Happy New Year from everybody at Lindleys Autocentres. 2019 has been an incredible year with many highlights! It’s difficult to know where to begin, so we’ll try and summarise… ◼ Raised over £10,000 for our charity partner Nottingham School of Boxing/Switch-Up. ◼ Ran the London Marathon (Well our Mobile Tyre Manager, Emma did) ◼ Met…
Your battery is quite simply put, the heartbeat of your car. It’s responsible for powering your car’s computer, ignition system, lights, radio and much more. Without a fully working car battery, you won’t be getting very far. How does a car battery work? When you insert your key into the car’s ignition and turn the…
With Christmas only a few days away, no doubt many people are running around doing some last-minute gift buying & food shopping so they can enjoy the special day with their families and friends. Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and happiness but for many people it’s becoming increasingly difficult, with more…
Smart motorways are still relatively new and have become quite popular amongst UK roads. They have been implemented to reduce environmental impact, cost, time and without having to add additional lanes to the motorway and instead – replacing the hard shoulder as an additional lane to drive in. Whilst we’ve had motorways for many years,…
In hot weather conditions, tyres are more susceptible to failure and in some worst-case scenarios, bursting out all due to the surface temperature of the road and how long you’ve had the tyres for. That’s why it’s important to take extra care of your tyres and check the tyre pressure when it’s hot outside. As…
Getting caught in a torrential downpour when driving can be quite daunting, especially if you’re a newly qualified driver or even an elderly driver. What’s important to remember when driving in heavy rain at night, or even in the day, is that you must remain confident and alert to your surroundings and on the road.…
As the nights start to draw in and the days get colder, you may find that when you get to your car in the morning, it’s iced over. Normally, you might get in the car and blast your heaters to melt the ice which takes time, using your car battery and fuel. You might attack…
Here at Lindleys, we pride ourselves on providing some of the best MOT services in Nottingham, giving complete transparency about every aspect of your MOT test – not to mention our fantastic level of customer service at each branch. But what makes us the best? In this blog post, we have put together some of…
Former apprentice and Light Vehicle Technician, Josh Utting, can’t speak highly enough of his apprenticeship with Lindleys Autocentres and Remit Group. Earlier this year Josh, 19, completed his Light Vehicle Technician Level 3 qualification and he continues to be a dedicated member of the team at Lindleys Autocentres. Based at Lindleys’ Carlton branch, Josh says…
In the past three years, some 210,000 drivers have been caught driving without the mandatory certificate. More than 140 drivers are caught without a valid MOT certificate every day in Britain, with Scottish drivers being the most likely to get found out, new findings have shown. Research by consumer motoring magazine WhatCar? found that more…