Bosch Car Service, the independent garage franchise, has today announced the appointment of the 500th member to its network.

A & K Gifford, of Holsworthy in Devon, is a family-run business that was set up almost 40 years ago, by its founder, Anthony Gifford, still the senior partner.

Set up in 2003, Bosch Car Service was originally a pilot scheme formed from just six garages; two in the South East (Watford and Reading), three in Yorkshire (Beverley, Bridlington and Pickering), and one in Scotland (Glasgow).

Now its network spreads across the whole of the UK and Ireland.

All Bosch Car Service garages work to an Office of Fair Trading approved Code of Practice and employs qualified and trained technicians, using the latest diagnostic equipment and quality parts for servicing and repair.