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How do I find out whether an independent garage or franchised dealership is accredited to The Motor Ombudsman?<\/h2>\n

You can find this out by entering your postcode or the name of the business into our online\u00a0Garage Finder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also check which manufacturers and vehicle warranty product providers are accredited by taking a look at the relevant Code of Practice page on our website. Click here<\/a>\u00a0for the New Car Code and\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for the Vehicle Warranty Products Code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79059,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"knowledge-base-category":[17],"class_list":["post-76600","knowledge","type-knowledge","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","knowledge-base-category-dispute-resolution"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow do I find out whether an independent garage or franchised dealership is accredited to The Motor Ombudsman? -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themotorombudsman.org\/knowledge\/how-do-i-find-out-whether-an-independent-garage-or-franchised-dealership-is-accredited-to-the-motor-ombudsman\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I find out whether an independent garage or franchised dealership is accredited to The Motor Ombudsman? -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How do I find out whether an independent garage or franchised dealership is accredited to The Motor Ombudsman? 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