AUTOFORUM

Supply constraints impact car repairs

May, 03 2022, 19:19

SAMBRA, says they have received notifications from several OEMs advising that these supply constraints will continue for many months to come.

Breakthrough in VSD database access

Feb, 25 2022, 16:51

SAMBRA has been campaigning hard over the last four years for the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) to release more information to the market with regard to the status of written-off vehicles.

Majority of OEM Approval programmes now finally open to qualifying applicants motor body repair sector

Oct, 06 2021, 11:23

Green says this is finally providing a much fairer, unrestricted and competitive business environment in the MBR sector

What women think about working in motor body

Sep, 30 2021, 11:13

SAMBRA recently ran a survey for women working in the sector entitled Women Driving Change: Women in MBR.

Written off, refinanced, reinsured, death trap

Sep, 09 2021, 00:04

the South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA), has frequently reported on unsuspecting car buyers who have been duped into buying a second hand car

Insured - could you still be liable for your car repairs?

Aug, 24 2021, 17:44

legally if the insurer fails to make payment on the due date for services rendered, a SAMBRA member is within its rights to retain the vehicle, or if the vehicle has already been released, to claim full value from the customer

Active safety features

Jul, 15 2021, 22:00

unlike passive safety, which are mechanisms to reduce injury of the car’s occupants once a crash has already occurred, active safety systems are so smart they can reduce the severity of a crash or prevent it altogether.

Leave accident damage evaluation to the experts

Jun, 23 2021, 17:04

it is best to view any damage to your car in a serious light and make an effort to understand what the damage actually is.

Make sure you know your parts

Jun, 23 2021, 16:46

Green says the guidelines are very much in the consumer’s favour and clearly dictate that the insured client has the right to choose his/her service provider based on the client’s prior experience.

Tribunal ruling good news for second hand car buyers

Jun, 04 2021, 09:02

This recent ruling by the National Consumer Tribunal ruling against a Caledon Motor dealer who sold a poorly repaired, probably dangerous to drive, second hand car to an unsuspecting buyer is an important point in the sale of defective vehicles.