Services
Every job on this page runs the same way: the fault is found and proved, then priced, then approved by you line by line before anything is touched. Pick the one that sounds like your car, or describe the symptom and we will work out which it is.
Not sure which of these you need? Start from what the car is doing — 200 complaints in plain words
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Servicing, diagnostics and mechanical repair
Full mechanical repair on any car, plus scheduled maintenance and fault-finding. If the job you need is not named below, it is covered by general car repair — bring us the symptom and we will work out which it is.
- Automatic gearbox repair Gearbox diagnosis, rebuild, replacement — and the three prices next to each other.
- Brake repair Pads, discs, calipers and fluid — what is actually worn, priced before it is replaced.
- Car AC repair Leak testing, regas, compressor and evaporator work.
- Car battery Tested before it is replaced, and registered to the car when the car requires it.
- Car electrical repair Alternator, starter, wiring, earths and battery drain — traced with a meter.
- Car repair General mechanical repair — cooling, belts, leaks, exhaust, the work that keeps a car usable.
- Car servicing Oil, filters and fluids, plus an inspection that tells you what is coming.
- Car diagnostics Scan, live data and testing until the fault is proved — not a code read off a screen.
- Engine repair Compression and leak-down testing first, then head, gasket, timing or overhaul work.
- Flooded car repair A car that went through water — dried out, stripped back, and every circuit checked.
- Major service Everything in a minor service, plus the longer-interval items — as a list, not a price.
- Minor service The short-interval service: oil, filter, fluids and a full check. The one you have most often.
- Suspension and steering Shock absorbers, arms, bushes, joints and steering — found by hand on a lift, not by guesswork.
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Bodywork and paint
Panel repair and refinishing — accident damage, dents, and paint matched to your car rather than to the tin.
- Accident and body repair Dents, panels and accident repair — insurance claim or your own cost, explained in order.
- Car painting and respray Panel paint and full respray, mixed to your paint code and baked, not air-dried in the sun.
- Window tinting Film on the side and rear glass, cut to the car and fitted inside the legal limit — the windscreen stays clear.
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Detailing, polishing and paint protection
Work on the paint and the interior rather than the mechanicals — cleaning it properly, correcting it, and protecting it afterwards. These four get sold interchangeably and they are not the same thing; each page says what it does and what it does not.
- Caliper painting The brake calipers cleaned back and refinished in heat-resistant paint, in the colour you choose.
- Ceramic coating A hard chemical layer on top of the paint — easier washing, not armour against stones.
- Car detailing Deep cleaning inside and out — it removes what is on the car, not what is in the paint.
- Car polishing Machine polishing to take the scratches and swirl marks out of the paint itself.
- Upholstery and interior trim Seats, door panels, headliner and carpets — repaired, recovered or replaced.
- Leather repair and restoration Cracked, worn, split or faded leather repaired in place, or the panel replaced.
- Paint protection film (PPF) A clear film stuck onto the panels — real thickness, so a stone hits the film and not your paint.
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Getting the car to us
Collection, return, and the paperwork around a job.
Any make, the same process
The list above is the work, not the cars. German, Japanese, American and British, saloon or four-wheel drive — on every one of them the fault is found and priced before it is touched.
Not sure which one you need?
Most people are not, and it does not matter. Tell us what the car is doing — a noise, a smell, a warning light — and picking the right job is our problem, not yours.
The same six steps, whichever you pick
An oil change and an accident repair go through an identical process here. Read what happens at each step before you book.