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focused on the job. Some of you were more familiar with EVs, some were not. It highlighted that some of you will want to get more EV training under your belt, so well done.” James Dillon: “The fault was relatively simple, but in the context of charging an EV it was not that straightforward. You had a bit of a Boy Scout mission that probed your level of knowledge and expertise.” Karl Weaver said: “Mine was completely old-school in contrast. The actual cause, and everyone spotted it, was lubricant-related. The actual cause was lubricant dilution, and in this case, it was an injector fault. It was an interesting task with a lot of mechanical fiddling and taking measurements. Everyone did really well.” Top Technician 2021’s finalists had done their best, but it would be the end of the evening before they found out who had won. Top Garage – the final Just as Top Technician’s final started, the finalists for Top Garage were gathering to meet their judges. As before, garages were competing with businesses running at a similar scale. The groups were as follows: Businesses with 1-3 employees A&J Fleetcare, Leeds CM Automotive, Bristol Declan McCormack Vehicle Repairs, Chippenham, Wiltshire IH Automotive, Spennymoor, Durham Meadowfield Auto Centre, Ponteland, Northumberland Southwater Garage (A24MtaC), Horsham, West Sussex Warmington Garage, Daventry, Northamptonshire Businesses with 4-6 employees AutoTechnica, Anlaby, East Yorkshire Bee Cool ACS, Rushden, Northamptonshire Bryan Swales Auto Repairs, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway CT Cars, West Horsley, Surrey E&M MOT & Service, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire Fergies German Vehicle Specialists, Thatcham, Berkshire Garej Bowydd Garage, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Millers Motor Services, Launceston, Cornwall Ockenden Test Centre, South Ockenden, Essex Performance 3000, Yeovil, Somerset PSD Automotive, Hull, East Yorkshire Russell Automotive, London Businesses with 7-9 employees CJ Auto Service, Warrington, Cheshire Cleevely Motors, Churchdown, Gloucestershire Hillclimb Garage, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire Stedmans Garage, Haywards Heath, West Sussex Businesses with 10-plus employees A1 Autos, Dagenham, Essex AAK Auto Services, Herne Bay, Kent Anderson Clark Motor Repairs, Inverness Carmaster, Harrogate CCM, Cranleigh, Surrey Cedar Garage, Worthing, West Sussex HallCraft, Cradley Heath, West Midlands 34 AFTERMARKET NOVEMBER 2021 TOP TECHNICIAN AND TOP GARAGE Below: Celebrating vocational success www.aftermarketonline.net