Monthly Archives: August 2022

By Joshua Speed, Business Development Manager at Wing Mirror Man

The Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester - A bit of background

In March 2020, the government issued a legal direction requiring the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities address what it called ‘the vehicle pollution problem’.

As a result, the 10 authorities via the Greater Manchester Combined Authority drew up plans to create a ‘charging zone’ - one of the biggest in Europe covering an area of around 493 square miles and charge certain types of vehicles for the pleasure and necessity of driving in Greater Manchester.

The Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone was due to come into force on 30 May 2022.

However, concerns about financial hardship for local people and the lack of availability of compliant vehicles led the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Greater Manches

New Telephone System Helps Wing Mirror Man To Provide Better Customer Service

We are delighted to announce that we have introduced a new telephone system recently which has revolutionized our approach to customer service.

The new telephone system, supplied by local company Comms Consult, makes it easier and quicker for our advisers to help our customers find the correct parts for their vehicles. 

(We have more than 24,000 products across our three websites including wing mirror covers, full wing mirror units, wing mirror glass, stick-on glass, window regulators, and indicators. We supply virtually all makes and models of cars, vans and motorhomes and are the UK’s leading supplier of wing mirrors). 

The new system has a number of features and other benefits.

First of all, the advisers wear a headset which allows them to more easily use the keyboard in order to research and find the correct wing mirror part that t

We are delighted to announce that we are taking part in a scheme with Bury College to give 5 young people valuable work experience whilst they study. 

We have committed to taking on 5, 16 to 18-year-old students from the college over the period of two academic years to give them an insight into, and experience of, the world of work whilst they undertake a two-year T Level qualification. 

The work placements are for one day a week and each student is treated as an employee and asked to carry out, under supervision, a range of work activities. The work placements are part of a national scheme called T Levels which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels. These 2-year courses, which were launched in September 2020, have been developed, says the Government, ‘in collaboration with employers and education providers so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training, or further study’.

These new qua

Have you tried to buy a second hand car recently?

Have you seen the prices? Unbelievable, eh?

If you have not been in the car market in the last two years, you probably haven’t got a clue what I’m talking about here and are probably not aware of what’s been going on for those of us who need to upgrade our motors - either with a second hand vehicle or even a new one. 

 
So, ‘what’s the story, morning glory’? (We are a Greater Manchester-based business, after all)