Posted by john wallis on October 11, 2003, 11:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Car Wise"
In all the time IÂ’ve been in the motor trade (34 years now) I canÂ’t remember one person coming in and asking me if I was a member of this or that association. I hope they came in because they thought we were fair and we did a good and honest job.
The only benefit we have had from been a member of an association is to do with legal requirements and legislation which has been helpful. And possibly worth the money alone. It has had no bearing on what people think or look for when they have their vehicle repaired or serviced, in my opinion.
As for having qualifications or not. This has been touched on before. Should you ever end up in court for a faulty repair and you are not qualified on paper to carry out that repair, that I believe is where those bits of paper (Parchment in my case) come in handy.
ItÂ’s all academic anyway. ThereÂ’s so many small garages closing and having houses built on them the motor trade associations wonÂ’t have enough members to sustain a viable business.