Having moved to the area 4 years ago I set about looking for a local garage that I could trust for…read moreMOT's and general repairs. As an engineer myself and son of a retired mechanic (not to mention a bit of a petrolhead) I have been working on cars since I was waist high, so finding somewhere I trust completely is a tall order but John Brady's have managed just that. My first visit here was to have an MOT carried out where I found the garage staff to be pleasant and friendly. They also took some time to chat about my car and build confidence that they knew what they were talking about. Following visits for MOT's on both mine and my wife's cars have built a good, trusting relationship with John Brady's. When I used them to price some specialist tyres for my track car they were good enough to call around their suppliers and then price match my usual online supplier. I have found them to be very reasonable for normal road tyres for various cars now. I have also had some diagnostics and repairs carried out when I haven't had the time or tooling to do it myself and have found the pricing to be very fair. The well lit MOT bay and workshop are visible through the large windows in the reception area showing that they have nothing to hide (anyone who has been in a dim lit back street garage will know...). In summary - this is a friendly, trustworthy garage who will take the time to explain any work required and do it to high standards for fair prices. Give them a try.

I paid for a mobile service so that my punctured tyre could be changed at my home for convenience,…read moredue to kids and work constraints. This service seemed ideal for a single mother like myself. During the tyre change, they broke my sensor and asked me to drive it to the garage to have it fixed. I asked if I needed an appointment and they said no, just come any time. When I got there, the person wasn't around! So I had to go back an hour later. And they couldn't fix it.  There was no apology, no sense of duty or responsibility. I had to leave to get my kids from school and heard nothing from them. I sent a few messages and they responded with "bring it in for investigation"! Was I supposed to drop everything and hang around the garage to wait endlessly while they did this? Why had I paid for a mobile service?  Since then, they have ignored all my messages. Their intimidating behaviour makes me scared to go back to the garage to try and retrieve the sensor. I will have to take it to my own garage to get it sorted at my own expense, having not had any offer of refund or anything at all from them.  Appalling service designed to take advantage of vulnerable women.

Recently I had cause to take my car into a local garage because I kept hearing a clunking sound…read morewhenever I went over a bump. After a two hour inspection I was told that they could find nothing wrong with the car, but the two front tyres they'd replaced eight months earlier both needed replacing. Obviously I was a little annoyed as unless you're driving several hundred miles a week you don't expect to have to replace your tyres after only eight months. Still, I could see myself that they did need to be replaced, though I was reluctant to have them done at that garage. It's not just that they replaced those tyres eight months ago. It's not just that it took them over an hour to fit them while I waited. It was more that they charge £67 a tyre plus a fitting fee, so replacing both front tyres there would have cost me over £140, and with the MOT and road tax coming in the next few months that's an expense I would rather have avoided. Fortunately, someone recommended the Kirky Tyre Centre to me, and I'm very glad they did. My garage gave me the choice of just one type of tyre, not a brand name. Kirky Tyre Centre gave me the option to have one of four types of tyre. My garage quoted me £67 per tyre, plus fitting, for an unbranded Polish piece of rubbarised crap. Kirky Tyre Centre quoted less than that for a branded tyre. In the end I went for a brand I didn't know, but which the owner of the garage said he had on his own car. The price he quoted - £41 a tyre, fitting included. I was ecstatic. I drove over there, pulled into their little garage, and they immediately started work. I braced myself for the same long wait I'd experienced in my own garage, but ten minutes later - if that - the job was done. And the tyres - they may not be a brand name but one look is enough to know they're better quality than the ones I had on it. Contrary to what most men might have you believe, testicles do not give you an immediate and exhaustive knowledge of the inner workings of a car, and there are plenty of garages who will take advantage of your ignorance to charge as much as they can for work that isn't needed. Kirky Tyre Centre is not such a place. They replaced my front tyres, checked the back and said they had plenty of life left in them, and charged me just £82 for the work - £60 less than my local garage. Best of all, the staff are actual human beings who don't try to induce a migraine by babbling about things you can't possibly understand. They talk clearly, politely and with smiles on their faces. I will be taking my car back to Kirky Tyre Centre whenever I need work done on my tyres, and trusting their recommendation for other garages if I need other work done. Highly recommended.

They always give great service for fantastic value. Quick to find a slot to fix your vehicle. Much…read moremore than just Tyres and Exhausts plus the Staff are really friendly and make you feel that your vehicle and your money are safe with them. I have recommended them to many people and will continue to do so.