Tyre specialists make strong showing in UK’s top 100 garages
Motor Codes has revealed the nation’s 50 most trusted garages, following six weeks of voting by thousands of motorists. Motor Codes, an OFT approved code of practice for car service and repair and new car sales, in invited satisfied customers to nominate their local garage through its annual Garage of the Year contest. This year around 10 per cent of the top performers were tyre specialists despite strong competition from general garages, MOT centres, and franchised vehicle dealerships.
Micheldever Tyres Services will no doubt be particularly pleased with the results, as four of these branches belong to the group, which is know for its Micheldever and Southam wholesale brands as well as its famous Micheldever Station retail outlet and Protyre chain. This year Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services, Winchester as well as Protyre Plymouth, Protyre Gloucester and Protyre Poole were the ones to make it into the top 100.
Chris Mason, managing director at Motor Codes pointed out the serious side of the competition: “The main purpose of Motor Codes is to point motorists in the direction of responsible businesses, committed to our transparent customer service guidelines. We want people to be able to choose where to trust their car with confidence and what better way to make people aware of consistently good businesses than letting customers shout about the good guys?”
Reflecting the diversity of garages signed up to Motor Codes, the shortlisted finalists in the Garage of the Year competition are split by business size, with entrants battling it out to take the prize of best small and large garage.
Voting continues for customers of the top 100 garages, closing on 22 April after which the judges will select the overall winners.
Motorists voting in the competition are in with a chance of winning a year’s free servicing, worth up to £1,000 and tickets to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Scotland
Firstdrive Cars Stonehaven
North Road Garage Kelty
Central Motors Forfar
Keith Elgin Motor Engineers Elgin
Ryan Autocare Denny
Northern Ireland
The Motor Gym Bangor
The Test Centre Londonderry
Newtownabbey AutoCentre Newtownabbey
DNA Vehicle Services Ballymena
James Wylie Citroen Bushmills
Wales
A1 Motorcare Ltd Cardiff
Easy Car Care Centre Chepstow
Swss Service Centre Cardiff
Bayside Garage Ltd Cardiff
BD Automotive T/A BD Performance Cardiff
North East
Prestige German Cars Jarrow
Cavendish Motor Company Northumberland
Paul Robbie Motor Services Hexham
aj automedics Durham
Thistlewaites Tyres & Exhausts Radcliffe
North West
ABP Motorsport Crewe
Bury Road Garage Ltd Manchester
Polar Ford Hazel Grove Stockport
Maple Tyres Ellesmere Port
Warton Hall Garage Carnforth
Yorkshire
Lowfield Garage Malton
Claytons Mot & Service Centre Leeds
Sherwoods Vauxhall Northallerton Northallerton
Autosafe Clifton York
Brookhaw Motors York
Midlands
Crescent Motoring Services Burton on Trent
Oldfields Garage Leominster
Church Road Garage Shrewsbury
Carwise Derby Limited Derby
Wellsburys Garage Ltd Birmingham
East of England
Calne Vehicle Management Ltd Cambridge
Eye Car Care Peterborough
Cambridge Performance Tyres Cambridge
Jeff Sutton Ltd Kings Lynn
South East
Mot City Wokingham
Central Auto Centre Orpington
Anglo Continental Cars Milton Keynes
Mount Pleasant Mot Centre Bexhill on Sea
SK Automotive Engineers Freshwater
South West
Car Care (Tetbury) Tetbury
Ferris Garage Ltd Truro
Moor Park Garage Exeter
Clive Woolford Motor Engineers Ltd Tewkesbury
Central Garage Services Exeter
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