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GARAGE SUPPORT Supporting you and your business

Keeping safe and carrying on this MOT and Winter season

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Support when you need it

What does this mean for MOT garages? The good news is, car repair and MOT garages can remain open. With the high volume of MOTs still yet to be done, chances are your garage will be busy, both booking MOTs and completing the work. To find out more about what you should be doing to conduct MOT testing as safely as possible during this time, you can visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-mot-centre-and-tester-guidance At LKQ Euro Car Parts we’re still open and operating our trade business as normal with all the safety procedures and practices in place that we have had running since March. If you want to find out more on how we can help then we have all this information and more on our Omnihub. With over 4 million MOTs still outstanding the need to keep garages and workshop operating throughout this period is critical to keep your customers and essential services moving. Due to the continued spread of Covid-19, we find ourselves with increased restrictions in place across the UK. The difference this time is that a large number of business can remain open and operational.

We’ve got everything you need in one central place. We’re here with all the information and guidance updated on daily basis to help you during this time.

Business Support

Get fast access to business-critical solutions like extra staff to handle peak periods, or support so your customers can spread the cost – all available to help you work smarter, not harder.

Service Solutions

All of our branches remain open and operational, with stringent safety measures in place and extra stock for speedy contactless deliveries.

Service & Delivery

Keep your garage compliant and follow the Hands Face Space guidance. Keep Safe and Carry On with our health and hygiene products.

Best Practice

Find and order parts 24/7 with instant access to our catalogue of over 10,000 available parts through our online ordering tool – Omnipart.

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Keeping Safe and Carrying On

WASH

HANDS COVER

FACE MAKE

SPACE

Let us help you to keep staff and customers safe throughout this period. We know these are still tough times but want you to know we’re here to support you. If it’s further information you need, we have created our Garage Support newsletters, these tell you all you need to know about how to work safely and keep your business moving even in such uncertain times. We’ve also got all the Essential Products you need to keep your business functioning, and support schemes in Service Solutions to enhance your business. Ready when you are.

We have put in place several initiatives in our branches to make sure we’re operating as safely as possible. We’re Fully Operational

Limiting the number of customers allowed in store at one time

Clear 2m distance guidance via hazard tape and floor stickers

One-way queuing system

Perspex screens

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Payment and collections stations

Full van delivery schedule

Hand sanitisers

Keeping you safe, whilst still delivering a quality service.

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What does an ageing Car Parc mean?

TOP 10 CARS ON THE ROAD OVER 3 YEARS OLD

Ford, Vauxhall and VW are the most common vehicles on the road that are over three years old. It’s very likely that you will see more of these in and out of your workshop. An aging car parc and less new registered cars this year will mean more vehicles on the road will require MOTs and servicing. – This is where we can help. We cover all the essential products that you would need to keep these vehicles on the road and our leading delivery service means you can get vehicle spares when you need them (on the same day in most cases or next at the latest).

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MODEL VEHICLE COUNT

Ford

Fiesta

1,528,4

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Ford

Focus

1,257,8

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Vauxhall

Corsa

1,146,5

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4 Volkswagen Golf

1,012,5

5 928,37 6 Volkswagen Polo Hatch 670,45 Vauxhall Astra

Renault

Clio

492,95

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Using our Omnipart technology means all you have to do is enter the Reg No. or Vin No. of the vehicle and our clever lookup system will tell you if we have it catalogued, in stock and ready to order. Omnipart gives you priority service meaning that you know if you order it, it’ll be on the next van to you!

MINI

Hatch

488,18

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BMW 3 Series

479,39

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Toyota

Yaris

418,88

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Common MOT Failures

The statistics say:

Seat belt failures 2.2%

View of the road 8.7%

Fuel and emission 5.4%

Body structure failure 1.9%

Light signal failure 29.6%

Suspension failure 20.2%

Brakes failure 17.2%

Tyre and wheels failure 10.4%

4 million outstanding MOTs still due

Failure rates are expected to increase from 40% to 50%

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Every 3rd vehicle entering the workshop could require a new battery By testing every battery, you are keeping your customers moving! It’s recommended that workshops should be performing a battery test on all vehicles coming in for any kind of maintenance. Due to lockdown many vehicles will not have visited a workshop for a long period of time, so it is important for a technician to perform a battery test as part of a service on the vehicle whilst it’s with you.

40% of national breakdowns occur from a direct result of battery failure. Accurate testing can identify batteries in a poor condition and could result in a new battery being fitted, keeping your customers happy and on the road.

AGM EFB

When you look at the power a battery is required to provide on modern vehicles, it is understandable to see why a more robust battery is required. Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) and Enhanced Flooded Batteries (EFB) have been designed for the increasing electrical demands placed on the battery and fitting a traditional flooded battery will not provide the output needed for the start-stop function or cope with the additional vehicle starts. In addition, more complex vehicle systems such as infotainment screens, smartphone interface and wi-fi output are all commonplace on the latest vehicles. AGM and EFB batteries are designed for the modern vehicle with complex technology. When replacing a battery, it is vital that the correct type of battery technology is fitted to the vehicle.

