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		<title>&#8216;Trying it on&#8217; in times of recession &#8211; the dirty tricks of hard-up garages.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/05/17/trying-it-on-in-times-of-recession-the-dirty-tricks-of-hard-up-garages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been nearly four years since we first heard the term &#8216;Credit Crunch&#8217; and following what appears to be a long period of recession, we learned last week that the UK is now entering the second phase of a &#8216;double dip&#8217; recession. You could be forgiven for thinking that this green and pleasant land is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pricing young drivers off the roads in 2012 &#8211; the insurance nightmare!</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/03/23/pricing-young-drivers-off-the-roads-in-2012-the-insurance-nightmare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reaching the ripe old age of seventeen in the UK means one thing for many boys and girls &#8211; it&#8217;s time to learn to drive! The prospect of being able to transport yourself to college or Uni in your own personal haven with iPod blaring your favourite &#8216;Tuuuunnnneeesss&#8217; is too good to miss. Aside from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing a reliable car you can trust- Guest article from Evans Halshaw</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/02/28/choosing-a-reliable-car-you-can-trust-guest-article-from-epiphany-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking to purchase a new or used large car to be proud of this year, you may feel overwhelmed with the vast number of cars for sale in the UK in the UK and it&#8217;s likely that you require all the help you can get when choosing one. After all, whether you buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever happened to the trusty crook lock?</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/02/22/whatever-happened-to-the-trusty-crook-lock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car theft has always been a massive problem and up until the early 1990&#8217;s, the majority of mainstream cars had very poor security systems built-in.  Even basic steering locks didn&#8217;t appear until the late 1960&#8217;s and by all accounts, it wasn&#8217;t that difficult to break them anyway. All that remained for the thief to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More changes to the MOT test but frequency stays the same.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/02/13/more-changes-to-the-mot-test-but-frequency-stays-the-same/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since it was introduced in 1960, the British MOT test has been an annual requirement. Initially, all cars over 10 years old were required to have an annual inspection, but in 1967, this was changed to all vehicles over 3 years old. It has stayed that way until now, despite several threats by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where women needn&#8217;t worry about getting a poor deal on car servicing.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/01/16/where-women-neednt-worry-about-getting-a-poor-deal-on-car-servicing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an environment traditionally dominated by overall-wearing, oily-handed motor mechanics, the service counter of a busy independent repair garage can often be a daunting place for a woman. For many years, some less-scrupulous garages have viewed female customers as a &#8217;soft touch&#8217; and have taken advantage of their lack of knowledge about cars to overcharge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOT test gets tougher for 2012 &#8211; watch those warning lights!</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2012/01/10/mot-test-gets-tougher-for-2012-watch-those-warning-lights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the MOT testing scheme has seen only minor changes over the last 15 years or so, tough new regulations come into force this week as VOSA (the government agency that administer the MOT testing scheme) bring the UK test in line with our European cousins.
Here&#8217;s an excellent article about how it can affect owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s the end of the road for Saab cars. The &#8216;other&#8217; trusty Swede is no more.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/12/21/its-the-end-of-the-road-for-saab-cars-the-other-trusty-swede-is-no-more/</link>
		<comments>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/12/21/its-the-end-of-the-road-for-saab-cars-the-other-trusty-swede-is-no-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of Sweden and what comes to mind? Snow, Ikea furniture, and ABBA are just some of the best known exports of this country on the Scandinavian peninsula but for a car bore like me, it&#8217;s always going to be Volvo and Saab. I always remember as a car-mad 12 year old, the excitement of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classics in Paris &#8211; still going strong.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/12/05/classics-in-paris-still-going-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/12/05/classics-in-paris-still-going-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[


Deux Chevaux at home.


During a recent weekend trip to Paris, part of my time not dodging the tramps, pickpockets and beggars on the Metro was spent watching the traffic from the comfort of a cafe. There&#8217;s nothing quite like enjoying a hot chocolate, seated on a pavement table having smoke from an adjacent customer&#8217;s Gauloise wafting across your face!
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why there&#8217;s always a story behind the roadside debris.</title>
		<link>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/10/30/why-theres-always-a-story-behind-the-roadside-debris/</link>
		<comments>http://thegarageblog.co.uk/2011/10/30/why-theres-always-a-story-behind-the-roadside-debris/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my daily 7 mile to work, mostly along a particularly busy stretch of dual carriageway, it doesn&#8217;t take much of an obstruction to cause a massive traffic jam. Even a simple car on the hard shoulder that&#8217;s run out of petrol causes rubbernecking drivers to slow to a snails pace and have a good [...]]]></description>
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