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[email protected] 4 Industry news HELLO GUYS AND GALS, 6 Proposed MOT frequency changes 8 Take the Autotech 2017 challenge I hope to provide you with a little inspiration in this month’s issue, to tease 13 Workshop Fix with John Tinham you out of the winter doldrums and get those cells firing in the direction of new possibilities… 16 How to… diagnose a misfire 19 DMFs: Should you replace like for like? For starters, did you know that Australia has a shortage of trained 24 Clutch tech & fitting advice technicians? No? Well, we did. We look at the ins and outs of emigrating to Oz and speak to Callum Casserley, a technician who traded his life in the 27 Diagnostics: Are you legally compliant? The Scottish Lowlands with a new adventure in the Gold Coast of Australia, see latest tools and expert advice page 40.