Members of the UK-wide Good Garage Scheme are being reminded of all of its benefits to help their businesses flourish in a new video.

The three-minute video can be found on the Good Garage Scheme’s member benefits website www.ggsbenefits.co.uk and reiterates how membership can save garages money and improve customer service.

Benefits enjoyed by members include:

• Free graphic design service, including logos and literature.
• National TV and radio advertising.
• Free feedback system for rating members
• Free legal support.
• Discounted insurance.
• Discounted parts washer and waste disposal service.

In the past year alone, the Good Garage Scheme insurance team has helped save over 22 per cent on annual insurance premiums, while other members have made use of the design service to re-brand their businesses.

Anndi Sheppard, Marketing Manager of the Good Garage Scheme, said: “The aim of the video is to ensure our members are making full use of membership of the Good Garage Scheme. We have used a very dynamic medium so that members are fully aware of all the benefits available to them and what those benefits can do for their businesses.”

One member who has reaped the rewards of membership and who features in the video is Roger Coates, of Loughborough-based five star-rated RM Services.

“Over the last three year period, bearing in mind we have been in a recession, our business has actually increased by around 30 per cent,” he said.

Launched by Forté nearly four years ago, the Good Garage Scheme has more than 2,900 members comprising of independent garages and workshops where customers are assured of service excellence.

Now widely accepted as a mark of quality for independent garages across the UK, Good Garage Scheme garages are recognised as providing exceptional service to their customers based on a rigorously monitored mandatory code of practice. Customers looking for their nearest Good Garage can quickly locate one using the easy-to-use search facility on the Good Garage Scheme website – www.goodgaragescheme.com.

Rachel Greasby, Marketing Director of the Good Garage Scheme, added: “We are currently marketing members’ businesses through national advertising on TV, radio, press and online marketing, creating brand awareness that members can use to promote their businesses. We are working with members to help their businesses succeed and the video is a quick and easy way for them to see at a glance the tools which can help.”