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Tyrepic

Nitrogen Tyre Filling

You may have noticed in the past few years, many tyre shops will push to sell you nitrogen tyre fills rather than traditional compressed air. While some may advise somewhat true benefits, we get asked frequently what exactly are the...

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Car Park Risk

A trip to the car park often starts with a drive around a, full car park, trying to locate a spot. But have you ever returned to your car and found it’s not as you left it? In these cases,...

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A Solution to Your Vehicles Issues

In the last article, I posted there was a sentence "Technology has a tendency to overrun our attention and our lives " It got me thinking about where our business is moving when it comes to customers perspective.   What...

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NZ New Vehicle Servicing

Servicing a new vehicle under warranty in New Zealand? Can a vehicle be serviced by someone other than the manufacturer’s agent or dealer in New Zealand without voiding warranties? Can aftermarket Filters be used over genuine parts? The short answer...

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Wipers – 101

Have you ever been driving in the torrential rain and struggled to see the road in front of you?   Heavy rainfall is inevitable during these winter months, with reduced stopping distances now is the most important time to ensure...

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Taking Care of the Company Vehicle Part 2

For many businesses, company vehicles are integral, the wheel that keeps things going. (Excuse the pun - Ed) The managers/owners rely on the drivers to take care of the vehicles; to enable deliveries, or get to customer appointments, they need...

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Taking Care of the Company Vehicle Part 1

Looking after fleet and/or company vehicles, is often allocated to an administration staff member or a mid-management person who has a little scope to add to their duties. Much of the time this person has some experience, but often requires...

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Dash Warning Lights

There are two types of warning lights – red and orange. A red warning light suggests that you should act quickly because the problem is serious, such as an overheating engine, low engine oil pressure or a braking system problem....

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Keep Your Vehicle Virus Free

The usual car wash products, are not formulated to combat viruses. It's likely that there is no such specialist products available at this time.  If you are considering using the usual household products, be very careful, as they may be...

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Not using your car – Battery care

Many questions are being raised about vehicle care and specifically concerns about your vehicle batteries, whilst the vehicle is not being used.   There is a lot of misinformation in the marketplace, so this article I intend to address your concerns....

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