Shop Talk

a Th Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness has finally been published. It may not hold too many surprises, but should at last clarify some of the grey areas in vehicle......

Multi-marque Service Future

• Multi-franchise service dealers could be on the way, according to Garet Rhys, professor of motor industry economics at Cardiff Business School, who believes that in future......

Denby's Stayers

• Six months after Shell Care advised Denby Transport not to replace the engines in three D - registered tractive units — even though they had covered more than 480,000km......

Goodbye To Looms

• Bosch's research director, Dr Otto Holzinger, has told Workshop in an exclusive interview that multiplexing will appear on trucks in the next two to three years. The system,......

Brake Fluid Fire Risk

• The recent spate of motorway accidents has prompted BBC Television's Top Gear programme to highlight the fire risk associated with the 'latest generation' of brake fluids.......

Open All Hours

• Leyland Daf has discovered that its dealers' workshops and parts departments are open nearly 20 hours longer than its competitors, according lo John Gibbons, Leyland Dal's......