November 2020

30 AFTERMARKET NOVEMBER 2020 TOP TECHNICIAN AND TOP GARAGE www.toptechnicianonline.co.uk THE TIME IS NOW Businesses at the ready: Top Garage 2021 has opened Sponsored by: T hat’s right Top Garage 2021 is open and waiting for you to enter, to see if your garage is the best. Since Sunday 1 November, www.toptechnicianonline.co.uk has been ready and waiting for 2021’s Top Garage contestants to sign in and take the quiz that will lead them into a series of ever-more challenging online tests. As in previous years, the process will gradually work towards a live final on Saturday 9 October 2021. We previously covered that Top Garage 2021 will be merging with the 2020 competition as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Businesses still in the running for 2020 are already through for 2021. However, if you did not make it to the latter stages this year, or you did not enter, today is the day that you can get yourself set up to potentially win in 2021. Spectacular You may be wondering how we are dividing up competitors so businesses are measured against those operating at a similar level. The best way, we have found, is by basing the groups on the number of staff members employed: Businesses with 1-3 staff Businesses with 4-6 staff Businesses with 7-9 staff Businesses with 10-plus staff Competing in Top Garage, if you make it to the finals, also means you are able to work closely with the judges, a veritable who’s who of the industry led by Top Garage Head Judge Andy Savva, The Garage Inspector. There are also amazing prizes. What’s not to like? It all concludes in a spectacular fashion at the Top Technician and Top Garage Awards Evening on Saturday 9 October 2021, which is being held at the Jurys Inn Milton Keynes. Entering Top Garage 2021 If you have not entered yet, go to www.toptechnicianonline.co.uk and click on the ‘ take the quiz ’ tab. Then follow the instructions, using use the Top Garage 2021 voucher code: tg#21#rd1 The code gives you two months to complete the first round, and it will remain active until Thursday 31 December. Further information Make sure you keep an eye on www.toptechnicianonline.co.uk and Aftermarket magazine , as well as Aftermarket’s regular newsletter for updates on the competition. Top Technician and Top Garage are sponsored by Snap-on, Varta, TechMan and LKQ Euro Car Parts, and come to you in association with ABC Awards, ADS, the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Independent Garage Association (IGA). Top Technician’s semi-finalists are already in place, and the semi-final and final will be held in September and October 2021 respectively. Further details will be announced nearer the time.