“The best way to get rid of bad garages is to support good ones, so the best garages get the business. When Motor Codes took the initiative to set a garage service code of practice I was all for it, especially since it is backed up by an honest and independent means of settling disputes. Now, Motor Codes in association with www.honestjohn.co.uk is searching for the very best garages in Britain: big, small, franchised and independent, and that can only be a good thing for honest, decent garages and for the motoring public.” Honest John started work in the motor trade in 1959 and bought his first car in 1964. His award-winning agony column first appeared in the Daily Telegraph's Saturday Motoring section in January 1995 and he has since helped many tens of thousands of people with their motoring problems. He has entered into countless battles with rogue traders and the establishment in the name of fair play on behalf of the public, becoming THE voice of the motorist. Working closely with business’s big and small, Honest John has one goal – raising the bar for customer service in the UK motoring industry.