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AJ Fleetcare crowned winner of The Motor Ombudsman’s 2024 National Garage Star Award

25th November 2024

AJ Fleetcare is overall national winner of The Motor Ombudsman's Star Awards. The Motor Ombudsman tells us: (All words and photographs from The Motor Ombudsman). AJ Fleetcare, a family-owned independent garage in Leeds, Yorkshire, has been crowned the overall national winner of The Motor Ombudsman’s 2024 Star Awards, becoming the third independent garage to claim the … [Read more...]

Roadside (Garages) Kia in Coleraine wins The Motor Ombudsman’s National Star Garage Award for 2022

30th November 2022

The Motor Ombudsman's National Garage Star Award winner this year goes to Roadside (Garages) Kia in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Roadside (Garages) Kia, the family-owned and long-established dealership in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, has been named the National Garage Star in The Motor Ombudsman’s 2022 Star Awards After claiming the Garage Star Award for Northern Ireland, the … [Read more...]

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