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Once again I find myself writing about my experiences in the retail world, and once again (after last week’s holiday booking) it is good news for franchised retailers. A slow puncture (aren’t modern...

Kwik Fit is aiming to snatch aftersales business from van retailers by equipping more of its 600-plus outlets to handle light commercial mechanical and electrical repairs and Class VII MoT tests....

Regular followers of my dissertations will know of my abject abhorrence of consumer watchdogs. The existence of such bodies or TV programmes depends on sensationalism. They need to sell memberships or...

Former managing director of Chrysler UK, Peter Lambert, joins Kwik Fit as sales director. He will be responsible for developing the fleet business. During his 25-years in the motor industry, Peter has...

Kwik-Fit has achieved a 48% increase in MOT tests compared to the same period last year and says MOT test bookings have more than doubled in the last two years. It is the UK’s largest MOT...

“Our new vehicle servicing proposition will radically shake-up the entire fleet sector”, Mike Wise the head of Kwik-Fit Fleet has predicted. The company is to start targeting fleets...

Most manufacturers now have service plans available for their retail network to sell. But often they are fixed-cost maintenance plans, acceptable at any dealership representing the franchise, not just...