Hello Jean, I did attend the show at Coventry, sorry I missed Frank's seminar.
I entered the Aftermarket top tech comp and have just done the day at Hinkley college, I passed ATA @ diagnostic tech level.
It was a very well organized day by the ATA people and the aftermarket team, while the ATA tests were being done we were also asked questions by the competition people, four of us were tested and three passed. At the end of the day we had to do an online test, "the more correct answers the better for the competition."
All in all I thought it well worth losing a day, and considering Aftermarket payed the fees, I'm happy.
Regards Kim.