Good Garage Scheme Goes Back to School for BEN

The Good Garage Scheme will be holding a ‘Back 2 School’ themed day on the 19th July to raise funds for BEN – the Automotive Industry Charity, during National BEN Week.

Staff at the Good Garage Scheme head office in Coventry will be dressing in a "Back to School" theme in celebration of BEN’s 107th Anniversary of providing help and support to the automotive and related industries.

There will be a school-style picnic dinner and lunchtime games.

Employees are also bringing in school photos of their "younger selves" and there will be a prize for the person who can match most faces to names.


BEN exists to provide care, support and advice to those in the automotive industries who need help in times of hardship or distress. It costs approximately £12 million each year for BEN to continue its vital work, and it’s only thanks to the generosity of supporters that BEN is able to do so.

National BEN Week is an annual event aiming to raise awareness and funds for the charity as well as bringing people together from across the industry to celebrate the birth of their dedicated charity.

Read more about the charity at www.ben.org.uk

Bentley owner fails to renew MOT

An MOT test is required for most vehicles over three years old, is a legal requirement and can also invalidate motor insurance.

Failure to ensure your vehicle’s MOT can result in penalties such as a fixed penalty notice from the police or a court fine. Recently, a high-profile motoring lawyer, famed for successful defences of celebrities, was pulled over by police as the MOT on the Bentley car he was driving had expired.

As the responsibility for ensuring the MOT certificate had not expired was his, he was required to pay a fine. For more about the story in The Daily Mail see here.

The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) provides a text reminder service on their own website. This, however, incurs a fee, whereas The Good Garage Scheme provides a text AND e-mail reminder service free of charge.

Customers can gain a reminder by either text message, e-mail or both.

Click here to sign up for The Good Garage Scheme’s FREE text and e-mail reminder service. http://www.goodgaragescheme.co.uk/reminder