Basic Full Service

Starting at £325 plus VAT for a standard engine, the Basic Full Service consists of a full vehicle checkover of all the main safety components like brakes, suspension, steering, front and rear axle, tyres and electrical current users.

This service also includes a basic engine service as standard. This service is usually chosen by our customers as an interim service  every 3000 miles during the periods between each Full Advanced Service. 

As with all services, you will be presented with a copy of the service sheet for your records. 

Advanced Engine Service

The Advanced Engine Service includes everything which is checked as standard on a basic engine service plus more.

Starting at a cost of £275 plus VAT for a standard engine, all serviceable ignition components are replaced and included in the cost. This includes spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor arm, contact points, condensor and ignition leads. 

As well as the ignition components, the fan belt is replaced along with the air filter element as standard. Also, the engine compression is checked and readings taken which will be noted on the service sheet of which you will receive a copy. 

Type 4 engines and engines with full flow systems have a slightly higher cost due to the higher and additional costs of serviceable parts. Please contact us for these prices. 

This service is usually chosen by customers who are planing a long trip in their vehicle and have already undergone a basic full service within the past year. 

Full Advanced Service

This is the major service which essentially leaves no stone unturned on your vehicle and starts at a cost of £525 plus VAT for a standard engine. 

As standard, your vehicle receives an advanced engine service and everything included a basic full service plus more. 

Among additional checks, your vehicle has its front wheel tracking and camber checked, the chassis and body are thoroughly checked for corrosion and associated structural and bodywork issues. The door locks, hinges and pedal cluster are lubricated and the suspension is also fully greased.

This service is normally chosen by customers who have just purchased a vehicle and want to know the full condition of their vehicle, or those undergoing their three yearly or 10,000 mile service. 

Pre-MOT Checkover

Costing £35 plus VAT, we offer a pre-MOT checkover for your vehicle prior to presenting it for its MOT. All areas of your vehicle which are checked during the MOT are given a thorough examination and any small issues like inoperative lightbulbs are fixed. The benefit of a pre-MOT checkover over just presenting the vehicle for an MOT without the vehicle being checked is that the MOT tester is forbidden from correcting any defects during the test and is obliged to fail the vehicle and it will need to be re-presented for test again and this will incur further costs. Having a Pre-MOT highlights any issues which the vehicle might fail on, and gives the customer the opportunity to get them fixed prior to the vehicle being presented for MOT. 

Also, many of our customers have modified vehicles and our knowledge of the MOT allows us to make any changes required to make the vehicle 100% road legal and get the vehicle through the MOT test. Typical examples of these are incorrect number plates, vehicles with no windscreen washers fitted, all-red lenses on a post 1965 vehicle, too low ride height, and so on. 

The MOT test centre which we use for our MOT's are very experienced in MOT'ing classic cars and understand the lower tolerances of components compared to modern cars. 

As any MOT test undertaken is down to the tester's opinion of the condition vehicle on the day, having a pre-MOT checkover done before an MOT also prevents any further costs from arising in the unlikely instance the vehicle will fail its MOT, as unlike an MOT where no checkover is made, no additional costs are incurred. Presently we have a 95% MOT first time pass rate following a pre-MOT checkover when any necessary work required to achieve an MOT has been done.