Coronavirus outbreak sees UK’s independent garages pull together for support

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    As the UK adjusts to increasingly drastic measures to combat the spread of coronavirus Covid-19, independent garages are doing their bit to keep the c
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    Ema
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    We made it a priority to contact our elderly customers and asked them to ring us, should they need anything like shopping, dog walking etc. These customers have been a supportive essential for us over the past 10 years & it’s important to give back.
    Its great to read what other garages are doing. I never thought about the implications of opened drinks, straws, food etc

    As an industry, we really do need to be supportive to one another.

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    paul tatum
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    My Diary looks like a kids colouring book with tipex on every page where customers in self isolation are moving their booking two weeks further on and our older customers are bringing their bookings forward fully expecting to go into isolation.Luckily we’ve not had one cancelation so far and are still booked up until the end of the first week in April.Just got to hang in there.

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    Steve pilmoor
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    i am keeping my my garage open as usual, i have worn gloves for quite a few years now when getting in cars, today we went to pick up a car for it’s mot as my customer was staying at home due to her age and being diabetic, she was over the moon that i was going the extra mile for her, why not i said, if you can’t help people in these challenging times then you should take a good look at yourself. so long as i can get parts then it should be business as usual

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    Ather Bashir
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    Were offering free health checks, tyre repairs and top ups to all NHS staff and Emergency services to help them get to work and home. Just doing our bit to help the community.

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    Dougal
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    Some good tips, thanks.
    We are not wiping steering wheels etc, instead putting on nitrile gloves to drive the vehicle, then washing gloves off in a mix of water and meths without taking them off, doing the repair, washing gloves again and road testing. Using the same mix on reception door handles etc.
    If we can keep healthy this could be a good time for independents
    Around here big dealers are shutting down showrooms AND workshops for 12 weeks.
    Customer buys a new car and service package from them for £40K, when they need a service or warranty repair dealership is shut for 3 months. How do they get away with it ?

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