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IGA provides apprenticeship guidance to independents

23 October 2019 The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is making apprentice funding, recruitment and retention clearer for independent garages with the publication of The Garage Guide to Recruiting an Apprentice.

IGA warns businesses to be aware of advertising scam

29 January 2018 The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is warning businesses to be aware of a new advertising scam.

News from Europe….. The OBD socket is safe

03 January 2018 The IGA’s lobbying for Independent Garages has worked! On the 20th December 2017, the EU ambassadors confirmed the reform of type-approval for motor vehicles. This is extremely important for the independent sector and takes us into 2018 on a high note.

IGA Calls For Motor Industry Support Following Budget

22 November 2017 “The Independent Garage Association (IGA) welcomes the launch of the National Retraining Scheme announced by the Chancellor in today’s Autumn Budget, however we are disappointed that the major shortage of skilled workers in the automotive industry...

RMI Offers Free MOT Training For Members

01 June 2017 To celebrate the opening of a new Academy of Automotive Skills in Runcorn, the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is offering free MOT Tester training to its members.

Independent Garages Top Consumer Satisfaction Charts

11 April 2017 The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is delighted, but not surprised - to see that independent garages topped consumer satisfaction comparisons in the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Consumer Attitude Survey Spring 2017.

IGA Welcomes Business Rate Relief Cap

08 March 2017 The Independent Garage Association (IGA) welcomes the Chancellor's announcement in today’s Spring Budget, that no small business losing rate relief will see their bill increase next year by more than £50 a month.

RMI Warns Against Unnecessary MOT Extension

23 January 2017 The Department for Transport (DfT) has released a consultation seeking views on whether the age a vehicle gets its first MOT should be increased from 3 to 4 years, and the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) is warning motorists that the proposed...

IGA Launches Major Training Campaign

04 January 2017 The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is launching its biggest MOT training campaign yet across the industry as a response to low numbers of MOT Testers having completed the DVSA’s mandated annual training.

IGA And GEA Unite To Challenge SWOBS Decision

18 February 2016 IGA Director Stuart James and GEA Chief Executive Dave Dave Garratt will be meeting with Rory Stewart, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment and Rural Affairs, to discuss their concerns related to changes to the guidance for SWOBS.

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