Monday 24 November 2014

CAR REPAIR COSTS SET TO INCREASE

CAR REPAIR COSTS SET TO INCREASE if car manufacturers get their way…


Latest proposal of Telematic Systems will make repairing vehicles an unfair playing field and will restrict consumer choice. This will undoubtedly lead to an increase in repair costs should the manufacturers get their way.

This video explains how this would affect motorists, and the small local independent businesses they have come to rely on to fix their cars…


Car manufacturers are determined to stop companies supplying diagnostic equipment to independent repairers. They have asked the EU to allow them to only allow a remote ‘telematic’ radio link from their vehicles’ computers to the diagnostic system. This means that there will be no socket into which independent businesses can connect their equipment. If that is allowed, then smaller independent businesses will not be able to access the computer to fix any fault. Follow this link for the full story…


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