Some interesting developments in Massachusetts with a "right to repair" bill that aims to force car manufacturers to open up the information needed to repair modern cars. Predictably, the manufacturers are opposing it.
Although this is a US bill, and a state-only one at that, I think the concepts behind it are valid in the UK and other countries as well.
www.patriotledger.com/opinions/x1916876377/COMMENT...r
"Since the advent of congressionally mandated computers in vehicles more than 15 years ago (for emissions), cars have evolved into complex machines that are no longer just mechanical. Computers now monitor and control most systems in the car from brakes to tire pressure and all the electronics and engine fluids... [and] car manufacturers continue to hold back on some of the information that your mechanic needs in order to properly repair your car and reset your codes and warning lights... Massachusetts is now poised to solve this problem and car-driving consumers should pay attention this fall when the Massachusetts Legislature takes up landmark legislation that would force manufacturers to respect the right of consumers to access their own repair information. The legislation, known as Right to Repair, is seen by car manufacturers as a threat to the lucrative service business in their dealerships and they are massing their lobbyists on Beacon Hill in an effort to defeat it."
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I heard on Radio 4 a few weeks ago that similar legislation is being considered by the Eu Parliament also... Quite rightly so I say, we need to get the 'decent' independants back from the brink of being sqeezed out by the main deal;ers and their high prices, due to specfial tools and secret procedures !
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The EU just decided that they no longer have to provide the info.
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