Owners who’ve enjoyed top-class service from their local garage are being urged to go online to enter them for a national competition that celebrates the country’s best garages. Top performing garages from across each UK regions will be shortlisted for the nationwide Garage of the Year competition which will be awarded in June to the UK’s best car service and repair workshop. The Garage of … [Read more...]
Garage Guide
If you are looking for a garage which will treat you fairly and charge you reasonably, you can search the data base of businesses which have signed up for the Motor Industry Code of Practice.
It covers new cars, service and repair as well as warranty provision and operation.
There is a free post-code based search of garages near you, a telephone help line, and you can complain if you feel you have not been treated as you would expect from one of the businesses which has subscribed to the Code of Practice.
The DIY driver is making a u-turn to cut costs
British Car Auctions says cash-strapped motorists have been rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty with basic car maintenance jobs, rather than going to a garage or mechanic. “Earlier generations of motorists would have had no qualms about getting their head under the bonnet and dealing with basic car maintenance themselves” explained Tim Naylor, Editor of the BCA Used Car … [Read more...]
Welsh garages success in users poll
Motor Codes, the Trading Standards-approved garage scheme, has revealed the UK’s 20 most trusted garages, as nominated by customers of its 8,000-strong garage network. The garages which made the shortlist – people’s favourite 10 main dealers and 10 independent garages – topped their regions following a month-long competition that generated more than 13,000 online reviews from garage … [Read more...]
Wales’s best garages named
Broad Street Motors Abersychan and FRF Motors Bridgend are the best garages in Wales, according to their users. The independent dealer and repairer and franchised businesses have won the Wales area award in the national Motor Codes survey. FRF Toyota said, “Our Fixed Price Servicing and Fixed Price Repair Programmes, provide transparent and competitive pricing for your vehicles needs and our … [Read more...]
Vote for your good garage
Motor Codes, the Trading Standards-approved garage network, has opened its Garage of the Year. The car industry watchdog has been gathering online reviews from customers of its 8,000 Trading Standards-approved garages at a rate of 10,000 per month and the results paint a positive picture for car owners. About 95% of Motor Codes customers would recommend their approved garage to friends and … [Read more...]
Trading Standards approve new garage warranty code
Motor Codes has increased the support for car owners with the Trading Standards Institute approving its Vehicle Warranty Products Code. Motor Codes already runs approved codes relating to new cars and car servicing and is a partner of Citizens Advice, last year securing over £400,000 in refunds for callers to its advice line. The move paves the way for creating a one-stop advice shop for … [Read more...]
Luxury cars lead when it comes to expensive repairs due to electronics
Increasingly complex electronics are making cars more prone to expensive breakdowns, according to automotive specialist, Warranty Direct. Electrical faults have increased by two thirds (66%) over the last five years, according to the firm’s unique Reliability Index (www.reliabilityindex.com) and analysis of cars aged over three years. Electrical faults are the most common across all cars on … [Read more...]
Get ready for cold weather with a Good Garage Scheme Winter Check
With cold weather just around the corner, the Good Garage Scheme is encouraging motorists to get their cars professionally checked to ensure they are safe and reliable in the winter months ahead. Good Garage Scheme workshops across the UK are offering a Winter Check to help protect vehicles and reduce the risk of accidents, costly repairs and breakdowns. Not having your car professionally … [Read more...]
More garages join Motor Codes network of independents
Bringing a huge boost for consumer protection, Motor Codes has announced a 45% surge in its independent garage subscriber-base, taking the number of formally-endorsed local businesses to more than 2,000 across the UK. Coupled with its 5,600-strong network of main dealers, all subscribed to the same clear-cut customer service standards and transparent online ratings regime, Motor Codes offers a … [Read more...]
Mazda join Motor Codes scheme for customers to have their say
Mazda’s commitment to delivering first class customer service is being underlined through its link with Motor Codes which encourages every customer to record their level of satisfaction with service and repairs – for display online at motorcodes.co.uk. “The collaboration with Motor Codes emphasises Mazda’s strong ethos of transparency for customers. Through public feedback to Motor Codes we hope … [Read more...]