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January 2021

New Year, New Opportunities

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Covid Support

Covid Support

A message from our CEO With every part of Ireland and the UK in lockdown, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on how we are here to keep you safely moving. Euro Car Parts Team P R Reilly and our branch network remains open and operational. Since the first lockdown last year, we have optimised our business so we can operate in a Covid-secure way right across our network, continuing to support our trade customers during these unprecedented times. Your garage remains an essential public service that can stay open for business and, in turn, our branches remain open to support you.

We’re here to support you

There are a number of things we have in place that are designed to keep you moving throughout these next few uncertain months; helping you to keep your business safe and operational. From keeping you supplied for all your critical jobs, to kitting you out with all the essential PPE you’ll need, along with providing you easy to use solutions for parts ordering through Omnipart; we’ve got you covered. We have a wealth of business guidance and the latest safety advice on our Omnihub, to help keep you up to date. And our service solutions packages are designed to help you with things like staff shortages or customer payment plans, to help take some of the pressure off you while you get to grips with the new lockdown measures. These are uncertain times for all of us, but we’re committed to helping you keep safe and carry on - so whatever you need from us, we’re here. You can visit the Omnihub or contact your local branch to find out what support is available to you.

As a valued customer you can also continue to access our fast, online ordering services 24/7 through Omnipart to request parts direct to your workshop(s), as well as advice, resources, and support through Omnihub. We know that after a tough year you will want to keep trading as much as you can right now and we’re here to help you do so with the best availability and most comprehensive service in the market. I would like to thank you for your continued support and understanding as we all re-adjust to operating under lockdown once again. Together, we’ve kept the country moving during this most difficult of periods. We know that a fast and reliable service backed by the market’s broadest product availability is more important to you now than ever before, which is why we’re doubling down on our commitment to keep delivering on these promises to you. If you require any assistance or have questions, please do not hesitate to contact your local branch where our teams will be happy to support you.

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Kind regards Andy Hamilton CEO, LKQ Euro Car Parts Group

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.

We’ve got everything

All of our branches remain open and operational, with stringent safety measures in place and

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

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

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.

Amongst the wider Covid backdrop, there inevitably continues to be uncertainty across the aftermarket sector about the impact Brexit will have on the industry in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. At LKQ Euro Car Parts, we’ve been creating and adapting contingency plans for all the possible post-Brexit scenarios for a while now. As part of our commitment to maintaining a seamless supply chain for our customers, we’ve worked in close partnership with our suppliers and thanks to our national distribution centres in Tamworth and Santry, we believe we’ll be able to maintain a continuous delivery across our nationwide UK and Ireland branch network. We have been working collaboratively with both our European and UK based suppliers with a particular focus on our fast-moving SKUs, to ensure we have a central supply that allows us to maintain good availability and leaves us well placed to deal with any customs delays as result of the new procedures, slower turnaround times or periods of higher demand. We’re also utilising our data to inform our plans; carefully considering the needs of each of our customers and ensuring your stock requirements are being met. Since Brexit changes came into place in January, we have experienced some customs delays between the UK and Republic of Ireland, but these are steadily improving, and we expect this to continue improving over the coming weeks. We are pleased a free trade agreement has been established and our focus is now on our customers, who remain our number one priority - we are doing everything we can to ensure we continue to offer seamless, unbeatable service. We’re ready for the impact of Brexit

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As the weather gets worse through the winter period, some vehicles will start to pick up faults, one of which is faulty wipers. Wipers generally only last a season before they will need changing. As winter brings difficult driving conditions and unpredictable weather, motorist rely on their wipers more and more. By identifying faulty wipers when a customer’s vehicle is in your workshop, not you are providing a great service which promotes customer loyalty, you are securing an additional revenue stream now and on future work. Statistics say that, 1 in 2 vehicles that enter your workshop will need wipers replacing. To test and fit new wiper blades to a vehicle should only take 5 minutes, and the benefits of such quick task can be huge. When to replace wiper blades We advise wiper blades to be changed every 6 to 12 months to ensure maximum vision through the windscreen.

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■ More than 3 constant streaks in the outer 1/6 of the windscreen ■ 1 or more streaks in the centre 2/3 of the windscreen

■ No streaks in the centre 2/3 of the windscreen ■ No more than 3 streaks in the outer 1/6 of the windscreen

■ Wiper blade leaving water patches on the screen ■ Cracked, split or missing rubber from the wiper blade ■ Squeaking and juddering when wiping

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Are You Ready for Change?

LKQ Europe drives CO 2 savings for fleet and supports eFuel Alliance

LKQ Europe has joined the Berlin-based eFuel Alliance e.V., actively supporting the use of climate-neutral fuels in the existing fleet to achieve climate targets in Europe.

Arnd Franz, CEO of LKQ Europe, commented: "Synthetic fuels are a meaningful addition to electromobility to achieve an immediate reduction in vehicle fleet CO 2 emissions. These fuels can make an ecologically and economically significant contribution to climate protection.”

We can support you at Auto Education Ireland, with the training required to work on hybrid/ electric vehicles, offering these courses.

According to LKQ, CO 2 savings for new vehicles and the trend towards electromobility alone will not meet the EU's climate targets by 2030. This is because by 2030, the share of e-vehicles in the 21 largest European markets and the United Kingdom is expected to be 9.8 percent. According to LKQ, synthetic fuels are essential to sustainably run existing fleet, as the combustion engine will continue to dominate for many years to come. E-fuels do not require new fueling station infrastructure or new powertrains, making them a consumer-friendly alternative to the rather high investment required to purchase an e-vehicle. In addition, the range, charging times and charging options are not yet practical for many drivers.

A huge, 80% of garages* turn work away because they don’t have enough or even any, qualified staff to work on hybrid and electric cars. Currently, it is estimated only 5% of technicians are qualified to deal with the new technology. year for the next 10 years to ensure there are enough technicians to deal with the increased demand. We can support you at Auto Education Ireland with the training required to work on hybrid/electric vehicles. ■ Only 5% of technicians* are trained to deal with new technology ■ 6,000 technicians* will need to be trained every

LKQ Europe CEO, Andy Hamiltion, has expressed his support and the importance of the initiative; “Especially in regions with weak infrastructure, the combustion engine remains fundamentally important. With a balanced European promotion concept, the use of e-fuels as climate-neutral e-diesel or e-gasoline could make a significant and cost-effective contribution to CO 2 reduction, As a member of the eFuel Alliance, we can work with a strong and influential community of interests in Europe for the success of the energy transition. The acceptance of e-fuels as an essential part of European climate policy is the most important goal of the initiative, along with the industrial production of synthetic fuels from renewable energies.

HYBRID WE’VE GOT IT COVERED!

LKQ is committed to technology openness and the promotion of other climate-friendly energy sources, such as hydrogen, biogas or synthetically produced methane from renewable energies, as well as the use of E20- fuels – as long as the solutions work for consumers. The view is that technology neutrality can help to promote competition, in order to achieve the CO 2 targets. Here and across Europe, the direction of travel on emissions is clear, but a single-minded focus on transitioning to battery-powered vehicles won’t be enough to meet the targets that have been set. New diesel and petrol vehicles can still be bought and sold in this country until 2030 – and will remain on the roads for many years after that. That’s why it’s just as important to find ways of cleaning up the combustion engines in the used market, as it is to encourage people to switch to hybrids and EVs if they can. While we are helping independent garages to upskill to service and repair hybrids – and longer-term, EVs – it’s important to recognise the continued role of traditional combustion engines, and the massive potential of e-fuels to deliver CO 2 savings.”

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