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ICE phase-out "ambiguity" risks garages missing "increasingly profitable" EV opportunity

Garages delaying EV investment are missing out on a big opportunity

29 January 2026

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Aftermarket alarm over 'sledgehammer' crackdown on ghost plates

Blanket calls for a ban on 4D plates miss the point of the 'ghost plate' problem, say aftermarket leaders

27 January 2026

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Missed MOTs cost the trade

No-shows on MOTs are a problem for garages, but how best to fix it?

12 December 2025

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"Ambiguous" 2025 Budget offers "little real world support" for automotive

Budget brings changes to apprenticeship funding and clarity on EV taxation, but little support for the trade

27 November 2025

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'Fake always breaks' – but garages struggle to identify counterfeit parts

Increasingly convincing fakes leave well-intentioned garages facing a hurdle in providing authentic parts

11 November 2025

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Collaboration, not competition, is key to independent garage growth

Isolated garages could struggle to survive in a fast-moving business environment

04 November 2025

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The manual transmission is dying – is it time to gear up for repairing automatics?

As EVs and hybrids surge in popularity, the days of changing your own gears are ending

14 October 2025

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JRP Distribution has quadrupled turnover since 2015 - and it aims to keep growing

CAT heads to the firm's warehouse near Chichester, West Sussex for a peek behind the curtain.

02 October 2025

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SERMI “right opportunity” for UK aftermarket as launch nears

New scheme will give garages access to critical information such as keys and ECU coding from vehicle manufacturers

30 September 2025

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Review: TechFest 2025 at Wembley Stadium

GSF Car Parts’ 2025 series of Techfest trade events came to a conclusion on 18 September

19 September 2025

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