News, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

My Work Experience at AZ Autos

My Work Experience at AZ Autos By Liam Hazley Social Media I have been put in control of the social media sites so that I could post on the AZ Autos Facebook page. I also create an Instagram account so that the company has another form of social media. I…

Tuesday 27th March 2018

Staff Blog – 04/01/2018

I have bought a Used Car that’s gone wrong – what are my rights? by David Alvarez Introduction In my opinion, the reason you would buy a car from a reputable dealer is for complete peace of mind. You should be confident that your new steed should get you from…

Thursday 4th January 2018

AZ Autos Nominated at Used Car Dealer Awards 2017

The prestigious Car Dealer Magazine Used Car Awards took place on Monday, November 27 at The Brewery in London. Once again, the evening was hosted by the legendary Mike Brewer, and Mike also chairs the judging panel, which had been shortlisting contenders. The Used Car Awards celebrates the very best…

Tuesday 28th November 2017

Former Top Gear Presenter shoots film at AZ Autos

Former Top Gear and Fifth Gear presenter, Vicki Butler-Henderson was on a film shoot this month at AZ Autos (an independent car dealer) in Hitchin. Auto Trader commissioned the video, selecting AZ Autos as a location out of a possible 6,000 independent dealers. The video was commissioned to show customers…

Thursday 19th October 2017

Staff Blog – 13/09/2017

The Whale Tail – A Cosworth Story by Christian Knight 1986 was the year ford introduced the whale tail on the high-performance 3 door hatchback sierra rs Cosworth , blowing the mind on the general public with this radical look! With a 2.0l 16 valve turbocharged engine, producing 204bhp, built…

Wednesday 13th September 2017

Staff Blog – 06/07/2017

The Mini – A British Icon by James Westley In 1959 the British Motor Corporation created a car that was meant as an economical solution to a fuel crisis in the UK and an answer to the German bubble cars of the era, but little did they know it…

Thursday 6th July 2017

AZ Autos Win at Auto Trader’s Click Awards

Az Autos are extremely honoured to win ‘Digital Innovator of the Year’ Award at the 2017 Auto Trader Click Awards. Auto Trader measured 8000 independent dealers across 10 different metrics, including Images, number and quality, reviews, advert duration, stock turn, price position, desirability, description quality and overage stock. The invitations were sent…

Friday 30th June 2017

Loyalty Card Customer

We like to look after our customers! Every AZ Autos customer will be automatically enrolled into our loyalty scheme. Simply flash your loyalty card and you will be entitled to the following: Service MOT and Repair Centre 15% Off Servicing and Repairs Free Tyre Puncture repairs Free Health Checks Free…

Sunday 25th June 2017

Staff Blog – 11/05/2017

Roll on June by Richard Alvarez I have been attending the Le Mans 24 hour race ,off and on, since 1969. The first time we went was in a 1965 Vauxhall Viva HA this car was in a very light green and had vinyl seats. The French part of the…

Thursday 11th May 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 10 – 02/05/2017)

Week 10 – The Final Presentation As this was the last week of the project we gathered year head’s and also Kieran Murphy (head of the charity Phase) and David Alvarez (Director of AZ Autos) to sit in on a presentation held by Tom and Luke. The presentation ran through the project…

Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Staff Blog – 23/03/2017

Electric Cars….. Are they worth it? by Rachel Gatward Electric cars were first built and tested as far back as the 1800’s. The first versions were mainly for battery powered locomotives but this prompted others to turn the technology to cars. Many models were developed and used throughout the world,…

Thursday 23rd March 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 9 – 13/03/2017)

Week 9 – Presentation Preparation With the Polo sold it was now time summarise what we had learnt from the Project in form a presentation. Luke, a student involved with the initative, writes the next instalment of our Blog: “On week 9 me and Tom started to prepare for a presentation which…

Monday 13th March 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 8 – 06/03/2017)

