Knowing when to book in for car servicing and car repairs, or for MOTs, is part of owning a vehicle. The Test Station is one of the most popular garages to cover the Carshalton area, and we can offer you a full range of professional solutions to keep your car safe and operational. We have premises situated in Wallington, well within easy reach of Hackbridge Railway Station. This makes us a trusted choice for garage services with those commuting into London.
Leave your car with us in the morning to have it serviced, repaired or tested.
We will let you know when we have completed the work, and you can pick up your vehicle on the way back to Carshalton. On this page, we explain the best time to book in for garage services so that your car will always run well.
Book in for car servicing based on the number of miles you drive each year. It is important to check your owner’s manual to find the correct interval but, if you don’t have one, call to arrange a full service once a year. This is our most popular car servicing package and one of our main garage services. It is best to think of a full service as an annual health check for the vehicle you drive.
Naturally, this is a 12-monthly form of maintenance.
If you cover more than 12,000 miles in a year, book in for interim car servicing at 6-monthly intervals or after 6,000 miles, whichever falls sooner. Motorists in the Carshalton area also have the option to book in for a major service after 24 months. This is an essential form of manufacturer-specified maintenance.
Like all reputable garages in the local area, we undertake car repairs for our customers on a responsive basis. It isn’t possible for us to recommend repair intervals because parts and components wear down at different speeds. It is best to book in for car repairs as soon as you notice a running issue, or when a warning light on the dashboard indicates a possible subsystem fault.
Engine diagnostics are widely used as a part of our garage services.
Motorists in Carshalton can take advantage of a free collection and delivery service, which includes picking up cars that have stopped running. Like we do with our car servicing work, The Test Station offers a full parts and labour guarantee on car repairs for your own reassurance and peace of mind.
Book in for Class IV, V and VII MOTs annually, with the option to have your car tested up to 28 days before the current certificate’s expiry date. Become one of our regular customers, and we will even alert you to upcoming test dates in advance. This is especially beneficial to those who live a busy lifestyle, and who might not be as studious in adding inspection dates to a personal diary.
Only garages in Carshalton with DVSA approval can perform MOTs.
It is advisable to book in for MOTs at the required interval and failing to do so could see you facing financial penalties if you are stopped by the police and don’t have a valid certificate in place. Should a car fail the inspection, we can include MOT repairs in our wider range of practical garage services.
With a full range of garage services available, including major, full and interim car servicing, professional car repairs and MOTs across multiple classes, there isn’t a better choice for motorists in Carshalton who value the expertise of a proudly independent company that can frequently beat the prices charged by main dealerships without having to worry about invalidating warranties.
Independent garages can offer a like-for-like service, under block exemption regulations, to include a stamp in your service book to maintain a history.
We want you to have confidence in our garage services, and to choose our company ahead of other garages in Carshalton. The Test Station likes to build lasting relationships with its customers and to leave them feeling satisfied. We will achieve this by making you the most important part of our business.