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Jane Bailey of Westgate Tyres in Morecambe has been crowned as the FOXY Lady Drivers Club ‘Woman of the Year’ Award Winner in 2017.

FOXY Lady Drivers Club Founder Steph Savill explained why Jane Bailey was the clear winner in 2017:“Westgate Tyres was one of the first businesses to apply to become FOXY Lady Approved when our Tyre Register opened in 2015. At the time it was rare to find a female business owner taking such a pivotal role let alone one with a female family ready to follow in Jane’s footsteps for generations to come.

“I then heard about Jane Bailey first hand from a Micheldever Tyres’ colleague I sat next to at a Tyresafe event last summer. And then she was mentioned again in a phone conversation with Ashleigh Warren at Giti Tire.When I finally heard Jane’s impressive business story I knew she deserved to be our first FOXY Lady Drivers Club’s ‘Woman of The Year’ and I am delighted to present her with this special recognition award, including an Honorary Lifetime Membership of the Club.”

Jane Bailey left school at 16 to work for British Gas, marrying tyre fitter Graham when she was 18. Initially Graham looked after the workshop and Jane did the book-keeping, planned the tyre promotions and ran the reception area, while their baby spent her early days in a playpen in the waiting room.At night Graham would look after the girls and Jane worked on the tills at Asda until midnight.

As the business grew, so did the couple’s elder daughter Emma, who started working as a Saturday receptionist at the age of 14 and now works full time in the business.

Jane commented: “The tyre industry is very male dominated and doesn’t always have the best of images so my daughters and I work tirelessly to make our business as genuinely female friendly as possible.”

As Westgate Tyres is part of the FOXY Lady Approved Tyre Register, Jane has organised two highly successful Ladies Nights which have resulted in a higher than normal percentage of female customers who visit Westgate Tyres “because they know women work here and they’ll always be treated with the utmost respect and honesty.”

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