April 2021

customers. When it comes to an ATL bay installation we have a project plan in place that ensures we cover everything you could possibly need – from the VT01 form with the DVSA, advice on any ground works required, and then liaising with various parties including the DVSA to ensure everything works as clockwork and is installed to the right standard. What I try to do is stand out above everybody, and offer my knowledge and services. “We work closely with our local Snap-on franchisees, who pass on information when their customers are looking for garage equipment. Last year, our franchisee Jon Instone let me know that Nick Thompson at Cotes Heath Tes Centre was looking to invest in an automated test lane for M any of the consequences of the pandemic relevant to the garage sector have centered around the MOT. For example, the granting of the MOT Exemption has shifted the burden of MOT work away from the traditional plate-change period and into the late-autumn and winter. As result, many motorists who did not take the option to keep their usual MOT date will now permanently be taking their MOTs in this period. If you add to this the not-insignificant number of motorists who already had MOTs in this period each year, and you can see a MOT bulge in the calendar being a feature for the foreseeable future. What to do about the increase 50 AFTERMARKET APRIL 2021 GARAGE VISIT www.aftermarketonline.net AS FAST AS THAT Left to right: Chris Williams, Nick Thompson A Staffordshire-based MOT centre recently had its new Snap-on ATL approved by the DVSA in a reassuringly smooth process in these months? Some testing stations will be looking for technology to come to their aid, via an automated test lane. Stafford-based Cotes Heath Test Centre turned to Snap-on for support. The company helped the team at the Test Centre with the whole process, and once their lane was in place, it received approval from the DVSA with no unwelcome surprises or any need to revise anything. Application Snap-on Technical Sales Representative Chris Williams took up the story: “My job is to help customers choose the right garage equipment for their business needs and manage the process to ensure everything goes smoothly for my