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Ryders of Warrington has joined the KGM Motors UK dealer network, operating as Ryders KGM. The dealership also provides a full range of aftersales services, such as servicing, MOTs, repairs, and genuine approved parts. Located on Athlone Road, Warrington, Cheshire WA2 8JJ, Ryders KGM has been present for more than 30 years.
By November, councils will be required to show they are engaging with their communities on where repairs need to be carried out. It added that has been a failure to take policy and the use of taxpayer funds sufficiently seriously when considering the 183,000 miles of local roads across England, which comprises 98% of its total network.
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PCNA) and its network of more than 200 dealers earned the no. We are truly grateful to our customers for bestowing this honor on our network of individually owned and operated Porsche centers throughout the United States. Porsche Cars North America, Inc. 1 ranking overall in the J.D.Power 2025 U.S. Customer Service Index Study (CSI).
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The report also found that more than half of the local road network in England and Wales has less than 15 years’ structural life remaining, while the amount needed to fix the backlog of carriageway repairs has increased to a record high of £16.3bn. It was no surprise to us that the gains made during its life were subsequently lost.”
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