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Are 'approved' lubricants a technical necessity, or is the customer just paying for the name? By Simon Michell

Fierce competition for skilled employees has led workshops to clamp down on publicity, because the risk of losing qualified staff is simply too great

The late Queen had a lifelong obsession with cars that started with her service in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) during the war.

[caption id="attachment_28892" align="alignright" width="300"] Princess Elizabeth trains as an ATS mechanic, 1945. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)[/caption]

After a grim few months on the High Street, we speak to retailers and suppliers in our sector to find how they have adapted.