MECHANICS are reporting a sharp decline in service bookings as cost-of-living pressures and recent spikes in fuel prices force drivers to put off vehicle maintenance. The trend is raising safety concerns, with workshops across the region seeing fewer bookings, more no-shows and increasing reluctance to proceed with recommended repairs. JJ’s Garage owner Jack Giddings said the pattern was being felt across the industry. “We generally have had a d…
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