A technician with John Clark Motor Group in Scotland has won the Volkswagen Service UK Championship.

Gary Arthur, technician with Specialist Cars VW in Aberdeen, will next compete in the brand’s world championships at VW’s Wolfsburg headquarters. He has been with the dealership for 18 years, having joined as an apprentice.

The VW Service World Championships is intended to promote standards in aftersales for the retail network. More than 250 franchised repairers took part over three rounds involving service and master technicians.