Future won’t be bright for all garages, warns Independent Garage Association

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    Kate Thompson
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    The UK’s independent garage sector is thriving despite increasing costs and the complexities of new vehicle technology, the Independent Garage Associa
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    Peter Miles
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    I totally agree with this said about “work provider websites”. I think we all need to ask ourselves how independent is your independent garage when it relies on a third party with no interest in how your business is doing to provide a major part of your work?
    In my view all they do is make you bid (as low as possible!) for work and then charge you on top as well!

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    anthony roe
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    yes but all independents need to stick together i do not mean be partners but refuse to join their networks so they have no choice but to fold because these third party website are all set up to make more money than the garage that has all the over heads of running a business etc etc we do all the hard work and have all the pressure of high rents and other high other heads business rates etc and there making sometimes 100.00 pounds on a job that has been passed to the independent garage just to answer a email and there sitting in a 5ft by 5ft office that is very cheap to rent and they are making more money than the garage doing the work is making so how can that be the likes of servicing stop , click mechanic and all those out there need bombing out but until us independents refuse to work with them its only going to damage independent more better to spend on your own marketing which is what we are doing we have tried third party websites and soon realized that you are just a busy fool making money for other people.

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    Stephen
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    We do not use these work providers and never will! Our reputation has been built on honesty and integrity. We are now getting our customers children as new customers.
    I knew years ago that this industry was going downhill as the Governments killed off training and main dealers were training ‘In house’ and vehicle specific.
    We struggled to find decent technicians, found a few google/you tube ones who soon departed once they were found out. I have taken on several apprentices in the past and most of them were not at all interested in learning. We have found two who are keen and I believe will be competent.
    We also invest in equipment to try and stay ahead of the game, it’s getting quite expensive though, but needs must.

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