DALY EMS vehicle technicians are fully qualified (In addition, they attend further Bosch run training course to keep upto date with new technoligies etc) The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is calling on Government to license the automotive retail sector after new consumer research showed an underlying ignorance about the qualifications required for anyone to work on a motor vehicle. Over three quarters (71%) of motorists surveyed by the IMI said that they believe anyone working on a car commercially would have a license to do so. 59% of drivers said they wouldn’t let anyone work on their car that didn’t know what they were doing, but only 10% knew how to check a technician’s qualifications. IMI say UK consumers are completely unaware of how vulnerable they are. Steve Nash, CEO of the IMI said: “The majority of motorists choose a garage or mechanic without sufficient information to verify their competence to do the job. And this is a serious cause for concern as data from Brake, the road safety charity, reported that there were over 3,000 crashes in Britain were caused by vehicle defects as a result of inadequate maintenance in 2011. “The proliferation of hybrid vehicles and complex driver assist systems has already increased the skills requirements for effective and safe working on modern vehicles. But currently there is no industry-wide license in place to ensure service technicians are properly qualified. And without the proper training, car mechanics are increasingly putting themselves and motorists at risk.” The IMI estimate 90% of the trade is in favour of licensing and is seeking meetings with the leaders of all the main political parties ahead of the General Election in order to push forward the case for licensing.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:20:08 +0000