What is the Garage Approval Scheme?

Car sales, servicing and repairs are a major source of complaints to Trading Standards throughout the country. Some complaints are due to a small number of 'cowboy traders' but most arise when honest businesses fail to check that their technicians and sales staff are doing their jobs properly or because they do not have an adequate knowledge of their legal obligations.

Trading Standards' Garage Approval Scheme is an attempt to reduce these problems and generally raise standards throughout the areas of East Cheshire and West Cheshire and Chester borough Councils.

The main aims are: to encourage and promote high standards in car sales, servicing and repairs; to improve the image of the motor trade in Cheshire; to increase compliance with consumer legislation; to improve consumer confidence by promoting Approved Garages.

For more details on the scheme visit www.goldenspanner.com

CHESTER

Chester Auto Services , 19 Bumpers Lane. 01244 377747 (Service & Repair)

Crane Bank Garage , Halford Way, Sealand Road. 01244 317191 (Service & Repair)

Evans Halshaw (Ford) , Stadium Way, Sealand Road. 01244 320444 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair, Approved child car seat fitters)

Lookers Chester Renault , 302 Sealand Road. 01244 394300 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair, Approved child car seat fitters)

Lookers Chester Vauxhall , 302 Sealand Road. 01244 394300 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair)

Manor Garage , Lightfoot Street, Hoole, CH2 3AL. 01244 346886 (Service & Repair)

Halfords Auto Centre , Saughall Raod, 01244 399 620 

Langham Motors Ltd , Bridge Arch, Kitchen Street, 01244 311396 

Autocare . Kitchen Street (By Racecourse), Chester CH1 4JH, 01244 346420

The MOT & Service Centre , New Crane Street, Chester, CH1 4JE, 01244 380200

ELLESMERE PORT

Holywood Car Sales , Little Sutton. 0151 339 3336 (Vehicle Sales)

Cheshire Oaks Audi , Longlooms Road East. 0151 357 8066 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair)

Lookers Vauxhall , Ellesmere Port, Rossmore Road East. 0151 200 6006 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair)

M53 Motors Ltd (Ford) , Ellesmere Port, Rossmore Road East. 0151 357 1221 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair)

NORTHWICH

Bowers Threeways Garage , Lach Dennis. 01606 46234 (Service & Repair) 

Bowers Threeways Garage , Wincham. 01606 48454 (Service & Repair)

Evans Halshaw (Ford) , Chesterway. 01606 338888 (Vehicle Sales, Service & Repair, Approved child car seat fitters)

Motorite (Northwich) Ltd , Manchester Road. 01606 42915 (Vehicle Sales)

TARPORLEY

Tarporley Service Centre , Birch Heath Road. 01829 732253 (Service & Repair)

CREWE

ABP Motorsport , Shavington, 01270 567177 

Blue Bell (Crewe) Ltd (BMW) , Weston Road, 01270 212525 

Crewe Audi , Gateway, 01270 507070, 

Cheshire Autobody Ltd , Weston Road Industrial Estate, 01270 756111 

MACCLESFIELD

Macclesfield MOT & Serv 01625 500676  6 Pool Street Macclesfield, Cheshire

NANTWICH

Robert Vaughan Motor Repair Services 01270 522403 Bank Lane, Burland,

AP Autocare 01270 668 621 256 Newcastle Rd., Blakelow, Nantwich CW5 7ET 

WILMSLOW

Bluebell (Wilmslow) ltd 01625 529955 Manchester Rd., 

Polar Ford   01625 257777, A34 Bypass