The Automotive Blog

The UKmotorist.com website has an interesting article on braking systems & stopping distances.

The report highlights that Every year 14,500 – 16,000 large goods vehicles are involved in UK crashes.

Further advice and recommendations are reviewed in the report, to read more click here.

aide automotive advises to check brakes regularly, BrakeCheck is the ideal tester for commercial vehicles inspection sheet brake test.

ASDA have recently been featured on saving money through fuel economy performance.

A massive 23 % reduction in fuel use is providing ASDA with great standing with customer relations and environmental challenges.

You can see a full viedo artice at the BBC official website.

aide automotive also strive to promote fuel reduction, using tyre pressure monitoring devices helps reduce fuel usage and again help reduces environmental impacts.

Anti siphon device are also an excellent product to stop fuel theft.

aide automotive has introduced a number of new automotive products to it’s range in the second phase of it’s website

The new products appeal to a range of different industries across the Automotive Sector

For Cars and Light Commercial Vehicles  we have products such as the Driver Eye for keeping an eye on employee driver habits, PressurePro for the best tyre pressure monitoring or Right Fuel to prevent misfuelling of diesel vehicles.

For Commercial Vehicles products such as the Fresnel Lens covers a vehicles blind spot and X-Driven a hand-held portable camera system to act as a witness of a crime.

Commerical Workshop Products such as the TruckCheck Automatic Voltage Tester and TrailerCheck II the next generation in truck diagnositics.

These are just a few of the products that we now have to offer in addition to our longstanding range of quality products such as misfuelling devices, brake testers, and tyre pressure monitoring products to name a few. So take a browse through the aide automotive website to find the product to suit you or call one of our team for further information.

Leamington Spa Courier recently reported that four people were arrested in April following the theft of fuel from 2 lorries in Ryton-on-Dunsmore.

Police were called out in the early hours of the morning after the thieves were spotted siphoning the fuel, the lorries were parked off the A45 in a layby.

The four men were arrested and taken into custody. Rugby Police say a large quantity of fuel had been siphoned from both of the lorries. This case of fuel theft highlights the need to take preventative measures against this crime.  Find out more about anti-syphoning devices from aide automotive.

The North Wales Police have been reported to mis fuel 26 vehicles even though preventive measures had been taken.

This demonstrates the only way to stop misfuelling is by using a device that stops diesel being put into petrol cars!

aide automotive have been involved with mis fuelling products for 5 years, DieselGuard the warning device was first introduced in 2003  but has now seen to be replaced with actual preventive devices such as RightFuel.

Click for aide automotive’s website or go straight to our mis fuelling device here.

Read more about North Wales Police’s mis fuelling problem by clicking here.

aide automotive prides itself on providing exceptional service to all of its customers whether you’re buying a Brake Tester or an Anti-Siphoning Device it doesn’t matter what the product is you can be sure the customer service is second to none. 

With over 50% of it’s customer base returning to purchase again, aide automotive implements an after sales service to ensure that you’re happy with the product. Follow this link to see some recent customer testimonials   

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The EBS/ABS Sensor Master is an economical solution to vehicle diagnostics. As 80% of EBS/ABS problems are sensor related, this device takes you right to the route of the problem. At £245 (+VAT) it gives a greater return of investment compared to full vehicle diagnostics that can cost thousands.

It’s the best tool for any user, whether you’re an apprentice, an experienced fitter, or a workshop. It quickly identifies the problem and clearing the fault can save time and money, rather than calling in a dealer or diagnostic expert. 

Follow these links to find out more;

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EBS/ABS Sensor Master product information

The April issue of Commercial Vehicle Workshop features aide automotive in an article explaining the new Health and Safety (offences) Act. The article talks about the new law and how the maximum penalty has increased to £20,000 from £5,000 and an imprisonment of up to 6 months. 

This new act emphasises the need for businesses to demonstrate that they have health and safety procedures in place. Such as regular tyre pressure monitoring and brake tests. aide automotive has three products that can assist . BrakeCheck is an inspection sheet tester, designed for testing and reporting on brake efficency. For tyre pressure monitoring PressurePro and Air Alert are the answer.

Increasingly thieves are using KO gases to immobilise drivers while the goods are removed and stolen, targeting overnight rest stops up and down the country drivers are sent into a into a much deeper slumber, incapacitating he or she for several hours.

The anonymousness of a remote parking area is welcomed by a growing number of unscrupulous burglars, which use narcotic gas to put their victims into a deep sleep to gain easy access to their cash, credit cards, ID cards, laptops, mobiles and most of all the trailers cargo! Don’t wake up to a disaster, be on the safe side with this Gas Alarm detector.

The GasAlert recognises all common narcotic gases regardless of whether they are based on ether, chloroform, butane, ethane or trichloroethane. The alarm is triggered as soon as it detects any hazardous substances in the air.

The noise of its integrated buzzer just can’t be ignored. For extra warning a red LED also lights. Once the GasAlert has been activated, the gas detector starts its self testing mode and automatically adjusts itself to the ambient air. Any system malfunctions are immediately indicated. A self test can be performed by simply pressing the self test button.

Click on aide automotive to go to the website.

The May issue of Caravan has a article describing AirAlert the excellent tyre pressure monitoring device for cars, vans, motorhomes and commercial vehicles.

AirAlert is as a stand device or as an anti theft version, to install check the pressure of the tyre, once set to the correct pressure screw the AirAlert on to the valve, once on the AirAlert will be calibrated to the pressure of the tyre.

When AirAlert sees a drop of 4 PSI a distinctive blink will flash until the valve is removed, the pressure is reset and the AirAlert is returned to the valve.

For more information go to to AirAlert at the aide automotive website.

Link to the aide automotive website.

Link to Caravan Magazine.