Blog - Page 24 of 32 - MOT & Garage Services in Theale, Reading

Bobby nominated for ‘Best apprentice in a small business’

Posted By prmotors in Staff February 6, 2014 0 comment

Our congratulations to Bobby, our 3rd year apprentice. He's been nominated for an award at Newbury College's Annual Apprenticeship Awards Evening. The...

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So, January’s nearly over. Thanks to all our great staff – look at these results:

Posted By prmotors in News January 31, 2014 0 comment

January's well documented as the worst month of the year for general gloom. Christmas bills and tax to pay, and grotty weather - particularly this yea...

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UK car production and sales in the national news again today

Posted By prmotors in News January 24, 2014 0 comment

Both UK car production and UK car sales are at a 6 year high. The UK figures for sales contrast sharply with the rest of Europe, where sales have tum...

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Phones working perfectly now – here are our new direct dial numbers

Posted By prmotors in Blog January 20, 2014 0 comment

Main switchboard, no change - 0118 984 4889 Rob Butler (workshop manager) - 0118 984 4897 Franny Mills (corporate matters and advertising) - 0118...

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Apologies if our new telephone system installation has inconvenienced you.

Posted By prmotors in Blog, News January 17, 2014 0 comment

We're in the process of installing a new phone system, and it's been a bit of a sorry tale to say the least. Hopefully, though, we're nearing the end ...

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We worked on nearly 5,000 vehicles in 2013

Posted By prmotors in Blog January 13, 2014 0 comment

..that's a 6.2% increase on 2012. The most popular make in our workshops was Ford, closely followed by VW and then Vauxhall. We can, and do, work on a...

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Ford Fista was the most popular car in 2013

Posted By prmotors in News January 8, 2014 0 comment

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) found the Ford Fiesta remained Britain's most popular car in 2013. It was followed by the Ford ...

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Happy New Year to you all.

Posted By prmotors in News January 2, 2014 0 comment

We are back to normal opening hours from now!

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We are closed until 7.30am on Thursday 2 January. We’ll be responding to emails and phone calls in this period and wish you all a very Happy Christmas and Prosperous 2014.

Posted By prmotors in News December 24, 2013 0 comment

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We are shut from noon on Friday 20 December for the rest of the day

Posted By prmotors in Blog December 19, 2013 0 comment

We are having our Christmas lunch tomorrow, and so the premises will be shut from noon for the rest of the day. We re-open on Saturday 21 December at...

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100% of our staff are proud to work for PR Motors

Posted By prmotors in Staff December 10, 2013 0 comment

We've just completed an end of year review with each of our staff. One of our questions was 'do you feel proud to work for PR Motors?'. We are delight...

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What lovely customers we have!

Posted By prmotors in News December 10, 2013 0 comment

Here is a selection of comments we've received over the last few days... 'Always super service, wouldn't go anywhere else. Merry Christmas to all of ...

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A Highways Agency survey has found that almost half of motorists in England don’t even carry out the most basic of checks on their vehicle before winter sets in.

Posted By prmotors in News December 6, 2013 0 comment

This is the poster they’ve released today.

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Our vans get a facelift today

Posted By prmotors in News December 5, 2013 0 comment

From today our collect and deliver vehicles will have a new livery – what do you think?

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Follow these tips for hassle free driving in this cold weather

Posted By prmotors in News November 22, 2013 0 comment

Top up oil and water levels and ensure that you dilute antifreeze and screen wash to a winter concentration. Inflate your tyres to the correct pressu...

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A bit on Ben, one of our senior mechanics

Posted By prmotors in Staff November 15, 2013 0 comment

Ben joined us shortly after qualifying at Newbury College 7 years ago. He works on a wide variety of vehicles - both in terms of marques and s...

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..and an Audi/VW specialist.

Posted By prmotors in Blog November 8, 2013 0 comment

Following on from last weeks' blog, our workshop manager, Rob, has now been in his new post for 2 months. He says "I'm proud to be part of PR Motors....

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Thanks to Mr Ankerson for his feedback this week on Motorcodes

Posted By prmotors in Garage October 25, 2013 0 comment

“Always brilliant. Well looked after and entirely trustworthy. Always recommend them.”

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Cost of motoring is headline news today

Posted By prmotors in Blog October 23, 2013 0 comment

Plans to pilot fuel price comparison signs on major roads and freeze the cost of the MoT test have been announced by the government. The steps are par...

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A few words on antifreeze

Posted By prmotors in Garage October 18, 2013 0 comment

The strength of the antifreeze in your car must be correct at any time of year. Whilst obviously preventing freezing, antifreeze also acts as an anti ...

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