Servicing proactively maintains your car, reducing the risk of a breakdown. Even if it is irregular, servicing can also help maintain your car’s value. It is also your responsibility to ensure that your vehicle is examined every 12 months and is issued with an MOT certificate. It is a legal requirement in the UK to have an MOT certificate issued to your car, as without one you will be unable to renew your road tax and your car may not be insured.
Assuming your car is over 3-years old, your annual MOT renewal date is the natural point to get your car serviced. However, many car owners fully service their car every year or every 12,000 miles – whichever comes earlier. If you suspect that there is a problem with your car, you should always seek expert advice at the earliest opportunity.
A Full Service is ideal for an annual maintenance programme for your car and recommended every 12,000 miles or 12 months – whichever comes sooner (although some manufacturers may recommend more regular checks). Interim Servicing is ideal for vehicles used for short, mainly urban journeys or for those who wish to service vehicles doing very high mileage more regularly. An Interim Service every 6,000 miles or 6 months helps keep your car safe and roadworthy between full services.
The short answer to this question is that you can take your car to be serviced at a main dealership! However, in doing so the likelihood is that you will pay much more compared to a local independent garage. It used to be the case that in order to maintain your vehicle manufacturers warranty, you could only take your vehicle to a main dealership for your car servicing and repair requirements. However, this was seen as anti-competitive by the European Union and a legislation change was made. This change means that you no longer have to go to the main dealer for car servicing or repairs to ensure that your manufacturer’s warranty is maintained (NB: you only have to take your car to the main dealership for “warranty related” work). As a result, you are now free to choose any quality independent garage to complete your car servicing and repair needs. Provided that your vehicle is serviced using the manufacturers schedules, repaired within the manufacturers guidelines, and with dealer quality parts, your vehicle manufacturer’s warranty will not be affected. At Cottage Street Garage, we provide the same quality service as a main dealership, but at a much more affordable price!
We work on a fixed price service scheme and no additional repair works will be undertaken without the prior consent of our customers. In some cases when a part is nearing the end of its life, it can be a matter of judgement as to whether that part should be replaced now or left a little longer. We will explain the options as clearly as we can, and you are free to seek a second opinion, but rest assured Cottage Street Garage will never complete any additional work until we have your authority to do so.
Cottage Street Garage’s oil change service is a great supplement between full or interim services, especially when preparing for a long journey or just to ensure peace of mind! Our oil change service includes changing the engine oil and filter, but we will also check other essential items such as tyres, batteries or lights, as well as essential fluids like brake or power steering fluids. However, it should be stressed that our oil change service is not a substitute for a full or interim service, and therefore does not give a service history stamp.
Opening Times
Monday to Thursday: 8:00am – 5:30pm
Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holidays: Closed
Find Us
Cottage Street Garage
Cottage Street
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 8DZ
Get in touch with Cottage Street Garage today by calling 01625 426 507, using the form, or email enquiries@cottagestreetgarage.co.uk
In partnership with our sister garage MOT Testing, Cottage Street Garage operates a Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) approved MOT test centre that is fully equipped with the latest diagnostics and testing equipment.
Our friendly team of experts will complete the MOT test according to VOSA requirements and ensure that your vehicle is in satisfactory working before issuing an MOT certificate.
Cottage Street Garage is a Macclesfield based car servicing and MOT test centre specialist. We offer great value on a wide range of tyres, brakes, exhausts and air conditioning recharging.
We believe in fair and honest pricing policy on all our servicing, MOT Testing, tyres, brakes and exhausts. We carry out maintenance on your car without invalidating your vehicle assembler’s warranty for a fraction of the cost of a Main Dealership. Call us today to find out how much you could be saving on 01625 426507.
Operating for more than 50 years, Cottage Street Garage is Macclesfield’s automotive repair specialists, with expertise in tyre replacement and fitting, car servicing, MOT testing, brakes, exhausts and air conditioning.
We’re the leading fast-fit supplier of tyres in Macclesfield and carry stock of leading tyre manufacturers including Continental, Pirelli, Dunlop, Firestone, Goodyear and Michelin, as well as many budget brands.
Whether it’s for a brake check or brake part replacement, our friendly team of mechanics is always on-hand to give expert and impartial advice to help keep you on the road. Our fair and honest pricing on all servicing, MOT tests, tyres, brakes and exhausts means that we offer the same quality service as a main dealership, but at a much more affordable price!
Just drop into the garage or call us on 01625 426507 to see how we can keep you motoring!
As well as our core services, we also provide a full air conditioning recharge service, perform battery checks, complete bodywork and electrical repairs, as well as many other services.
We even repair and rebuild classic cars! Our modern workshop is fully equipped with the latest diagnostics equipment to service and maintain all makes and models of car from Ford, Vauxhall, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Renault, Audi, Toyota, Honda, Citroen and so on.
View the latest video of our operation in Macclesfield and gain an insight into how we can help you with all of your automotive needs.
We are on hand to offer advice on a full range of automotive products and services.
We are Macclesfield’s number one MOT test centre.
Call our team on o1625 426 507 to find out more and to get an estimate, email us on enquiries@cottagestreetgarage.co.uk or use the form below to get a callback during our open hours.