Reading most of the replies has anyone actually read what this is about?
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Originally Posted by notlawnomis
The EU commission has decided that independent car repair centres are "A Bad Thing" and intend to ensure that only Main Dealers and Authorised franchised outlets can repair your vehicle from 2010 so,for example Halfords/Nationwide Autocentres/Kwik fit etc. and your local trusted inependent garage will not be able to look after your car(s).
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The EU actually wants the opposite to this, which is why they introduced the Block Exemption in the first place. The current Block Exemption which will run out in 2010 is the 2002 extension of the original Block Exemption introduced in 1995.
In fact the EU wants to continue with a new Block Exemption, tightening it up further by preventing manufacturers from anti-competitive practices, for example the manufacturers would no longer be able to withhold technical information that should be readily available to the independents, such as:
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ask em to fit a towbar to a new mondeo, they can but they carnt alter the central car configuration so the electronics knows its fitted!
as your local guy to expalin how fords smart charge works or even tell you about the canbus and linbus networks!
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Thanks Mark for the quote
Here's a thought, if anyone asks what has the EU ever done for us they've stopped us being held to ransom by the main dealers.