AutoCare announces winner of their Spring promotion

Date: Monday 05 July 2021

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Horsham motorist, Kevin McDowell bagged himself a brand-new Peugeot 308 during AutoCare’s spring promotion by taking his vehicle for repairs at his local AutoCare garage, Kevin Griffin Cars during the promotional period.

After finding out the news of his win, Kevin commented:

"My wife and I took our 16-year-old, well used Ford Mondeo estate to Kevin Griffin Cars in Horsham for its annual MOT, service and some repairs in April. We were offered a leaflet for the AutoCare Garages competition, so in the spur of the moment we entered our details. To our great surprise, our entry turned out to be the winner!

"This was timely news, and we are very grateful to the team at Kevin Griffin Cars and AutoCare Garages. We have been going to Kevin Griffin for over a decade, and they fully deserve their great reputation for outstanding, exceptionally thorough customer care and excellent advice. In the 25 years we have been driving they are by far the best garage we have had the experience of dealing with and we always make sure to recommend them to newcomers in the area. This win was an incredible, entirely unexpected bonus and as a family with young children and only one car it is greatly appreciated, thank you!"

Kevin Griffin Cars is a well-established family run business in the heart of Horsham and boasts a wealth of credentials and well-respected experience, with outstanding reviews on Google and Checkatrade. Owner, Kevin Griffin has a long history within the automotive industry. He took up karting at an early age whilst also helping at the family garage. By the age of 10 Kevin had sold his very first car and then 2 years later he had fitted his first clutch. As Kevin grew and so did his mechanical experience, he went on to complete a Diploma in Automobile Engineering and Management. After working various roles at Chrysler’s Coventry factory, including all areas of the production line and even in the competition department on their rally cars, Kevin made the decision in 2000 to set up Kevin Griffin Cars, offering quality work at competitive prices.

Kevin Griffin Cars are part of AutoCare, which is a network of over 850 independent garages across the UK. Each garage is supported with training, development, promotions, and many other tools which would not necessarily be available to them as a small business. Every year AutoCare runs two national competitions which allow their network garages to give their customers the opportunity to win prizes just for visiting their garage. It’s a great way to attract new customers and reward loyal customers.

Maria McCullough AutoCare network manager added,

“This is one of my favourite parts of the job, being able to offer our garages the opportunity to reward their customers with such brilliant prizes, especially the car, it’s amazing to see the excitement from the winners.

"It was lovely to meet Kevin McDowall and his lovely wife and children, and as you would expect they were over the moon with the prize. Kevin from Kevin Griffin Cars was equally delighted that it was one of his customers who had won the car. It is a great reward for their hard work in embracing the programme and promoting the campaign to their customers.

"We try and make promoting the competition as simple as possible for garages, providing free printed marketing materials, as well as a complete digital pack for their website and social media networks. We also invest heavily in Facebook advertising to help spread the word to the masses and that’s not to mention the fantastic prizes that are up for grabs.

"In addition, we always highlight the block exemption message on the back of all the leaflets to ensure that customers are made aware the fact that they can take their vehicles to an independent garage without affecting their warranties. This is something that the general public are often still unaware of.”

The “Support Local” campaign is a message that is close to the heart of the AutoCare network, even more so throughout the pandemic and regularly offers promotions to assist in supporting local garages to maintain a strong presence in a challenging market.

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