Are you too busy for your car?

There are so many garages in any given locality that it can be bewildering to find one that you can trust to look after your car, which you may rely on each day for commuting to the office or visiting clients or patients.

An eye-opening 60% of UK motorists surveyed by RAC in December 2014 said they came away with bad experiences after taking their cars for a service, repair or MoT, with over two-thirds believing they were ripped off.

Modern life is frenetic so it pays dividends to identify a garage providing a free collection and delivery service or courtesy cars, enabling you to go about your routine instead of losing valuable time in the garage’s reception area.

Transparent garages will happily provide a written quotation with parts and labour clearly itemised and VAT and any card surcharge shown. If any parts need replacing, you should be given a comprehensible explanation in layman’s terms.

Garage horror stories revealed to us include a motorist whose car’s protective undertray was thrown away in a skip by a main dealer and not replaced, to a gentleman whose garage conducted trial-and-error work to the tune of several hundred unexpected pounds.

It’s not usually necessary to take your car to a main dealer to protect the warranty, with independent garages, like AYCEN, typically proving much cheaper whilst still using parts covered by a 12-month or 12,000-mile guarantee. Locating a garage that is a member of the Bosch network is beneficial, as they will be required to work to very high standards and utilise the latest technology.

AYCEN Garages are Bosch members and specialise in Mercedes, BMW, and other prestige makes, providing a customer-focussed service to professionals throughout the Greater Manchester region.

Good garages understand that customers don’t have limitless resources, so are happy to see motorists taking personal care of their vehicles between services, from replacing windscreen wiper blades and headlight bulbs to inflating tyres, saving money as a result.

Taking the time to research and identify a garage that will expertly care for your needs will ensure that your vehicle remains on the road so that you can focus on what you do best.