November 2017

Tasty evening at The TRICO Stadium NEWS The owner of a Somerset franchised dealership and five of its MOT testers have been given 28 day MOT testing bans, after the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) found that they had illegally failed to test diesel vehicle emissions. Testers at Yeovil Audi continued to pass diesel vehicles while their gas analyser was broken, DVSA staff discovered during a routine visit in April. A DVSA representative commented: “During a nine day period, testers at the garage had carried out MOT tests on 49 diesel vehicles without doing emissions checks, meaning that the vehicles were not properly tested. “The testers at Yeovil Audi were found to be grossly negligent in issuing MOT pass certificates without undertaking the required emissions tests. The garage could have continued to carry out MOT tests on petrol vehicles without the separate diesel emissions testing equipment, but they continued testing diesel vehicles too.” In a statement, Yeovil Audi said: “Whilst unprecedented in our company history, we accept full responsibility for the error in our process which led to this breach and we have been working closely with the DVSA to outline the actions we have taken to rectify this situation. We have also implemented a number of new measures to ensure that a similar incident cannot occur in future.” The 28 day bans commence from 3 November. Redditch United Football Club played host to an evening of food and football as sponsors TRICO and Comline invited guests to enjoy a home game against Slough Town in September. Visitors tasted the new Comline Burger and TRICO’s Brew 17 beer, which was unveiled at the game. There were also two Ginetta racing cars on display, decorated in TRICO livery. Despite a 4-1 defeat for The Reds, the club celebrated its highest attendance of the season so far, and the fans created a positive and loud atmosphere. TRICO European marketing manager Sam Robinson said: “We began our involvement with Redditch United last season and decided to launch the TRICO beer to coincide with the company’s 100th anniversary celebrations. TRICO Brew 17 is only available from RUFC and a percentage of the profits going to the local Community Trust who engage with the Redditch community.” Comline marketing and communications manager Leigh Davies added: “Our association with Redditch United provides an excellent platform to promote the brand, both here at home games where we have the Comline stand and at away games through sponsorship of the team’s away shirt.” Want to taste TRICO’s Brew 17 beer yourself? Then turn to page 51 for the chance to win a case of the company’s celebratory centenary beverage. Suspensions over “unprecedented” illegal MOTs 6 AFTERMARKET NOVEMBER 2017 www.aftermarketonline.net