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Bring it on!

Are you ready for autotechnician’s workshop takeover? We are counting down the days until we get together with readers and trainers once more at Autotech Live – our rst o cial Workshop Takeover!

Trust us, you cannot a ord to miss this – here’s the deal…

What is it? A full day of diagnostic troubleshooting side-byside with a great bunch of technician trainers within Matt Cleevely’s impressive workshop

When? From 9.30 to 4.30 on Saturday 24th June

Where? Cleevely EV, Cheltenham GL51 8PS

What’s the format? Small groups of technician/workshop owners will rotate around three workshop bays, focussing on diesel, petrol and EV/hybrid faults. There are no presentations, just hands-on faultnding with justin-time learning thrown in by each guide trainer as and when required

How much will it cost me? Tickets are just £99+VAT

What! Why is it so cheap? Thanks to ACtronics, Alldata, Bosch Aftermarket and JLM Lubricants who support the campaign, we are able to o er cost-price tickets to ensure that everyone who is committed to upping their game can a ord to do so.

Sign me up! A limited number of subsidised tickets to the one-day event are available at www. autotechnician.co.uk/ training

Andy Crook of GotBoost will guide a team through diesel faults

Andy will be challenging technicians to stick to the process while ensuring the business has the systems in place to bene t from diagnostics. If the business wants to be e ective and the technician wants to be e cient, you need systems and processes. Andy will challenge you to diagnose the fault(s) e ciently and deal with the customer e ectively. Are your systems and processes robust enough? Come and nd out….

Gareth Davies of Euro Performance will help you tackle petrol vehicle issues

"I’m delighted to be involved in another autotechnician event where we get to meet like-minded industry professionals. This year the format is heading back to its roots and I’m looking forward to setting a broken car task for technicians and business owners to get their teeth into. As a small group, we’ll look at the real-world faults that have been presented, with some added customer twists and turns for good measure, and use a variety of dealer and aftermarket tools in combination with shared knowledge and decision-making on how to attack the faults, from fault to x. We’ll cover all the meat and potatoes of the technical task, with opportunities for questions and pitstops for learning and development throughout the task. Above all we’ll have some fun while learning about the serious business of troubleshooting faults within the workshop. I look forward to seeing you all there!"

Host Matt Cleevely and Eliot Smith of Pro-moto will lead a team of techs through EV faults Matt says delegates will learn how to gain con dence repairing and diagnosing High Voltage circuits. Get a good understanding of what is required from a HV ready workshop and be inspired by working on EV’s within the busiest EV specialist workshop in the country.

Eliot will be tackling charging faults, so you can con dently attain whether you’re facing a faulty charger, charge lead or vehicle system. Learn how to diagnose common, and not so common, EV faults and get ahead of your competition.

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Don't miss out

Tickets to this event are limited to ensure a hands-on, valuable learning experience. A number of subsidised tickets to the one-day event are currently available at www. autotechnician.co.uk/training. Email Nicola@ autotechnician.co.uk if you have any booking queries.

ACtronics are pleased to be continuing its sponsorship with Autotech for 2023

“As the market leaders in remanufacturing electronic automotive components, not only do we o er a rst-class solution for garages, but we also support rst-class training and technical support for the automotive trade. It’s more important than ever for technicians to have access to world-class training and ACtronics are very happy to work alongside autotech to provide this. It’s important that we all work together to futureproof garages ready for the changes ahead.”

Technicians to be supported by ALLDATA’s OEM repair data during autotech

“ALLDATA Europe is delighted to announce its partnership with autotech, a workshop training initiative that complements the OEM repair data provider’s strategy of supplying managers and technicians with accurate and up-to-date repair information.

With 89,000 make, model, engine and year vehicle combinations available on ALLDATA Repair, converting to 95% of vehicles on the road today, autotech participants can capitalise on this abundance of data while xing faults in the Autotech Live workshop arena. Consequently, they can boost their rst-time x rate when returning to the real-world garage environment.”

Bosch Aftermarket UK & Ireland are delighted to sponsor Autotech Live 2023 – an event where technicians work together and solve live vehicle faults

“Autotech Live gives workshops the opportunity to highlight any skill or knowledge gaps and provides the right tools and training to support them. The event on June 24th gives technicians the chance to work on both ICE vehicles and EVs.

To support workshops, Bosch’s training centre delivers a full range of technical training courses for all levels and roles in modern workshops, accredited by the IMI.

Bosch is a well-known supplier of workshop solutions, o ering a range of diagnostic testers such as the KTS series, and ESI[tronic] 2.0 Online software with ADAS Calibration, Air Conditioning, Emissions Testers, and Vehicle Systems Analysers, all EV compatible.”

JLM Lubricants UK are proud sponsors of Autotech

“The range of high quality JLM diesel and petrol additives is perfectly suited to the professional technician, including those who will be attending the Workshop Takeover. Attendees will receive an exclusive JLM goody pack including comprehensive information on the JLM product range. More and more professional technicians are choosing JLM products for their workshop because they realise that JLM produces top quality additives for both diesel and petrol engines that deliver excellent results, every time.”

Find out more at www.jlmlubricants.com

Take a free online assessment now!

The latest autotech test joins the evolving bank of free knowledge assessments on www.autotechnician. co.uk/registration/ and looks at troubleshooting fundamentals and best methods to tackle the real-world fault assessments within your workshop.

This test has been created by VAG specialist, Gareth Davies, and presents the real data and investigation of faults on an Audi A3 within a multiple-choice format.

All you need to do is enter a few details at https:// autotechnician.co.uk/registration/ click an automated email reply and you get instant, free access to the multiple choice tests focussing on various topics and scenarios, including: Energy requirements of similar vehicles; Case Study – P0303; The SCR system; Hybrid & EV; Common sensors used in spark ignition engine management systems; Oscilloscope Quiz; Testing electrical components; Electrical Test; LIN Bus; CAN-Bus; Diesel case study & Ignition case study!