These people are complete con artists. A few years ago I took my car there as I could hear a terrible metal grinding noise when I accelerated. This was my first car and needed a garage quick, what a big mistake...
Took it to these guys and left it with them for the day. On coming back was told by the mechanic that he'd had it up on the ramp and that I'd need a new gear box and it would set me back £800, while all the time being unable to look me in the face, rubbing his chin and breathing in through his teeth like a cliched plumber telling you "its going to be expensive".
Obviously the guy thought here was a young mug he could rip off, suffice to say I declined the repair job. Later on I jacked the car up myself in the middle of the night with a only a puny torch it took me 30 seconds to realise the CV boot joints had split, a job which cost a couple of quid and a hours labour at another garage. read more