DVSA has updated the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness (GTMR)   We’ve made some changes to the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness.   The guide outlines the regulations, requirements and industry best practice for maintaining your commercial vehicles – including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping. What the changes include  The updates to the GTMR include: updated […]

We are very please to announce the appointment of our new president of the GEA, Mr. Tony Gill  Tony started his automotive career in the army, training as a tank mechanic with the REME. When he left the army, he joined a large Land Rover dealer in London as a technician. Tony stayed at the […]

BSI would like to inform us of the development of the revision of: PAS 11281 Connected automotive ecosystems – Impact of security on safety – Code of practice A PAS is a sponsored, fast-track informal standard that is developed through a consensus-building process facilitated by BSI Standards Limited. A PAS should not be regarded as […]

The program of events has now been published, find out what’s on  Book your free entry ticket and and other options Here  Remember June 3-5 2025  NEC Birmingham The GEA will be on stand A118  

The DVSA have just released the latest blog on the .gov website, the subject matter of this blog is: Improving MOT site reviews  to read the full details please use the link below Improving MOT site reviews – here’s what you need to know  – Matters of Testing  

The UK’s leading automotive trade event is back and bigger than ever! The GEA will have a stand at the show, come along and visit us for a chat @ stand A118 You can book your ticket to the Automechanika show using this link:   https://automechanika-2025-splash.reg.buzz/?exhibitor-inviter=f8ae22c4-d4c9-11ef-9aba-000000000000 Here’s why you can’t afford to miss it: 🔹 500+ […]

The Driver and Vehicle standards agency have recently sent out a communication to all ATF sites reconfirming the requirements to have HGV / PSV brake testers updated by 31st December 2025. We (GEA) strongly recommend all users of HGV / PSV brake tester should  start talks with their equipment suppliers / maintainer’s as lead time […]

A new blog has been released on gov.uk “Matters of Testing” How the DVSA are combating fraud and errors within the MOT  this blog covers connected equipment, but more so the new image capturing system the DVSA are trialing. for full detail read the blog by using the following link  How we’re combating fraud and […]

🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL – THE BOX OFFICE IS OPEN! 🚨 The wait is over – Automechanika Birmingham is BACK! Mark your calendars for 3-5 June 2025 at the NEC and grab your tickets now via the link in bio. This is the must-attend event for the UK automotive sector, covering the entire independent aftermarket. 👉 […]

Seeking views on how to restore the 2030 phase out date for new purely petrol and diesel cars and make the transition to zero emission vehicles a success. Industry encouraged to shape UK transition to zero emission vehicles

EGEA have published EGEA inside the newsletter covering the activity of the European Association.  EGEA_inside_12-2024_englisch_DRUCK 

BSI have released an updated version of BS7980:2024, Vehicle lifts – Installation, maintenance, thorough examination and safe use – Code of practice.  This updated code of conduct replaces all previous version of BS7980 effective 1st December 2024.  GEA Members may view this document via their membership login, This is a British Standards licensed document which […]

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The DVSA have released Tachograph special notice 03/24.  New application criteria. Calibration process Replacement tachograph rules. Payment notices. Full details can be found on gov.uk website using the below link  Approved tachograph centre special notice 03-24 – GOV.UK

The DVSA recently released special notice 04/24, this special notice mainly covers updates to the testers manual, but does also include some updates to the MOT testing guide (setting up and running an MOT site MOT testing guide for test stations – Guidance – GOV.UK) points to highlight are: An site manager does not now […]

The list of equipment that is approved to be used as part of an MOT station has been updated and improved.  The new database is now much easier to search, filter and sort to find what you need on the list, with so many option now available, no longer need to just search by equipment […]

The guide itself outlines the regulations, requirements and industry best practice for maintaining your commercial vehicles, including daily checks, inspections, maintenance and record keeping. Updated sections There is additional advice on: safety inspections and repair facilities – your responsibility if you choose to outsource maintenance wheels and tyres – information about refitting road wheels parking […]

Dutchman Leon Andriessen is the new President of the European Garage Equipment Association (EGEA). The EGEA General Assembly elected Andriessen to head the association on September 9, 2024 in Frankfurt. He has been involved in the association’s political work at the European level for many years. He has already been the president of EGEA in […]

Roller brake testers, as used in  a vehicle workshop / MOT test to test the efficiency of a vehicles braking ability, which is known as brake efficiency and normally displayed as a percentage % value. Depending on the age and type of brake system fitted to your vehicle different pass / fail efficiency’s exist, refer […]

Today (14/10/24) the DVSA have release special notice 03-24 This special notice tells you about: which web browser versions the MOT testing service will no longer support from 31 October 2024 applied parking brake roller brake testers (RBTs) the parking brake on Porsche 911 (992) vehicles manufactured from November 2021 opening the bonnet on Mercedes […]

The DVSA publish statical data on UK mot testing, various spreadsheets can be downloaded form the government website, below i have pulled out some of the high-level statics members of our industry may be interested in: The Number of MOT testing stations, for the last 7 years has remained flat. Financial year Private MOT test […]