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Tag Archives: good garage guide
Goodbye to garage gobbledygook
‘Almost half of us have stumped up payment for a garage bill without understanding what we have been charged for.’ Neil Lyndon, The Sunday Telegraph Good for Halfords Autocentres then for tackling the subject of incomprehensible garage jargon and getting … Continue reading
Posted in garage services, women drivers
Tagged Garage Speak, good garage guide, Halfords Autocentres
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Empty female friendly promises
It’s all too easy to write ‘we are a female friendly garage’ at a website yet not have an inkling what this entails. Very often businesses think equality means treating men and women the same and perhaps some garages think … Continue reading
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Tagged female friendly businesses, franchised car dealerships, garages, good garage guide
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The motor industry is Consumer Direct’s biggest customer
Like turkeys saying no to Christmas, the UK motor industry cannot police itself effectively because it has a vested interest in preserving or favouring the status quo. Yet it is surely Consumer Direct’s biggest customer, looking after all the complaints … Continue reading
Motoring advice for pregnant women drivers
Pregnant women drivers are offered this motoring advice from the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) so they can drive safely and comfortably. Thinking they are protecting their unborn child many motoring mums to be wear their seatbelt across the centre … Continue reading
Posted in road safety, women drivers
Tagged good garage guide, good garages, IAM, motoring mums, motoring safety advice
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What is a fair price for garage services?
With average garage labour rates varying between £90 an hour for a dealership and £56 for an independent garage in the UK it’s hard to know if you are paying more than you need to when there are so many … Continue reading
Posted in cost of motoring, female friendly garages, garage services, women drivers
Tagged BMW, Falkland Performance Centre, female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, garage services, good garage guide, Woodley Auto Centre
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Do women drivers need female friendly car parks?
At first I thought this was a joke from Nationwide Autocentres in their latest newsletter but it isn’t. According to car sales giant Motorpoint who decided to ask, 77% of those they sampled thought women needed their own shopping car … Continue reading
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
Posted in female friendly garages, garage services, women drivers
Tagged female friendly garages, FOXY Choice, good garage guide
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