Industry News

3p Fuel Duty Rise Shelved

This week we have seen the debate surrounding the proposed 3 pence per litre rise in fuel duty come to a head with the government announcing that the rise will be deferred until January 2013. The Retail Motor Industry Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) has

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MOT Exemptions Criticised

It was recently announced that compulsory MOTs for pre-1960 vehicles are to be scrapped in November due to the low road accident statistics associated with classic cars and the high level of maintenance undertaken by their owners.  Owners of these vehicles

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Top Tech Live 2013 Confirmed

Those of you who followed May’s final of Top Technician 2012 will be pleased to hear that the event has been confirmed to return in 2013.

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RMI Report Rise in New Car Sales

Last week the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) reported that new car sales figures showed an increase in sales of 3.3% in April compared to 2011. More encouraging news of the sector’s recovery, it was reported that private registrations increased by

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Independent Garages Provide Outstanding Value for Money

A report published by the Retail Motor Industry Federation this week explores the results of a recent survey conducted by the Independent Garage Association into the average national labour cost at independent garages.

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Industry News and Product Reviews

There are a couple of websites we read regularly here at Launch that I thought I would recommend to you as other great sites to read for the latest industry news and product reviews for car diagnostic tools.

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