About Us

The Village Garage specialises in classic car restoration, general servicing, MOT's, insurance work, welding, and most other types of car repairs. As a recommended repairer of the MG Car Club we are happy to help you with your cherished classic. Based conveniently in East Grinstead, we have been established for over 20 years and have a wide range of experience.


What We Do

Body Repairs

Our workshop can cater for almost any vehicle repair. Our spray booth is almost 3 metres high, 7 metres in length and 3 metres wide. With this in mind we can carry out repairs and paint most vehicles. We have repaired several motorcycles too. We can repair from the smallest stone chip up to severe heavy damage. Please take a look at our gallery for more information.

Light Repairs

We can carry out repairs to stone chips, scratches, bumper scuffs and cracks at a very competitive price in a controlled environment with extractor fans and a heated spray booth. This will result in a superior finish to roadside repairs.

Fibreglass Work

Our highly skilled staff can tackle most fibreglass repairs. Caravans, Motorcycles, Kit Cars, Spoilers etc.

Welding

Depending on how old your vehicle is the chances are corrosion will appear eventually. We have skilled technicians that can repair your vehicle if it fails the MoT inspection. This can be from rotten sills, exhaust corrosion or holes in the floor plan.

Free Estimates

We have highly trained assessors that will be more than happy to inspect your vehicle so as to ascertain the full extent of repairs needed.

Free Courtesy Car

We have many courtesy cars that we can provide to keep you on the road while we repair your vehicle. These are offered at no additional cost.

MOT's

We carry out MOT inspections to all class 4 vehicles. MOT bookings tend to fill up quickly and a 2 week lead time is advised. Takes about 1.0 hr to test and we start testing from 09:00.

Classic Restoration

We are able to carry out any work needed to classic or custom-built vehicles. We have restored many classics in the past including, Ford Escort Mk I RS2000, Austin Healey 3000, Ford Cortina Mk II 1600E, MG ZA Magnette, numerous MG Bs and Midgets, Jaguar E-Type, Concourse condition MG C and Sunbeam Talbot Alpine. Custom built (kit cars) include, Ferrari 360 Modena and  Ferrari Dino.

Wheel Refurbishment

Need new rims? Why not save your money and let us bring your old alloy wheels back to life. We can arrange for your wheels to be skimmed and polished, making them look like new again.

Insurance Work

You decide who repairs your car. It is your right to choose. Following an accident it is not compulsory to use a repairer chosen by your insurance company, regardless of what they may seem to be offering. You have the choice to decide where you have your bodywork repairs carried out. At The Village Garage we will handle your claim from start to finish, keep you mobile and return your car flawlessly repaired. We guarantee all paintwork carried out and can offer you a range of different courtesy cars if requested.

Recovery

For the difficult times when your vehicle breaks down, we can help. If your car won’t start or is unsafe to drive all you need to do is phone us. We have recovery vehicles at our disposal that we can assign to you and your vehicle immediately. We will arrange for your vehicle and you if required, to be brought back to The Village Garage where our technicians will work on the needed repairs.

Upholstery & Trimming

Torn seat cover? Damaged vinyl roof? Cigarette burn to the carpet? We can carry out repairs to most upholstery needs that won’t take a long time at all. Whatever your needs we endeavour to meet them with good quality workmanship at a competitive price

Our Customers