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Drive JANUARY 2022 The New Roadside Baby Meet the newest member of our Roadside Family. PAGE 2 Kia’s Latest Get up to date about the latest Kia cars. PAGE 4 Tyre Safety A simple check to make sure your tyres are ready for the road. PAGE 7
A message from David... Welcome to the second edition of the Roadside Magazine. We hope you find it interesting, fun and full of information! Please continue to send us your suggestions of what you would like to see in future magazines! I do hope that all our customers new and old are well and it is another year that no-one will forget, and one that will go down in the history books! Here at Roadside we are looking forward to a bright and more normalised 2022. We have listed a few of our highlights from Roadside in 2021 :- • We launched the New Kia EV6 with its class leading 329-mile range • Kia is second in the top selling brands in Coleraine in 2021 • Roadside welcomed 390 new customers to the Roadside family this year who bought a car for the first time from us! • Karen Whyte has become our new Aftersales Manager replacing Stephen Scott who sadly left us to join the NHS. • Cara from our Sales Department has had a baby girl – Evvy. Welcome • Joel in our After Sales team has progressed to be Deputy After Sales Manager. to the new • Despite cars being in short supply we have managed to keep our Roadside compound full of new and used models for our customers. Baby All the staff are looking forward to 2022 which we hope will be a more Many congratulations to settled one. There are a number of exciting things in the pipeline Cara and Robert on the including the launch of Kia’s All-New Sportage at the start of the year, birth of little Evvy! We’re and our sponsorship and Roadside’s participation in the Coleraine delighted to share the Campus 5k – we’d better start training!! We are also planning some happy news with all our activities to raise money for a couple of very worthwhile charities which - and especially Cara’s - are close to our hearts. customers as so many have been asking after her. We’re Lastly but most importantly, on behalf of everyone at Roadside, a very lucky to have met massive thank you to all our customers who have continued to support Evvy in person and we can us throughout 2021. We wish you all a very Happy New Year! say that she is absolutely adorable and no doubt Cara will be training her how to David Boyd sell cars very soon! 2 Drive
Meet the Newbies In the last year or so there have been a few changes to the Roadside team... Karen now heads up our Aftersales Department. some valuable experience working directly with With 25 years working in the motor industry, Karen our customers. Bringing with him his technical brings a wealth of experience and outstanding knowledge and friendly smiles to our customers we customer service to our team. Outside of work Karen know that he will be a valuable part of our front of is mum to our wee mascot, 6-year-old Callum, who house team. can often be found chatting to customers or eating sweets behind the service desk! Ryan from our Service Desk has now moved k.whyte@roadsidegarages.com across to the Sales Team. He joined the Roadside Family 3 years ago and has always had a keen eye on the sales side of the business. With his excellent Joel, who many of you will know, has been knowledge he gained in Aftersales, Ryan has promoted to Deputy Aftersales Manager. Joel loves a taken on a new challenge within the business and challenge and is really excited to take on some new has joined our sales department team. We know responsibilities within the team. aftersales loss is gain for our sales team and wish j.mccloskey@roadsidegarages.com him all the best in the new role which we know he will excel in. Jonny, 2nd generation McKee at Roadside, is not strictly a new team member. He has now been And last but definitely not least, we are delighted to with Roadside for 5 years and has been working welcome some new members to our workshop and hard under the car bonnets in our workshop. He valeting teams: James, Dale, Timothy, Kieran has now moved to the service desk so he can gain and Ryan. Drive 3
The Kia EV6 Kia’s Refer a Friend Scheme Refer a friend to Kia and enjoy exciting rewards for you and your friend. For example, you can currently earn a “Luxury overstay night for two people” for you and one for your friend We were delighted to introduce the Kia EV6, the latest addition to our by referring them to Kia. If you’re growing Eco range, to so many people this September. Our EV6 Electric enjoying your Kia, and think a Experience launch event was fantastic and invited a great response friend or family member might from customers. The Kia EV6 is our first dedicated EV, built on the like one too, you can be rewarded Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), with cutting edge exterior for your recommendation to Kia design as well as the innovative use of interior space and a range of and earn a “Luxury overstay up to 329 miles on a single charge. Plus, it comes with a free 1-year night for two” for both you and Kia Charge and an IONITY Power subscription. And as if that wasn’t the person you refer. enough, you’ll have total peace-of-mind with Kia’s 7 years warranty. HOW DO YOU REFER SOMEONE? All-New Sportage Simply log in to your MyKia account and go to the ‘Refer a Friend’ section where you will find a unique code to be shared with your friends or family. If they decide to purchase a Kia, they will need to have a MyKia account in order to redeem the code on the refer a friend page. Once completed, you and your friend will be rewarded with “Luxury overstay night for two”. REGISTER HERE: The eagerly awaited All-New Sportage is launching in early 2022 and here at Roadside orders are now open! Our top-selling model now includes brand new exterior and interior designs, electrified powertrains and inspired technology features. The familiar line-up features ‘2’, ‘3’ and ‘4’ grade models joined by ‘GT-Line’ and range-topping ‘GT- Line S’ variants, as well as the ‘Launch Edition’ model. All variants are favourably equipped with up to 19” alloy wheels, dual 12.3” touchscreen display, Remote Smart Park Assist, two-tone roof, Highway Driving Assist, Harmon Kardon premium sound system, plus your choice of petrol or diesel ICE powertrain, with a manual or DCT transmission as well as 2WD & 4WD options. With the ‘GT-Line’ grade and beyond, Scan the QR code or use this link electrification is introduced in the form of a punchy 226bhp 1.6-litre in your browser: bit.ly/3yH1iG6 hybrid or a 261bhp 1.6-litre plug-in hybrid with automatic transmission. On-the-road prices for this exciting new addition to the Kia range start at £26,745. Contact us for more details or to book your test drive.