Week 8 – Customer Enquiries and Sales Tom writes this week’s entry for the project: “On week 8 we were looking at some of the buyers and some of the questions that they had on the car. Then we answered and told them that it was checked by an official…

Monday 6th March 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 7 – 28/02/2017)

Week 7 – Advertising With all the research done it was now time to advertise the little Volkswagen Polo. Tom and Luke’s first task was to write the text for the advert. They selected all the technical data and decided on the following advert text: We have carried out much…

Tuesday 28th February 2017

3 Years RAC Warranty For the Price of 2

This fantastic limited time offer will give you a 3 Year RAC Warranty for the Price of 2 Year Plan. The repair limit is £2,000 per claim and the offer is subject to eligibility. This means that a 3 Year warranties are available at these prices: Engine Size Price Up…

Wednesday 22nd February 2017

Staff Blog – 21/02/2017

What our Vehicles Say about us! Does the car we drive say anything about us as individuals? Or is it merely a tool we use to commute to and from work and taking the young ones to school. Maybe certain characteristics of an individual can effect ( even on a…

Tuesday 21st February 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 6 – 06/02/2017)

Week 6 – Market Research By this point Tom and Luke had checked the Polo, ordered and fitted the parts, washed and cleaned it and it was now ready for selling. Before they could sell it they needed to know where they were going sell it and how much they could…

Monday 6th February 2017

Community Project – A Business (Week 5 – 29/11/2016)

Week 5 – Car Wash and Valeting It was early on a Tuesday morning, there was a cold frost with the temperature at only 4 degrees and the students, Tom and Luke, were over at AZ Autos Used Car Select Centre ready for a mornings work. No car is ready…

Tuesday 29th November 2016

Community Project – A Business (Week 4 – 15/11/2016)

Week 4 – Mechanics With the parts ordered and delivered, Tom and Luke now needed to fit the parts at AZ Autos MOT and Repair Centre. They donned on their overalls, armed themselves with air guns and spanners – they were ready to get to work. Mentored by our very…

Tuesday 15th November 2016

Community Project – A Business (Week 3 – 08/11/2016)

Week 3 – Ordering from Suppliers Tom had the job this week of calling around suppliers to get a cost for all the parts needed and negotiate the best possible deal. We first had a brainstorm about why it was important to get the best possible price on parts and…

Tuesday 8th November 2016

Community Project – A Business (Week 2 – 01/11/2016)

Week 2 – Mechanical Check As Luke was off school due to sickness it was left to Tom to survey the Volkswagen Polo. With the help of AZ Autos Junior technician, James Westley, Tom used an industry standard 50-point check sheet to evaluate the little Polo’s mechanical condition. Tom was…

Tuesday 1st November 2016

Community Project – A Business (Week 1 – 11/10/2016)

Week 1 – The Interview The two students, Luke and Tom, were put into a business interview situation. David Alvarez (Director of AZ Autos) and Kieran Murphy (Director of Phase) quizzed the students on what they knew about their organizations, what are the students strengths and weaknesses, how would they…

Tuesday 11th October 2016

Community Project – ‘A Business’

What is the project? – The project starts with AZ Autos donating a car to the charity Phase who work with local schools in Hitchin. We will then take two students out of The Priory School in Hitchin once a week for 12 x 2 hour blocks. Over the 12-week…

Monday 10th October 2016

Staff Blog – 11/10/2015

A Guide to Buying a used car With the amount of choice now on the Internet with Autotrader and eBay, finding a good genuine used car is sometimes like finding a needle in a haystack. We see a lot of people who have been stung when buying a used car.…

Sunday 11th October 2015

The Carpet AZ Autos donated to the Calais Jungle

Dan Drew from Hitchin’s Hub Church visited the refugee camp in Calais known as ‘The Jungle’ on a fact finding visit earlier this month. After meeting church elders Dan and fellow Hub Church members, promised to return with a carpet – for St Michael’s, the only place of worship in…

Thursday 17th September 2015