I dont like this garage. The prices are very expensive compared to other local garages. The mechanics here are rude and un approachable read more

This garage is very expensive, but still cheaper than the likes of Kwik-Fit. I personally will not be going there again £160 for a full service (without any work doing, and no mot) seems a bit high to me for a vw golf. They have done some good work on my car in the past so wont slate them off entirely. I have had strange addititional problems occur whenvever i have left my car here in the past, like for example one 2 years ago replaced the driver side wing mirror unit and they seemed to break the lock on that side which they wouldn't own up too. Also unlike some other garages your car doesn't seem to feel any better after a service at this place. read more

We went there because our air con didn't work properly. We could here the pomp but there was no air coming throught. They check and told us that we need to change all pump for almost 800 pounds ! We didn't agree with that, went to another garage where air con instalation was checked properly and it appears there is a leak. New part cost us only as litlle as 67 pounds !!!! Don't go there unless you have some money to burn read more

Simply don't communicate with each other, same problem persists after collecting the car with little interest in why the failed to diagnose the issue. Very simplistic and possible not enough staff to have any real imagination to investigate further. read more

Having recently purchased a second hand VW Touareg much to my dismay after a week it started with a loud knocking noise. I took it to JCT 600 and their master technician said on the first visit he couldnt find anything wrong with it. I then took it back again a week later with the same problem. They fitted a headlamp bulb and the total charge was over £200.00 (VW specialist?). They told me it would cost £750.00 in labour to try and find the fault but could not guarentee it. So I started to look further afield. I came accross a VW specialist in Leeds who told me he was 99% sure it was the rear differential, so I ordered one and had it delivered to them. They fit the part and guess what the problem was still there. This had gone on for 6 weeks. They told me they were sorry but they had run out of ideas. Scratching my head and wondering what to do next ie. burn it or part x it. After scrolling through the web I found The Drive In Centre in Shipley. I took it in the following morning to be greeted by a gentleman on reception whos first words were 'would you like a coffee sir'. I explained the problems I had had with it and they said 'just leave it with us'. Within 24 hours I got a phone call saying the car was ready. Not believing they could have solved the problem in such a short amount of time I went to collect it and sure enough the car was repaired, not only repaired but the owner, David was dangling my keys and saying welcome to your new car. Not only had they repaired it they remapped it for me free of charge which I know anyone else would have charged me £250.00 plus VAT. The bill from Drive In came no where near the price that JCT 600 were going to charge to find the problem never mind mend it. So all that is left to say is a BIG BIG Thank You to Drive In Shipley for such a pleasant and courteous attitude and of course for mending my car without ripping me off. I will definately recommend all my friends and family to use your services. read more

I took in my Girlfriends car to Drive In shipley which had an engine warning light that came on, although it ran and sounded fine. after a few hours of leaving it with them they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it so they cleared down the error code to remove the light and sent us on our way (£40 down!) it came back on a few days later so we look it back, they said the same thing again, cleared the code but this time didn't charge us (rightfully so). It came on again a few days later so we took it back a third time; they told us this time that the head gasket had blown and that it needed replacing which was in excess of £1000. I asked them specifically if they had pressure tested it and it was definitely the head gasket and they said it 100% was. The car didn't show signs of typical Head gasket failure so I got in touch with a friend of a friend who was a mechanic (who I now use all the time) and he looked over the car for me. He said the head gasket was fine and it was one of the engine sensors that had been faulty! He ordered the replacement part for me which was about £17 and we replaced it together. He showed me how to do it and I fit it myself under his supervision. After we finished he cleared the code on his laptop and boom, i've never seen the engine light since. He didn't ask for any additional money but i handed him another £50 for saving me over £1000 from these cowboys! Be warned of this place, if they suspect they can make money out of you, they probably will! read more

Thought I would try a local garage so I booked my Vespa in for a MOT - booking was quick and professional - the booking was for 8:30am and on arrival I parked the scooter up and walked in the door and without chance to say hello I was greeted by an unfriendly "your going to have to re- book" - having looked at my watch I was unfortunately 5 mins late for my appointment. Anyhow they said that they would try and fit it in sometime during the day so I left the Vespa with them. Got a call later in the day saying that it had failed the MOT on two counts. 1 Headlamp aim is too low. 2. Rear reflector missing. Now the Vespa is only used occasionally (75 Miles since last years MOT) and has a total of 1534 miles on it - so its like new ! - having got the Scooter home I checked the rear light cluster and it does have an inbuilt rear reflector. Also to adjust the headlight after 2 mins on youtube i found it requires removal of one screw and plastic part then adjustment by turning one screw! - think Ill try somewhere more helpful and friendly next time. read more

I own bmw and used this garage for nearly 2 years. The bottom line is, this garage is ok for wear/tear(changing tyres, topping up batteries etc etc), if your car requiring some expert hands or advice then stay away from this, you will either run out of money or fall into debt, seriously !!! here is my story of worth (£2000 ++) First, I had misfire problem and this garage quoted me nearly £800. I agreed and when I went for collection, the owner said that your car requires one more sensor but you can drive without it. After few months, same problem came again. I went back to this garage. Initially they blamed something else but in the end the owner said you really need this sensor to fix misfire completely. I listened and ended up paying nearly £800 again. My instinct was saying No when I picked up my car 2nd time but I still trusted this garage. After few weeks of driving, same problem came again. This time I started hitting my head against the wall and regretted the moment when I paid 2nd time. It was even worse this time around because I had to call my tow to take it to garage. I'm very calm in general and avoid arguments. But this time around, I started having arguments with owner. He asked me to drop car again for couple of days. I waited but didn't hear anything back. I rang in the end and heard owner was jiggling with same misfire problem. Honestly, I felt like I'm the biggest stupid in this whole world !!! When I spoke to him, he wanted me to help him in understanding the problem, talk like technician to find cure together. Anyway, this time, I ended up spending nearly £300 again. I was told to drive for a week and test. But either my bad luck or his, the problem cropped again. This time, owner ended up disabling few sensors. So essentially he disabled the whole unit which makes engine efficient(timing sensors). Now my car drives like 80's and takes fuel like rocket. But hey, I was glad that there is no misfire and I'm commuting to work, though I still had to pay nearly £200 for disabling sensors and his bogus ventures of doubts in the end too. I asked them to carry another job for same car later, just because I thought they know my car now. But, I'm sorry to say, they let me down again and I ended up wasting few more 100s. I will never ever go back to them even if they're last garage on earth. I will rather like to burn my car. I will never speak to this garage's owner because he will expect you to talk like technician to win arguments !!! I reported them to tribunal afterwards. read more