7RS $ZDUGV ޯ QDOV VSHFLDO IHDWXUH 26 www.aftermarketonline.net NOVEMBER 2025 It’s about testing real-world skills and raising standards across the industry Technical experts face their final challenge It’s down to the wire as Top Tech contenders face the judges and around of even more demanding diagnostic tasks After a series of intense and fiercely contested semifinals, five Top Technician finalists will be back at the Delphi Academy in Warwick on November 15 — each vying for the UK’s most prestigious title in automotive diagnostics. To make it into the finals, each have already demonstrated exceptional diagnostic skill, technical knowledge, and problemsolving ability under pressure, earning their place in a competition that continues to set the benchmark for excellence. When they return for the grand final they will face a series of even more demanding diagnostic tasks. With 50-minutes allocated per challenge, each finalist will be evaluated on technical knowledge, problem-solving, and diagnostic process, with the aim of identifying the most skilled and consistent technician. “These technicians are among the very best in the industry,” said Top Technician head judge Ian Gillgrass. “The semi-finals are designed to push them to their limits, testing practical skills and real-world problemsolving. Only those who combine knowledge with a structured process make it through to the final, where they’ll come up against an even tougher set of challenges.” At the semi-finals, held in October, contenders faced hands-on tasks designed to replicate genuine vehicle faults, from diesel and petrol 7RS $ZDUGV Ꮂ QDOV VSHFLDO IHDWXUH Semi-finalists (from left) Matthew Deakin, Simon Parkinson, Kristopher Williams and James Leach. Both Matthew and Kristopher made it through to the finals Contenders faced hands-on tasks designed to replicate genuine vehicle faults, from diesel and petrol issues to EV problems
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