Catch up on all the latest news from the garage equipment & automotive aftermarket space, including what’s happening with the movement towards Connected Equipment in MOT bays!
According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the average age of cars on UK roads is now the highest on record at 8.4 years. But is this a surprise? Not really. – 2020 saw car showrooms closed and customers unable to leave the comfort of their...
Earlier in the year, Kwik Fit conducted research that found 17.7 million drivers in the UK (a 15% increase since 2018) would be interested in paying a monthly subscription fee for ongoing maintenance for their vehicle. Due to their findings, the company announced the...
Have you ever thought that your vehicle should have passed its MOT test? Did you know that the DVSA investigated over 2,057 fraud reports in 2020? Did you know that as a result, 156 garages and 335 employees were stopped from testing? Fraud within the MOT sector is...
As expected, due to the restrictions in place at the time, first quarter vehicle sales in 2021 were a flop, decreasing 8.9% compared to 2020; however, an encouraging bounce back in April 2021 saw new car registrations increase by 3177% compared to last year. Excellent...
As a leading provider of garage services across the UK automotive industry, it was imperative that, at ISN Garage Assist, we sourced the right service platform to meet our every requirement while offering tremendous benefits to our clients. By ensuring we had every...
The rate at which UK cars that have missed their MOT by more than three weeks is becoming increasingly alarming. During the last six months that number has tripled, and it could be in relation to the MOT exemption period, which was in place during 2020. Initially...
Due to the impact of the six-month MOT exemption last April when the pandemic started, the DVSA are now encouraging vehicle owners to get the relevant health checks on their cars as fewer vehicles will need an MOT during April & May. The next few months could...
Without taking a look on Google, could you have a guess at how many class 4 vehicles failed their MOTs last year? The Answer: 1.27 million That is a huge number of failures and a lot of garages are finding that they’re down to faults relating to exhaust emissions,...
Everywhere you look, there is another brand of garage equipment promoting the “BEST” tyre machine on the market. In an industry where it can be hard to stand out from the crowd, sticking in the minds of a garage business owner is a near impossibility. However, some...
