A fixed price, quoted against your registration
Not a headline figure with extras discovered on the ramp. We quote on your actual vehicle, and if something changes during the work we stop and ring you before spending another penny of your money.
Why choose us
The difference is what we refuse to do
Plenty of places will take your money. Fewer will read your ECU before writing to it, test a circuit before condemning a part, or tell you that the job you have asked for is the wrong job for your car.
An honest comparison
Us against the alternatives
There are good main dealers and there are good mobile tuners. This is not a claim that everyone else is bad, it is a description of where an independent specialist workshop genuinely differs.
| Criterion | Main dealer | Fast-fit chain | Mobile tuner | Navs HID Direct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU calibration | Not offered | Generic file, flashed by registration | Generic file, flashed on your driveway | Custom, written on your own logged data |
| Fault diagnosis | Thorough, at main dealer labour rates | Code read, then parts replaced | Code read, limited testing equipment | Circuit-level testing, scope and written report |
| Who does the work | Whoever is allocated that day | Varies by branch and shift | One person, limited equipment | The technician who booked you in |
| Original ECU file | Not applicable | Often not archived | Often not archived | Archived indefinitely, free reversion |
| Quote reliability | Estimate, revised after inspection | Headline price plus extras | Fixed, limited scope | Fixed against your registration |
| Work we will refuse | Anything off-script | Rarely refuses paid work | Rarely refuses paid work | DPF removal, illegal lighting, tuning a tired engine |
What you get
Six commitments, on every job
These apply whether you are spending sixty-five pounds on a diagnostic session or fifteen hundred on a full build.
Twelve months on our labour
Across every service, without small print about mileage or usage. Hardware carries its own manufacturer warranty on top, typically two years on Ghost units. If something we fitted is not right, bring it back.
Your original data, kept
Every ECU and TCU file is archived before it is touched, and kept indefinitely. Reverting a vehicle to standard is always available to you, and there is no charge for us to hold the file.
Written evidence, not opinions
Diagnostic sessions end with a report listing codes, tests, evidence and conclusions. Remaps come with a specification sheet for your insurer. You leave with paper, not just a verbal summary.
We will tell you not to bother
If a job will not deliver what you are hoping for on your specific vehicle, you will hear that before you book. We have turned down Stage 2 bookings, DPF removals and lighting jobs that would not have passed an MOT.
One vehicle at a time
We deliberately book fewer jobs per day than the bay could physically hold, because splitting a technician across four cars is how mistakes get made and how handover conversations get rushed.
Behind the work
Equipment you cannot fit in a van
A great deal of what separates a diagnosis from a guess is simply having the right tool in front of you and the space to use it properly. That is the honest advantage a fixed workshop has over a mobile service, and it is why we chose to stay in a unit rather than work out of a van.
- Dealer-level diagnostic platforms for the marques we specialise in
- Four-channel automotive oscilloscope and current clamps
- Bench and OBD ECU and TCU programming equipment
- On-car DPF cleaning and forced regeneration equipment
- Headlight alignment board for MOT-standard beam setting
- Controlled bench area for opening and re-sealing headlight units
Still deciding?
Read what customers actually said afterwards, or look through the detail of recent jobs. Both are more useful than anything we could write about ourselves.
Try us
Start with something small if you would rather
A sixty-five pound diagnostic session is a low-risk way to find out how we work. Plenty of our long-standing customers started exactly there.