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  Focus On: Volks Autos 4 Feb 2016 (News)
  They are also happy to work take work from fleet operators and fixed pricing is available. Rated the fifth in the Good Garage Guide overall an third in the London area, Volks is one of the most consistently well-reviewed garages in the country. You can read all of the user reviews on the Good Garage Guide page, where you can also find contact details. 
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  Focus On: Surrey Saab Specialists/Joe's Repair Shop 17 Feb 2014 (News)
  There's a change of name, to Joe's Repair Shop, but the garage continues to specialise in Saab models, however it will also repair, maintain and service all makes and models. Joe explained to us that his business owes a lot of its success to the positive ratings on the Good Garage Guide – the Surrey Saab Specialists / Joe’s Repair Shop entry currently features 38 reviews.
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  IMI warns car owners to check mechanic’s credentials 26 Nov 2013 (News)
  The Good Garage Guide also lets you search for a rated garage in a specific area, as well as to search for specialists in a particular field such as bodywork, or to search for garages which specialise in a particular brand of vehicle. 
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  Focus on: Empire Garages 25 Sep 2015 (News)
  The fact that Empire Garages, in Enfield, North London , has the highest rating in the Good Garage Guide should speak for itself. But we decided to go along anyway, in order to find out what makes it so popular with HonestJohn.co.uk users.
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  Focus On: Russell Automotive Centre and Garage Express 1 Oct 2018 (News)
  Russell Automotive Centre and Garage Express are located in Kingsbury Trading Estate in London. These two garages are owned by Jane and Steve Russell and both are ranked in the top 10 garages in London on the Good Garage Guide. Russell Automotive Centre opened in 2007 as an Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, and Skoda independent garage with Bentley being included a few years later.
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  Honest John's Website in a Book 17 Oct 2001 (News)
  Most of this website, plus some other useful features and directories are now available in hardcopy as 'Honest John's Motoring Yearbook'. Contents include: Good Garage Guide, Car Clubs Directory, Step-by-Step Guide to Buying and Selling Cars, FAQs and Answers, De-mystified Motors ('Jargonbusters' from the paper), Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams, and, of course, the Car by Car Breakdown as it was about a month ago.
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  DfT plans to improve MoT test reliability 1 Feb 2012 (News)
  “Giving drivers the very best information about garage performance is absolutely key to achieving this goal. It means that responsible garages will be well placed to reap the commercial benefits of transparency. Garages where performance is not up to scratch will find themselves under pressure to do more for their customers.” If you’re looking for a good, reliable garage you can find reader recommended MoT centres, tyre fitters and dealerships in your local area in the Honest John Good Garage Guide , and you can also submit your own recommendations.
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  Focus on: A1 Autocentre 9 Apr 2015 (News)
  Leave a review on the Good Garage Guide page.
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  Focus on: Cory's Car Repairs 10 Jul 2014 (News)
  Other areas of specialisation include air-conditioning maintenance and repair, along with tracking, electrical issues and welding. One Good Garage Guide users have commented “Cory has phoned me to let me know in detail what needs doing. Being a professional automotive/mechanical engineer myself, I can quickly make a decent judgement on diagnoses.” Click here to visit the Good Garage Guide entry. 
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  Focus On: Wilbury Bodyshop MoT and Service Centre, Hitchin 16 Sep 2016 (News)
  Another review says “took a long time to find an honest garage, well done” which summarises WBMSC perfectly. Visit the WBMSC Good Garage Guide page or leave a review by clicking here .
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  Over a quarter of drivers pay more to use a trustworthy garage 2 Oct 2017 (News)
  Are you looking for a trustworthy mechanic?  Check out the Good Garage Guide
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  The Good Garage Guide: Passing your MoT 9 May 2011 (News)
  All sorts of criteria need to be tested at an MoT, but if you know what to look out for you can do a few preliminary checks yourself and hopefully avoid the cost of a retest.
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  Focus on: DNA Technical Services 1 Nov 2012 (News)
  A quick look at the Good Garage Guide entry for DNA Technical Services reveals positive comments and plenty of good reviews.
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  Top 10 most common breakdown causes 1 Jul 2016 (News)
  .   The 10 most common MoT failure points  | Need a mechanic? Check out the Good Garage Guide
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  Half of all car owners have put off servicing during recession 27 Nov 2009 (News)
  Honest John's Good Garage Guide shows the garages that you can rely on.
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  Focus On: Wallis and Son 19 Apr 2017 (News)
  Have you visited? Leave a review on the   Good Garage Guide page.
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  Save money: have your MoT done before your service 16 Jun 2017 (News)
    Check out the Good Garage Guide  
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  Garage labour rates vary by £160 per-hour, according to new report 26 Apr 2017 (News)
  Are you looking for a trustworthy mechanic? Check out the Good Garage Guide The five most-expensive regions for car repairs were mostly in the south, with Surrey being number one, with an average hourly rate of £81.07. London was the second-most expensive (£77.42) while third was Worcestershire at £77.16 per-hour.
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  Low mileage Austin Maestro makes £3260 at auction 12 Sep 2014 (News)
  A 1984  Austin Maestro  that was found in a garage with just 102 miles on the clock made £3260 when it went under the hammer - more than double what most price guides would value the car at. The 1.3HLE had 100 factory miles on, plus two from the first owner when it was sold at Barons auction on 2 September.
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  A Grand Monday: Renault Clio 1.2 21 Jan 2019 (News)
  That means that classic interest is starting to pick up, and the best examples are well worth saving. Luckily, the garage that is selling  this one  has decided the same, despite the MoT repairs required deeming it borderline at workshop labour rates.