MOT and Beyond
How to manage the MOT wave & beyond
Workshop ready?
With the changing MOT pattern flexing staff up and down to cope with the extra demand my be tricky. There are however options, investing in CPD training will defiantly provide a long term fix. Our award winning training scheme can get your staff on the right MOT courses with locations nationwide. If it’s top up courses we also have them available through our LKQ Academy platform.
Getting an immediate fix top staffing problems has in the past been tricky, getting the right quality of staff, trained and ready to go can be an issue.
Get the right helping hands for the MOT demand
Increased demand for MOTs means that there will be a squeeze on time available in workshops. One way of coping with increased demand is to open for longer hours. This will probably mean more technicians will be required. Taking on additional permanent staff will come with long term costs that you may not want.
Have you tried Autotech Recruit?
Autotech Recruit is a specialist recruitment company supplying quality technical staff, both temporary and permanent to the automotive industry since 2010. Autotech Recruit have been keeping workshops running for a UK-wide network of dealerships, national retail groups, independent garages, Bodyshop's and government organisations. They can provide your business with fully trained technicians that have over 5 years experience, who are either specialist trained or master tech trained.
Features and benefits
- Experienced technicians available to suit your workshop requirements
- Nationwide pool of talent with over 5 years experience
- No need to turn jobs and repairs down, with being able to recruit available technicians
- Minimise downtime with ramps and keep working moving through the workshop
- Improved efficiency and productivity
Using a temporary technician will mean you have the right resource for the workload you are currently experiencing, without:
Right product, right time?
Having the right product at the right time sounds simple – and it is. Having the right parts supplier makes all the difference when it comes to having the right parts in stock, or getting them when you need them. There has been lots written over the last 6 months and more about national supply chain and the problems that many companies have been facing. At LKQ Euro Car Parts we have been investing in our stock, our logistics and people so that you have a true one stop solution. (Parts when you need them)
Keep stocked up
Over the next couple of months keep your eyes peeled for our weekly MOT Essentials themed brochure, all the items in here are “Essential” for MOTs, and rest assured we have them in stock for when you need them.
MOT ready products
We have other solutions that can save time for you and your customer, MOT failure products such as bulbs and wipers. We have specific stands available that you can keep in the workshop, so parts are always at hand for some of the most common MOT failures.
Choice of brands
As the cost of living increase shadows our every purchase, being able to offer alternative cost product to your customers will be key. Some customers will just want to get their vehicle back on the road as quickly and as cheap as possible, other customers may want to invest into their vehicle. This is where choice and having a choice, plays a part. Our stock of service & MOT parts has never been better, and with a choice of product from leading aftermarket brands such as Starline and Original equipment suppliers such as Pagid - we have a product for every vehicle.
Invest in your business
investment is important for every business as it can provide a means to innovate, develop and grow. What better time to do that than now! Investing in additional services means you can truly offer your customers everything they need, it also means that you don’t have to send customers away to another workshop to get the work done.
What do we recommend?
For starters, emissions, light on dash and Tyres are all MOT failures. Look at services that you can add that can remedy these problems, these are:
With the decrease in miles travelled, and regular motorway commutes being replaced with working from home, there is a rapid increase in exhaust system failures - modern DPFs can now cost upwards of £1,000 however with additional services like DPF Cleaning, you are able to solve the customer's problem, save them money and increase your workshops revenue easily.
With 1 in 3 failures a result of a wheel or tyre defect, adding wheel alignment & tyre fitting to your workshop allows you to offer a service which your customer may go elsewhere for, and help them pass their MOT.
With almost any warning light on the dash, now causing an MOT failure, there has never been a better time to invest in your workshop with modern diagnostic tools, allowing you to offer an additional service, after the MOT to fault check and resolve the error - helping the customer with a solution to their failure and keeping them in your business for the repair!
Other garage services that would benefit your business are:
Whilst it's not an MOT test, Air Conditioning is no longer just for the summer - increased usage over warm summers, mean 1 in 3 cars has underperforming Air Con in your workshop right now - a quick 2 minute test, can help measure the air temperature, allowing you to recommend an additional service to your customer whilst the cars in the workshop - Many garages report that the additional revenue from an Air Con machine, pays off the original cost within 3 months - setting you up for the next summer season.
New guidance from the DVSA makes it clear that no MOT station is permitted to turn away an electric or hybrid vehicle due to lack of tester or technician knowledge - this means its critical to make sure that your technicians are up to speed on the latest EV & Hybrid vehicles and are trained in all elements of handling these vehicles, especially health and safety - 