As predicted, Rob was pleasantly suprised with how up to date we are with the MOT changes being implemented this year. His refresher course will last ...
MOT testers are required to attend refresher courses every so often, and it's Rob's turn tomorrow and Friday. This is great timing for us as he will b...
As mentioned previously in this blog, the MOT test changed slightly as of 1 January.
New items including warning lights and airbags are now mandatory...
We are taking bookings up to 5pm on Thursday 22 December, and not re-opening until 7.30am on Tuesday 3 January.
If you need car or van MOTs or lorry ...
As I mentioned a few blogs ago, Ben has recently attended a diagnostics course entitled 'Exploring BMW body systems for E60s, E70s and E90s'. We have...
On 1 December we are going live with a new piece of garage software. This should make us even more efficient at knowing both your details and those of...
We have become a dealer for Nexen tyres. We chose these because:
1. They have a robust and lightweight construction to give greater fuel economy
2. ...
Whenever an MOT tester decides a vehicle should fail the MOT test, there is an option to declare that one or more of the defects discovered render the...
Ben has been attending a 2 day external course this week on Citroen, Renault and Peugeot diagnostics. This covers principles of operation and fault fi...
As we are now heading into colder weather, many of you may be thinking about fitting winter tyres to your vehicles. Here are a few facts to bear in mi...
The MOT certificate has changed this week. It is now a landscape document printed on white paper, regardless of whether it denotes a pass or fail. No ...
This week has been very busy, on every front. All bays: MOT, lorry pit, and regular car/van service and repair bays have been constantly in use, we've...
We have just had a meeting for all our MOT testers. The MOT test is being updated in January 2012 to include the new items and changes incorporated in...
Better late than never? Our 4 wheel alignment equipment has finally arrived. Several of our staff have been trained up and it is ready to use.
Incorr...
Our thanks to Dr Sarah Morton, who used our website contact form to send us this earlier today.
Morning. A big thank you to your staff who cheerfully...
As the weather is turning, I thought a few words on batteries would be timely.
Batteries can die at any time of year but this is more likely in winte...
Our thanks to Nikki Slade of Pangbourne College who sent us this yesterday:
I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for helping me out yesterday and f...
We have now started a facebook page, where we will post these blogs (or at least part of them). That way, if you 'like' our facebook page, you will be...
We are delighted to report a 25% increase in the number of customers using our services this year (August to August - our financial year end). Thank y...
Congratulations go to Rob Butler and Ben Moss who have both been promoted this month. Rob is now our lead mechanic and Ben moves into a more senior me...