20% of the workshops supervised by the administration are illegal or secret, i.e. one fifth. This issue wreaks havoc on the repair industry, but a much lesser known fact is that it directly affects all users of Spanish roads. So they assume a issue for the economy, road safety and the environment.
How to identify an illegal workshop?
Recognizing illegal workshops is not always easy, which is why Fempa and ATAYAPA work intensively with CETRAA to combat the scourge of trespassing. In this way, the interactive search engine My Trust workshop, created by FEMPA with the support of Diputación de Alicante, advisory guide on effective workshops so the drivers easily find a mechanical workshop that fits all warranties and requirements to carry out its activities in accordance with existing regulations. In this web search engine you will find the workshop closest to your municipality, authorized by the Generalitat Valenciana and complying with the applicable regulations in all specialties, including sheet metal and paint. Offers from my trusted workshop The most competent workshops in the Valencian Community and is guaranteed to comply with the rules. Requirements legal.
In this sense, to guarantee good care of your vehicle Having a reliable workshop is important because to maintain your vehicle you have to overhaul every 10,000 or 15,000 km.
An authorized workshop must have a badge in a visible place in the workplace, this badge indicates the type of activity performed. Repairmen working there are trained to submit a quote. special service.
How do illegal workshops affect?
LWorkshop activity dropped by more than 20% due to the increase in illegals. Many of these work in private homes, chalets or garages, making them difficult to find and examine.
The presence of such a workshop has negative consequences for the repair of your car:
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consumers There are no repair warranties..
- Road safety is compromisedif the quality of the repair and the materials and spare parts used are in doubt, even if there are used or dismantled parts that are not allowed in case they affect the safety elements of the vehicle (suspension, brakes and steering),
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Why? great harm to the environment, What is the fate of the toxic and hazardous wastes produced in these workshops?
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Occupational risk prevention is not available.
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The security of these facilities does not comply with regulations and does not carry out mandatory inspections.
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they think unfair competition for workshops that comply with regulations and incur costs (tax expenses, social security, risk prevention, CR insurance, training, waste manager, prevention service…).
Consequences for road safety:
Repairing your vehicle in a hidden workshop has serious consequences for road safety and also violates your warranties and rights as a consumer and is punishable by law.
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Legally established workshops, necessary machines and tools suitable for performing different repairs, access to vehicle technical informationjust use approved parts and spare parts with guaranteed traceability guarantee the repairs they perform when issuing the warranty certificate. invoice corresponding and offer Continuing education for your employees.
For all these reasons, only legal entities can guarantee the correct use of the tool, which increased road safety reducing the risk of accidents.
Advantages of using My Trusted Workshop
The main advantage is a Mechanical workshops finder in Alicante, Also active for the entire Community is that it enables you to find at a glance a large number of professionals suitable for any maintenance and repair task. More information on their website.
Source: Informacion
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