Good garages

[Eyersey1234]

Inspired by another thread I thought I'd start off a list of garages that are known to be good but fair. My 2 to start are Michael Roe of Market Weighton and Automotive Repair Company in Brough East Yorkshire 

[Bradders59]

Earls Colne Service Centre in North Essex. Run by Adrian Coppen and his employee Mike. Old fashioned village garage, but they know what they are doing and don't rip people off.

[strangeangel]

Dearne Valley Garage in Scissett, West Yorks. OK with moderns and fairly conventional chod, e.g. my old 205s. Sensible with MOTs and don't charge like a wounded rhino. Shit scared of hydropneumatic Citroens. mind.

 

M&M Motors, Holmebridge, West Yorks. Specialists in Citroen and Peugeot, they've been great with my BX these last couple of years.

 

[Flat4]

Craig McDowall at Seedhill Services, Paisley. Not cheap, standard garage pricing but very good and very thorough. Runs a Subaru and a Volvo so perfect for our fleet!

[Shite Ron]

Not the one BertiePuntoCabrio took the CX to!

[maxxo]

Green's auto services in Redcar, absolute top guy. prices are very very reasonable and does a great job

shares my love for unreliable french cars which is great

[neil1971]

For several years I've used Sun Motors in Southend, Essex and would definitely recommend them - nice blokes, very fair, honest and trustworthy and always been happy with their work - website here

 

[ETCHY]

Any around the Preston Lancs area would be handy to know about.

[chaseracer]

Same around Cannock - been a bit lost since Tame Mechanic retired...

[eddyramrod]

Nobody around Barrow.  I haven't been here 8 years yet and I've been let down too often to recommend anyone.

[Jazoli]

3 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

Nobody around Barrow.  I haven't been here 8 years yet and I've been let down too often to recommend anyone.

If you just want a reliable mechanic who will do a good job for a fair price David Cliffe in Kendal is your man, he won't tackle stuff like huggy but for 'normal' cars he is spot on, I've known him for 25 years and have taken dozens of cars to him for basic stuff and also more involved and I have never had an issue

[Mr Laurence]

I take my cars to Rydal Garage near York. As far as I know they used to be a Perodua dealer, but now they’ll work on anything, and nearly always have lots of interesting older stuff in for work. Super friendly and I’ve always been happy with what they charge. I’d absolutely recommend them to anyone in the area

[willswitchengage]

EA Autos in Tadley, nr Reading. Maybe my car is just amazing but they've always passed its MOT and seemed reasonable enough with my endless stupid requests for work.

If you want a dodgy motorbike MOT then visit Smith's in Whitley, Reading. Thought this would be a good idea as a younger and more naive me, the tester really did read the paper for 15 minutes and give my bike a clean bill of health.

[Fumbler]

Just MOTs, Uckfield. Father Fumbler goes there all the time for his cars.

[Mally]

25 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Any around the Preston Lancs area would be handy to know about.

I could recommend a guy in Preston, but I 'll wait until he's finished my jobs and ask him first.  Not sure he's looking for work.,

  I'm off to Spain for a while, so be 3 or 4 weeks providing I remember.

 

[gm]

Andy’s Garage up in Annfield Plain for north eastern shiters run by our very own Scaryoldcortina 

good idea for a thread by the way  

[Split_Pin]

I started using a wee local garage in Bonnybridge called Canalbank Motors.

It's a Husband, wife and son business and thus far I have found them to be absolutely spot on. My neighbour recommended them to me and others in my street use them too.

They won't tackle the more specialist jobs like the Mini timing chain which is understandable and I doubt they'd touch the 75 either but for normal jobs they have been fantastic.

[garellikatia]

2 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said:

Inspired by another thread I thought I'd start off a list of garages that are known to be good but fair. My 2 to start are Michael Roe of Market Weighton and Automotive Repair Company in Brough East Yorkshire 

As im up that end I can add these two to the list   : VPS garage Hull 

and Dry pool garage Hull. 

MOTs done at either place and they're fair and cheap £40 and £30 respectively.  Common sense approach testing older classic cars, but still make sure everything is bang on! 

[angle]

As per a recommendation from SiC, A&D Automotive in Barton Hill, Bristol. They're normally booked up 2-3 weeks ahead, mind... 

[Crusty Sills]

I always use  C.A  Rush (Mill house garage) in New Buckenham Norfolk. Always accomodating, fair, doesnt do reduced MOT prices but doesn't rip off. Parking is always full of some old rammel. They love Landovers and Saabs, the place is full of them. I can even get a courtesy car for an MOT!

[Pat Earrings]

Bridge Street Service station on Nimmings road in Rowley/Halesowen. Won't trust anyone else and he is unbelievably fair and open.

[1duck]

E.C garage in batley, but only the old asian lad...he usually has knuckle dragging apprentices, i think he just does the MOTs now...but he will give advice on how to solve a problem. He'll do old motors too, with a real gleam in his eye when mocking me for having points on a car which is older than myself, rather than getting myself a corsa on finance like everyone else. Honestly, i won't go anywhere else.

[Matty]

1 hour ago, ETCHY said:

Any around the Preston Lancs area would be handy to know about.

sanderson motor vehicle engineers Accrington lancs. PM me and ill give you his number

[BertiePuntoCabrio]

2 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

Not the one BertiePuntoCabrio took the CX to!

Mill House Garage, New Buckenham, I would NOT recommend them for a fair MOT

[BertiePuntoCabrio]

34 minutes ago, Crusty Sills said:

I always use  C.A  Rush (Mill house garage) in New Buckenham Norfolk. Always accomodating, fair, doesnt do reduced MOT prices but doesn't rip off. Parking is always full of some old rammel. They love Landovers and Saabs, the place is full of them. I can even get a courtesy car for an MOT!

See my comment above!

[burraston2006]

Class 4 in Yeovil. Doesn't do discount MoTs but sound, honest and very reasinably priced. Been using him for the last 10 years with no probs. 

[Mrcento]

Rosefield motors in Dundee. That's where i've taken all my various shite to over the past 10-12 years for stuff i couldn't be arsed doing/needed specialist tools/MOT's.

Very, very fair, quality of work always been good and well priced.

[Eyersey1234]

6 minutes ago, BertiePuntoCabrio said:

See my comment above!

Maybe if it had been a Land Rover or Saab they wouldn't have failed it so badly 

[fairkens]

VRS, Seven Stars Industrial Estate, Coventry- not the cheapest but good service 

Beech Hill Garage, Otley, West Yorks. Cheap as chips and they'll work on anything

[Tadhg Tiogar]

For MoT, KwikFit Fiveways Junction, Mill Hill. The Aussie tester likes old cars; the older, the better.