Not all battery testers are created equal The challenge is that all battery testers will give a result when testing – good, bad, recharge and retest. Even a tester that is not capable or designed to work with stop start batteries will falsely give a ‘good’ result. When a tester is used that doesn’t have a separate search for battery type AGM and EFB it basically passes it as “good” because the algorithm in the tester is incapable of reading the different battery technology of stop start vehicles. It then tests the battery within its own pre-set parameters for standard batteries. The vehicle now has a “healthy test report”, leaves the workshop only to breakdown shortly afterwards because of the report produced was false due to the battery tester incompatibility.

5 step best practice

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Offer a Battery Test-Check to all customers coming into the workshop.

The test only takes a few minutes. All you need is a battery tester with a printer.

If the diagnoses detects a weak battery, recommend an immediate replacement. It’s proven that 70% of customers follow the workshops recommendation.

KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS MOVING

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Inform your customer of the Battery Test Check results.

Satisfied customers: Your customer feels well-advised and can rely on a fully functioning battery.

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Nowadays there are several types of battery technology, not just the conventional ‘flooded’ lead acid battery which has traditionally been used as the starter battery, but also two new lead acid types; Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) and Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB). When installing a replacement battery, it is vital that the correct type of battery technology is fitted to the vehicle.

The type of vehicle and the amount of electrical power needed to supply the starting functions and electrical consumers determines whether an AGM, EFB or Conventional will be required. When replacing an old battery, it is important to replace with like-for-like or like-for-better technologies, and not to fit a conventional battery to a vehicle with a start/stop system (the vehicle won’t function properly for very long!). Fitting the correct battery technology type first time will keep your customers happy and on the road and help you avoid costly repeat repair work. AGM FOR ADVANCED START-STOP SYSTEMS

DID YOU KNOW? VARTA ® was the first-ever AGM batteries fitted by OE manufacturers in 2003. Today 80% of new vehicles with an AGM battery are fitted with VARTA.

Designed for start-stop vehicles and highest energy demands 3x the cycle life compared to conventional batteries

EFB FOR ENTRY LEVEL START-STOP SYSTEMS

CONVENTIONAL FOR NON START-STOP SYSTEMS

Designed for entry level start-stop vehicles 2x the cycle life compared to conventional batteries

Reliable cold-cranking power for all non start-stop vehicles

If in doubt Consult the vehicle handbook or check the VARTA Partner Portal to ensure you’re fitting the correct battery technology.

It all starts with

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With rising MOTs and failure rates, it’s important that you can get the parts you need, when you need them. Omnipart allows garages to find and order parts 24/7, it provides instant access to the LKQ Euro Car Parts catalogue of over 10,000 parts. With long hours in the workshop, your time will be at a premium. This is where Omnipart can help make ordering parts and easy, coupled with all the tools you need to help grow your business. Save Time and Get Online

How does it work?

Sign into your account

Enter vehicle reg

Find the required parts

Place order

Branch delivers

Online Ordering Once you have found the parts you’re looking for – simply place your order online, with your order number – your order will be sent electronically to your local branch, and added to the next delivery to your garage. 3

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Vehicle Identification

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Parts Lookup Easily drill down

Using our VRM Vehicle lookup, VIN decoder or manual vehicle lookup, allows you to drill down to the vehicle, in seconds.

and find your parts through our easy to use catalogue or handy search bar Cross Reference.

Omnipart is more than just an ordering tool, Garage Services, Service Solutions and promotional campaign products can also be found in OmniHub.

Log into Omnipart today and find out how it can help your business grow and get up to date on all the latest industry happenings. If you don’t have an Omnipart account click here – omnipart.eurocarparts.com/account/register

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Get the right helping hands for the MOT demand

The MOT story Increase demand for MOTs and predicted increase in failure rate means there will be a squeeze on time available in workshops. What can you do to manage the workload? The best way to get more time is to open for longer hours – this means more technicians will be required. Taking on additional permanent staff has long term costs that you may not want. Autotech Recruit has the solution for you. They can provide you with fully trained technicians who have over 5 years experience, who are either specialist trained or master tech trained.

Using a temporary technician will mean you have the right resource for the workload you are currently experiencing, without:

Losing customers because of resource

Removing a tech from the workshop to do MOTs

Increasing downtime on ramps due to resource

No long term investment in staff

Additional cost in the business

A temporary technician may appear to be an elevated cost per hour compared to your employed tech but you will have no admin costs and no long term employment costs. When the rush has gone and you simply don’t need them anymore you let them go – so no upset technician because they expect short contracts.

Contact Autotech Recruit today ■ Telephone: 01234 603 119 ■ Email: hello@autotechrecruit.co.uk ■ Log into

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Smart Garage Management Software that provides garages with organisational and technical solutions

The software, supports, maintains and organises, jobs are booked efficiently

Monitor stock levels, general workshop admin and invoice direct to customers

CarSys GMS can support garages with the increased demand of jobs

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