GSNL 4 UK 2023

A message from Kevan Welcome to the latest edition of Garage Support. We’ve got some exciting and useful updates to share – all designed to support you and your customers in the months ahead. It’s our mission to help you run profitable, successful businesses – now and in the long term. It’s why our main focus is on the various ways in which you can a) increase revenues and b) cut costs – something that’s also important to drivers at the moment. Read on to find out how to become an MOT test centre, how to develop your EV proposition and which winter vehicle checks to offer your customers when they come in. Also in this edition, you can find out more about how online ordering can benefit your business – especially with our brand new delivery tracking function, which means you can schedule jobs more accurately than ever and maximise uptime in the workshop. We’ve included some handy hints on energy efficiency (a win-win for your bottom line and for the planet), and a reminder about Payment Assist – something your customers are likely to value more than ever with Christmas just around the corner. A word of thanks from me for all you do to keep your customers moving – and to say we’re here to help with any business planning you’re doing as you think ahead to 2024. Whatever you need, from training and equipment to product support, and everything in between, that’s exactly what we’re here for.

Kevan Wooden, Chief Commercial Officer, LKQ Euro Car Parts Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Are you prepared for the changes posed by a Clean Air Zone?

ULEZ, also known as LEZ or sometimes CAZ (Low Emission Zone, Clean Air Zone) is an inner city area that drivers of more polluting vehicles must pay to drive through. The aim is to encourage drivers to use newer, less polluting vehicles, or make the switch to public transport. The most well-known zone in London expanded as of August 2023 with over 700,000 car drivers being affected by the expansion, and TFL estimates that around 160,000 non- compliant cars a day currently drive within the expanded zone. With the increase in cities introducing these zones and the expansion of London’s zone, what does this mean for your workshop? We’re here to help – you can find out more about the zones and how you can prepare for changes – coming soon in our ULEZ Special Edition Newsletter.

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