Covid-19 Safety at Roadside We have reached the end of another turbulent year, and while Covid has touched many of us and changed how we live and communicate, our priority has always been to make Roadside a safe place in which to work and visit. We implemented safety measures including our Fever Defense temperature checker at the entrance door, hand sanitising stations, face masks and clearly marked waiting and queuing areas etc., which were taken on board so well by all our customers and staff. We will also be implementing regular lateral flow tests in the new year for the ongoing safety of staff and their families and ultimately our customers. We will be continue to review and amend our processes on an ongoing basis. OUR FEVER DEFENSE CHECKER Watch the Video! Big John Law has some craaaazy Kia Motability deals for you! Scan the QR code or visit Check out Cowboy John’s latest Kia Motability deals! youtube.com/roadsidegarages
Your Chance Win a Vouche to r Newbridge Re for The staurant in Coleraine Alastair Boyd Rebecca and Basil Knipe All customers who visit our or showroom workshop and leave us are automatic a review ally entered in prizedraw to to our win a vouche The Newbridg r for e in Coleraine . Ann Baird Karen and Thomas Ferguson 2021 Handovers Our VIP There’s nothing we love more than the look on a customer’s face when we Service Plan hand over the keys! From brand new customers to lifelong members of the In these difficult times please take Roadside family, here are just a few of those happy faces from 2021. the time to consider our in-house VIP service plan which is now available for all makes and models. Benefits include: • Inflation- proof servicing • Free Seasonal, VHC and MOT checks • Free bodyshop estimates • Free puncture repairs for the duration Edmund and Kaye Beggs Sandra Parkhill • Free courtesy car • Priority booking • Stress free warranty claims Find out more about the Roadside Service Plan... Jay Dunlop Mae and Jackie Aitcheson Scan the QR code or visit youtube.com/roadsidegarages Derek Blakely Rachel Barr
Tyre safety month is every month at Roadside! Make sure your tyres are safe and ready for winter with this quick and easy test The 20p Test Simply place a 20p coin into the main tread grooves of your tyre. If the outer band of the 20p coin is obscured when it is inserted, then your tread is above the legal limit. If the outer band of the coin is visible, then your tyres may be illegal and unsafe and should be checked immediately by a qualified tyre professional. When taking the test, remember to check at least three locations around each tyre. As the test is so quick and easy, stay safe by checking your tyres at least once a month. Roadside can test your tyre tread depth for free – just give us a call on 02870356999 New Y e Resol ar’s ution Sanitise : I will k eep m y and keep car c lean! your car safe this Winter with a Wynn’s Ready Airco Treatment for 2022 The Aircomatic® & Airco-Clean® treatment: • Nebulisation process guarantees contact with all the components of the The first 22 customers who air-conditioning system (including the book an appointment with the cabin filter and the evaporator) workshop for 2022 will receive a • Elimination of various viruses & bacteria on the air-conditioning surfaces winter care kit* absolutely FREE! • Reduction of bad smells is immediately *Winter care kit contains Alloy Wheel Cleaner, noticeable due to inactivity of germs Alloy Wheel Protector, Bird Lime Neutraliser, (bacteria and fungi) Tyre & Trim Dressing. Ask our team for more details Drive 7
Thank you for reading, and we hope to see you soon! ROADSIDE (GARAGES) LIMITED Roadside Sales: Service Centre: 028 7035 6888 028 7035 6999 9 SOMERSET ROAD, COLERAINE COUNTY LONDONDERRY, BT51 3LL www.roadsidegarages.com
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