

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Harriet is right about female friendly garages…

Recent research carried out for Shell Helix  found that almost 80% of motorists were attracted to independent garages with clean and professional workshop premises.  I wonder who the other 20% were. It always amazes me that the UK motor industry … Continue reading

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Female friendly means business

I have just read a marketing article confirming that a female friendly business approach is likely to boost online marketing success, according to IPC Media research. Apparently 97 per cent of female web users research products online (presumably 3% don’t … Continue reading

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