I have taken cars to DMP several times over the last ten years. They are always friendly and…read morecourteous and they do excellent work. Recently, I was told by another mechanic that I needed to spend a lot of money rectifying a problem, but then I took the car to DMP they sorted it out for me very efficiently, at a reasonable price. I would recommend them to anyone.

Friendly, fast and helpful - clearly explained options, costs and relative benefits of different…read morecourses of action so I could make an informed decision. I didn't feel conned or patronised but trusted their advice and my problem was fixed and didn't reoccur. Would recommend and use again.

Called Grimsdyke's yesterday 07/12/15, with a problem with my wife's car starting, spoke to Jim who…read morewas very helpful. Took my car down at 09:30, received a call back just after lunch, with a quote. Confirmed the quote value with Jim, authorised the work immediately. Received a call back just after 4, work complete and collected my car at 5. What service, problem solved same day. Really friendly service, good value for money, will definitely use again to service my wife's car and looking at using them for work on my car as well. Good work guys, no wonder you have been there so long, sorry I haven't used you before, my loss...

I dropped off my 2007 BMW 1 series at 8.00 in the morning for an MOT + Full service. I called…read morearound 17.00 to check to which Louis replied that there was a problem with the MOT emissions testing machine and the car was still at another site (by the way, they don't do MOT at their site so they drive cars around to get it done at the Volvo on Finchley road). He told me he would call once it's complete because he still HAD TO DO THE SERVICING. So they don't do servicing and checks before sending the car to MOT ! I didn't get any calls. I called at 18.00 again as I had to pick up my son from nursery at 18.30 and he told me it's complete. My best guess is he had maximum 30 mins to service the car. After arriving at their shop they promptly gave me the invoice of £195 but I said I would like to check the car. The service light was still on. He showed me that the front brakes were worn off. He could've called during the day and told me about the brakes to which I would have said 'replace them'. Only after I asked, he tried to reset the service light which failed miserably. I now have a red service light which shows the car should be lifted up and the brake light is on probably because of worn front brakes. It wasn't on before he tried to reset service light with his machine. I had no time to argue with the guy so I paid quickly and rushed out. I wouldn't have paid anything until he resolved all the issues but I had to leave. Next day I asked about new brake pads and he quoted £45 brake pads + £90 labor + VAT quote. He charged £165 for full service (MOT for £30) which took him 30 minutes to do and now he was asking me so much money for brake pads. I offered half the labor price and full brake pads price as I had already spent so much on the service . He replied "You booked your Service and M.O.T via Book my garage. Please refer to your booking and see what is included." Service light resetting is obviously in that list but he didn't listen to me any more. All in all, I doubt he serviced my car properly in that 30 minutes, I still have red service light on and beeping and the brake pads have to be changed. Louis is a "nice" guy as long as you pay him quickly for his unprofessional, sloppy service.

Disappointing. Substandard work, missed items, multiple delays, no explanation. Used to be good…read more Cannot recommend.

Absolutely appalling! You come out with more problems than you went in with! they are thieves! Mo…read morethe owner had my car for about a week to fix the AIr-con. He charged me £450!! to only have it fixed for one day?!! In the process killed my battery also! Which cost another £80?!! When i went back to him he said theres no warranty on the air-con! There's a leak in the cylinder?!! so what did you charge me £450 for Mo?? Also I had previously had my car serviced with him & found out down the line that he had not refilled my oil after draining it to replace?!! I was driving my car without oil!! Previously to that had i to have my handbrake repaired and turned out he broke my car stereo casing & the sport button on my gear lever had stopped working!! If you're a lady do not use this place! he takes advantage of women and causes more issues for you to keep coming back!! You're a disgrace to the muslim community!

Im always sceptical of reviews on here but thought id try this garage as the only one recommended…read morein the area. Turning up and seeing taxis waiting for works seemed a good sign and I think it was. The car passed its MOT with a list of recommendations I cant argue with. The owner ran through what I need to do and when and said to do it in pieces as and when I can afford it, zero pressure. Nice guy, seems genuine and honest - wish id used him all along and not Kwik Fit. Very good opening hours, polite and knows his stuff. On a selfish note I hope others keep using him so he remains open so I can keep using him!

Very disappointing experience - not the professional diagnostic promised…read more I booked my car in with VolcanMotors for what was clearly advertised and verbally confirmed as a professional and detailed diagnostic. When I made the booking, the owner assured me they would carry out proper due diligence and identify the root cause of the issue. Unfortunately, the experience fell far short of that expectation. After a few hours, I was told the "diagnostic" had been done using a diagnostic machine only, with no meaningful additional investigation. There was no visual inspection, no deeper fault-finding, and no attempt to properly validate the issue. They simply repeated the same fault code information I was already aware of. Based on this very superficial check, they quickly recommended a major and expensive repair -- without demonstrating any thorough analysis to justify it. When I asked reasonable questions to understand their process and reasoning, I was met with a rude and dismissive attitude rather than a professional explanation. What's most disappointing is not just the lack of diagnosis, but the lack of honesty and professionalism. If the garage does not have the expertise, time, or willingness to properly diagnose a vehicle, it would be far more professional to say so upfront rather than provide a costly recommendation based on a basic scan. I trusted them to treat both the job and me as a customer with professionalism and respect. Instead, I received neither. I would not return to this garage and would not trust their diagnostic conclusions.

This could possibly be the best car repair center. Very friendly and helpful. And very reasonably…read morepriced.

I had my MOT at Ashley's and was very happy with the service l received from the very helpful staff.read more

Quick, efficient and very very polite service at Ashley MOT. I took my car in for its MOT and got…read moresuch great service I booked it in for it's 3 year service the next day. I'm always a bit wary of going to garages but this was a really nice family-run business and the team there were professional, courteous and a real pleasure. Highly recommended.