Agree Andy

I did look at the Good Garage Scheme again at the beginning of the year, but having done a bit of research I decided

Weather you love or hate any of the schemes from our point of view (garage owner) you have to put that aside and view it from a customer point of view, they are the ones seeking us out, Motor Codes does a good job on our behalf

I did some research on the Good Garage Scheme from a customer point of view and found quite a few comment on Google on various public forums that state quite clearly that it is a sales driven scheme and that additives may be added when not entirely necessary and push your bill up 30 quid, for this reason I declined

Viewing things from our garage perspective is a mistake that's often made by us, especially with websites. I have seen garage websites that list all the diagnostic equipment they have with all the pictures when in reality 99% of the public would not know the different between an Autologic and Henry the Hoover, they just want to see that you can "Plug It In" (not how many). A few startigically placed Approved Garage Logs's will have much more impact on customers choice

Peter

PS: Sorry if I sound as if i am lecturing or sales pitching......not intended