▁opened ▁in ▁Derby ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁plus ▁one ▁in ▁Sol ih ull . ▁ ▁Over ▁three ▁hundred ▁Half ords ▁Aut oc entre ▁out lets ▁are ▁now ▁open ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Product s ▁They ▁carry ▁out ▁serv icing ▁at ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁month ▁intervals , ▁with ▁different ▁levels ▁of ▁detail ▁for ▁each . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁They ▁are ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁Half ords ▁Group ▁head ▁office ▁in ▁Red d itch , ▁Wor c esters hire . ▁They ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁hundred ▁A TA ▁( Autom ot ive ▁Techn ician ▁Acc red itation ) ▁approved ▁mechan ics , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁chain ▁of ▁gar ages . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁previously ▁strong ▁connections ▁with ▁The ▁Autom obile ▁Association , ▁because ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁AA ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁equ ity ▁company , ▁Nation wide ▁Aut oc entre ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁fifty ▁AA ▁serv icing ▁cent res ▁owned ▁by ▁Half ords , ▁including ▁four ▁hundred ▁staff . ▁Later , ▁a ▁deal ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁AA , ▁where by ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁pay ▁£ 1 0 ▁to ▁the ▁AA ▁for ▁every ▁car ▁brought ▁into ▁a ▁gar age . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁K wik ▁F it ▁ ▁A TS ▁Eur om aster ▁– ▁also ▁based ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁T aking ▁over ▁AA ▁serv icing ▁cent res ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4