Benin's professional garages now have an official headquarters. Considered "Homeless", Benin's professional garages have just put an end to this appellation.

In the evening of Monday, May 01, 2017, garage owners gathered in the Union of Professional Garage Workers of Benin (Ugpb), proceeded at Cotonou to the inauguration of their national headquarters, and the official launch of the professional garage card.
These measures aim to clean up that profession, to give new impetus to this corporation. An opportunity for the association to officially launch a professional card of mechanics.
"No one can make 36 months to pretend to be a professional mechanic". This statement of the president of the Ugpb, denotes that this corporation is invaded by ignorant.
Explaining the reasons of the opening of this office and the launch of the professional card of mechanics, Justin Houessou Sonon, hinted that his association is struggling to receive its brand partners; moreover, he continued, when we had to settle a disagreement, It was in a garage that we did.
This situation does not honor our association has informed the president. Regarding the card, he indicated that it aims to dissociate professionals from amateurs, and especially from scammers, because there are too many parvenus and other apprentices who have not finished their training, but who present themselves as professional garages.
"It's because of the inconvenience experienced by motorists, that the idea of issuing professional cards has come to us, "he added.
Pointing out the distributors of spare parts and automotive accessories, Justin Houessou Sonon, informed them that, it is the garage owners who bear the inconvenience when the spare parts are of poor quality. He then announced that his association is committed to discourage the sale of these parts, and recycled oil as well.

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