Gloucestershire residents who smartened up their garage in the course of lockdown can now contend with the best in a opposition organised by stores Halfords.

Forty per cent of people spent extra time in their garage for the duration of lockdown than they had performed in advance of, according to research carried out by the organization, which was impressed to launch its Garage of the Year Competition 2021 in a lookup to crown the UK’s ideal residence garage.

The cycling and motoring expert retailer needs to rejoice the garages exactly where you shell out your time, no matter whether you’re tinkering with a basic car or truck or just unwinding.

The competitors is element of Halfords’ partnership with British Touring Auto Championship Group, Halfords Racing with Cataclean.

One in 5 of all those surveyed reported they used the further spare time generating advancements to the garage alone, with Do-it-yourself, doing the job on vehicles and even applying it as an art studio all showcasing as well-known uses.

The effects suggest the garage has become the retreat of choice for tens of millions of Brits.

The submissions will be judged by the Halfords Racing with Cataclean expert racing drivers Daniel Rowbottom and Gordon Shedden.

The overall winner of the competition will acquire a £5000 hard cash prize, together with a Halfords Final garage bundle moreover a new established of tyres and a BlackVue sprint cam fitted for absolutely free, courtesy of Halfords Cellular Specialist.

The Supreme Garage Bundle will contain £2000 truly worth of Halfords equipment, device storage and products, to give the winner the excellent prize.

Halfords chief working officer Andy Randall explained: “As the operator of extra than 400 complete-services garages throughout the British isles, we know better than most the worth of a effectively-geared up and perfectly-developed garage and we are incredibly psyched to launch this level of competition to uncover the ideal dwelling equal.”

Submissions are open at the Halfords web site until finally 31st July.

The news arrives as Halfords introduced its revenue are set to nearly double for the earlier yr following people today shunned public transportation in favour of bikes and automobiles during the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is predicted to reveal a pre-tax income amongst £90 million and £100 million for the 12 months to the conclusion of April.

Bike profits have benefited from pandemic tendencies as Brits chose to cycle far more when travelling during lockdown durations although overall health and fitness has also been a precedence for lots of.

The potent cycling general performance is also envisioned to get pressure off Halfords’ retail motoring company, which saw need weakened by government assistance not to travel far through lockdowns.