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Advice from the workshop floor
The answers we give at the counter most weeks, written down so you can read them before you book.
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Worth a read
What actually happens in an interim service
An interim service is not half a service. It is the short list of things that wear out twice as fast as everything else.
The MOT advisories worth fixing now, and the ones that can wait
An advisory is not a failure. Some of them are a bill you can plan for, and two of them are a failure next year.
Why the engine light comes on, and what we do about it
The code is where the diagnosis starts, not where it finishes. A reader costs twenty pounds and tells you almost nothing on its own.
When to replace tyres, and how to read the date on them
Tread depth is the obvious number. Age, uneven wear and the four digits on the sidewall matter almost as much.
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Book your car in,
with the price agreed first
Tell us the registration and what the car is doing. We will come back with a written price, a date, and a courtesy car if the job needs one.
