Reply To: MOT extension will have “huge impact” on independent garages, warns IGA

[ALISON]

This ruling will have a massive impact on our business. We are only open from next week for NHS and regular customer emergencies. We have now Furloughed our employees and can see the impact that this ruling will have on when we can re-instate them or not, whatever the case may be.

It is a very worrying time as we also just missed out on £10,000 grant, out rateable value is 13,000 and the cut-off is 12,000 so no extra help apart from getting into debt.

This is a hard enough trade to be in at the best of times, so much competition, recession, we are in a poor area etc

Hope the IGA is able to help our trade.

Good luck to everyone.