Removing Dual Controls When the Car Moves On
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- Howes Controls
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- Removal, Lease Returns, Selling Your Car
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Fitting gets all the attention, but every set of dual controls eventually comes out again. The lease ends, the car gets sold, or you are changing to something newer. Judging by how often removal questions show up in search, a lot of people reach that point without knowing what is involved or who to ask. Here is the practical version of removing dual controls: what the job actually involves, what "making good" means, and the one thing worth deciding...
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Dual Controls Car Warranty What Fitting Really Means
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- Howes Controls
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- Warranty, New Cars, Lease Cars
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If you have just taken delivery of a new car and you need dual controls in it, this is the question that keeps people awake. It comes up constantly in instructor groups, usually in the same shape: the car is months old, still under manufacturer warranty, and somebody has told them that fitting anything will void it. The genuinely honest answer on any dual controls car warranty question is that it depends on your manufacturer and your dealer, not...
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He-Man Approved Agent or Any Garage
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- Howes Controls
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- He-Man, Warranty, Buying Advice
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"Can a mechanic fit dual controls?" is one of the questions Google surfaces most often around this trade, and the usual answer, that yes of course a good mechanic can, is technically true and completely misses the point. A competent mechanic can bolt a set in. What changes is the warranty you are left holding afterwards, and that difference is set by the manufacturer, not by the fitter. This is worth ten minutes of reading before you book anything,...
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Dual Controls for Driving Instructors Do You Need Them
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- Howes Controls
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- Driving Instructors, DVSA, ADI Training
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It is one of the most common questions asked by people training to become an instructor, and the answers you find online are mostly opinion. The honest position is more interesting than a simple yes or no: there is no blanket law saying every instructor's car must have dual controls, but DVSA's own guidance expects them, requires them outright for certain lessons, and marks you down in the part 3 test if you cannot explain how you would use them. The...
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