Tesla suggests repair shops use ‘easy fixes’ for potentially dangerous issues in service bulletins

  REVEALED: Tesla suggests repair shops use ‘easy fixes’ for potentially dangerous issues and many vehicles are delivered WITHOUT crucial components The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shared Tesla’s service bulletins, which are recommendation for repair shops to fix vehicle issues The ‘easy fixes’ include using dead hammers and lackadaisical paint touch ups  The bulletins also show … Read more

Romanian gang stripped lead from rural churches leaving communities facing £2million repair bill

A prolific gang stripped the lead from dozens of rural churches across England causing utter devastation to village communities, a court was told today.  Police swooped on the Romanian men, who were all living in the West Midlands, after the targeted churches were left with repair bills collectively totalling more than £2million.  Among those counties … Read more

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and Will Kirk well up as sisters dance to parents’ restored stereogram

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades and Will Kirk fought back tears in last night’s festive special as two sisters were reunited with their parents’ lovingly restored stereogram. Sandra and Donna were overcome with emotion when the machine began playing Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song – the first time they’d heard it play since the … Read more

Haynes Manual goes digital: Iconic vehicle repair guide will stop printing books

The iconic Haynes Workshop Manuals will no longer be physically printed and published for new cars, its publisher has confirmed following the death of its founder.  More than 200 million manuals on 300 models of cars and 130 motorbike models were sold to DIY enthusiasts who wanted to maintain and repair vehicles themselves for more … Read more

Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin launches new TV firm with The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades

‘We can’t wait to reveal what we’ve been working on together!’: Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin launches new TV firm with The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 02:02 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 02:10 GMT, 29 November 2020 Holly Willoughby‘s husband Dan Baldwin has launched a new TV firm … Read more

Prosthetics hope as synthetic skin ‘can repair itself 5,000 times’

Strong, stretchy and sensitive synthetic skin that can repair itself up to 5,000 times has been developed and could be used in future prosthetics, experts claim.   Known as ‘electronic skin’ or ‘e-skin’, it has been developed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The team say that in future … Read more

Synthetic skin that ‘can repair itself 5,000 times’ could be used in future prosthetics 

Strong, stretchy and sensitive synthetic skin that can repair itself up to 5,000 times has been developed and could be used in future prosthetics, experts claim.   Known as ‘electronic skin’ or ‘e-skin’, it has been developed by researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. The team say that in future … Read more

MPs: Flat owners should not pay repair bills on buildings with cladding

Pressure is pilling on the Government to ensure owners of flats earmarked as potentially unsafe in the cladding scandal following the Grenfell disaster do not have to pick up massive repair bills. A cross-party committee of MPs has made it clear in a new report that leaseholders should not be burdened with the costs to … Read more

Jobsworths say it will take SEVEN YEARS and £140m to repair Hammersmith Bridge, but a fix is at hand

Night is falling on Chiswick Mall as hundreds of schoolchildren and their parents suddenly encounter a fresh challenge: the route home is now under water. Ever since the total closure of Hammersmith Bridge three months ago, after years of neglect, life has been increasingly complicated in West London. Many people now have to walk or … Read more

OTS urges Rishi Sunak to raise Capital Gains Tax to repair finances

Rishi Sunak was warned against inflicting ‘economic self-harm’ today after the tax watchdog suggested middle-class savers and entrepreneurs should face a multi-billion-pound tax raid. The Treasury’s independent tax watchdog has recommended a major overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) regime on the sale of assets, which could triple the number of people hit by … Read more