Motor Codes at the Palace

I was asked to speak about the code at the parliamentary All Party Motoring Group on Tuesday, at the Palace of Westminster, that's the one - the houses of Parliament. Which I was of course very pleased to do. It's a real sign of how importantly the code is being taken when this kind of thing happens.

I used my time to explain what the code is and what we're looking to achieve with it. The MPs and Lords in attendance were very interested and keen to help in raising awareness of the code.

Steve Brooker from Consumer Focus (formerly the NCC) was the other speaker and used his speech to acknowledge the work the industry has done in developing and launching the code. He praised the industry and the 5,000 garages that have subscribed to date, for showing their commitment to self regulation but also used this event to issue a warning to the independent sector, which now needs to display a similar commitment to the code as we've seen from the franchised sector.

http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/en/content/cms/News___Press/Call_on_independent_/Call_on_independent_.aspx

Clearly we need to remember that Consumer Focus still hold the threat of a super complaint over the sector and we need to ensure that we continue to add subscriber numbers and we'll continue to meet with the independent garage chains and work with the Independent Garage Association along with other organisations and using other methods and approaches to get the independent sector on board.

If you are an independent garage owner, sign up now. If you're a responsible business operator you should be showing your commitment to this industry wide initiative and sign up, do it today - here's the link.

http://service.motorindustrycodes.co.uk/garages/home.html

All the best
Chris