Average Review Score in the Area
Average Review Score in the Area
4.87
D & G MOTORS
11 CRAFTSMAN SQUARE, TEMPLE FARM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, SS2 5RH
312 Reviews
83.18% Completion Rate
Gold Tier Garage
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
Opening Hours
About
Our garage is a friendly, local business that has been running in Southend-on-sea in Essex since 197...Read more
MotorTechs Essex Offers
8 Craftsman Square, Temple Farm Industrial Estate, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5RH
93 Reviews
83.12% Completion Rate
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
About
We guarantee an honest experience with complete transparency on every step of the process, allowing ...Read more
DD Motors
21 Robert Leonards Industrial Estate, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 5QD
6 Reviews
38.1% Completion Rate
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
Opening Hours
About
We are a family run business we undertake lots of different roles in the company mechanics maintenan...Read more
007 Motors
Unit 27, Grainger Ind Est, Grainger Road, Southend, SS2 5DD
23 Reviews
70% Completion Rate
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
Opening Hours
About
We are a family run business with 30 plus years experience. We aim for customer satisfaction and ar...Read more
Belle Vue Motors (Southend) Offers
22 Belle Vue Place, Southend on Sea, SS1 2RA
40 Reviews
80.73% Completion Rate
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
Opening Hours
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Celebrating Over 80 Years Of Service. We are still a Family Business with family members working al...Read more
Formula One Autocentre Southend
555 Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, SS2 5FB
50 Reviews
82.32% Completion Rate
Loan Car
Collect & Deliver
Customer Drop-off
Opening Hours
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Formula One Sutton Road, Southend on Sea Now open on Sundays 10 - 4pm, taking bookings between 11 a...Read more
A diagnostic check is carried out on your vehicle by a mechanic, who will plug your vehicle into a specialised code reader. It can detect problems with your vehicle which may be difficult to spot manually.
The main components which are tested in a diagnostic check are the car’s:
A diagnostic check is very important as it can detect a potential problem with your car, even before a breakdown. The computerised equipment scans your vehicle’s system to check for any faults, no matter how minor or major. A diagnostic test is a quick, easy and accurate way to discover any faults and will give you the chance to get them fixed before they turn into bigger and more expensive issues. When your car has a fault, this may show as a warning light on the dashboard. If the light goes out the system will store the fault code so the garage will find this when they do the diagnostic check.
There are many different signs which will indicate that your vehicle needs a diagnostic check. Essentially, if you suspect that there is an issue with your car but don’t know what, you will probably want to book a diagnostic check to find out what the problem is. Here are some of the key signs:
You can expect a diagnostic check on your car to take approximately 90 minutes. You may want to allow for more time though as the mechanic who will be carrying out the check might not be available to start right away.
The price of a car diagnostic test can vary, depending on the garage that you visit. Each garage has a fixed price for diagnostic checks, ranging from £30 - £100.
Enter your vehicle registration number and post code into BookMyGarage (at the top of this page) and you can instantly compare diagnostic check pricing from all of the garages in your local area. As well as price, you can see the garages’ reviews, distance from your post code, extra services offered and availability. You don’t even have to register to get access to all of this information. When you have selected a suitable garage, you can choose a date, any optional extras (such as collection and delivery, loan car etc.) and book online.
This might sound like a question with an obvious answer: you need a garage that can service or repair your car quickly and at a good price. But think again and you may realise there are other factors that affect your choice of garage in Southend-on-Sea. If you need to bring your son or daughter with you when you take your car in, are there toys in the waiting room? If you’re dropping the car off between school and work, can you pick up a cup of coffee while you’re there? Might the garage even collect your car and drop it back at your house after the work is done? You can find answers to all these questions on BookMyGarage.
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