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Roz from Gwenda’s Garage tells us about years working in automotive as a woman

Season 10, Ep. 17
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Hello and Welcome to The Passenger Seat Podcast, a podcast designed to fill your passenger seat with a chat about classic cars, all recorded from my 1968 Morris Minor, Peggy.

In today's episode, I find out from Roz Wollen about her experience training to become a mechanic in the 1980s, setting up Gwenda's Garage, working with the AA and setting up WEST.

Find out more about WEST here - https://www.westskills.org.uk/


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