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Approved mechanics essential for quality service

DRIVERS need to make sure their car is being properly serviced by a qualified mechanic, says the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). To help drives do this, it has launched a government-backed scheme called the Professional Register. While there are around 175,000 people in the UK who call themselves automotive technicians, the IMI says it can only recommend around 27,000 as having the required skills and competence to carry out work to the required standard in their specialism.

Bentley SUV to show at Beijing unchanged

Bentley SUV to show at Beijing unchanged Despite a less than overwhelming endorsement at Geneva, Bentley are planning to take their SUV concept to the Beijing Motor Show unchanged. It does make sense for Bentley to build an SUV. But does it make sense for them to put the SUV concept from this year’s Geneva Motor Show in to production as it is?

Five reasons to celebrate the end of the paper UK driving licence

From January 2015 Britain’s much-derided paper counterpart driving licence is being phased out. This is A Good Thing, ending an annoying bi-partite arrangement that’s blighted drivers’ pockets for 16 years. Driving licences have been with us since 1903, when they were first mandated – but the current, annoyingly two-part licences have been in use since 1998, with a bank card-sized photocard accompanied by a printed sheet of A4.