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Garage Recommendations

SJCoops
SJCoops Posts: 2 Newbie
in Motoring
Hi All,

Can anyone recommend a good garage for Service and MOT in the Twickenham or Egham Area please?

I have recently moved, I have a Ford Focus, and would like to get a recommendation from anyone who has some experience with the local garages. Particularly if anyone knows a non dealer Ford Specialist

Thanks

Comments

  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Contact your local Trading Standards. In our town they have a list of approved garages for sales, repair and MOT.
    All garages here must meet a certain criteria to qualify to be on the scheme.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    harveybobbles wrote: »
    Contact your local Trading Standards. In our town they have a list of approved garages for sales, repair and MOT.
    All garages here must meet a certain criteria to qualify to be on the scheme.

    Never knew that. So I assume that means you should always complain to Trading Standards about a bad garage so they can be taken off the list.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    yes. Well they wont be taken off. They get a phone call to sort it out.

    Not sure if all towns have this Approved Trader Scheme, but ours has since 1996...
  • SJCoops
    SJCoops Posts: 2 Newbie
    Hey,

    Thats good advice - I will look into it.
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