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TORQUE GARAGE

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A garage you can ask questions

Torque Garage is run by people who would rather explain a repair than hide it in the small print.

We started in 2008 with two bays and a simple rule: quote the price, keep to it, and show the customer the worn part. Eighteen years on, that rule still fits on one line above the door.

Today there are six technicians, five bays, an MOT lane and a small forecourt. We service most makes and models, and we are happy to say no when a job is better sent elsewhere.

The used cars come from local part-exchanges and trade auctions we trust. We pick roughly one in five we look at, inspect the lot, and fix what needs fixing before it goes on the forecourt.

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A technician working beneath a car on a lift with an oil drain pan beside him
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Eighteen years in the yard

  1. 2008

    Two bays and a borrowed ramp in Foundry Yard. Dave Whitcombe opens the doors on a Monday in February.

  2. 2013

    MOT station approved and the first apprentice starts. She is now our workshop controller.

  3. 2017

    Diagnostics bay added with manufacturer-level scan tools for European and Japanese makes.

  4. 2021

    We begin selling a handful of carefully chosen used cars, all inspected in our own workshop.

  5. 2025

    Hybrid and electric training completed by the whole team. High-voltage work is now on the menu.

A mechanic checking a component beside an open engine bayA polished multi-spoke alloy wheel with a black rimStacks of used car tyres ready for sorting