Every year the John Austin Volkswagen & Audi garage at Marks Tey, Colchester, hosts a Pit Stop Workshop. The workshop is free, and open to everyone who wants to learn the principles of basic car maintenance.
The Feed-in Tariff, introduced in the UK in April 2010, to reward homeowners for generating their own electricity using a newable source, increased by 4.8% to 43.3p a unit. This tariff is only safe until 31 March 2012.