Citrotec

A small friendly car service centre which, despite the name, doesn’t only do Citroen cars, though you’ll find them by looking for a big Citroen two-​arrows logo.
I had to book myself in here in a hurry after my alternator conked out and they took it in without any fuss. The RAC towtruck had a bit of a struggle getting the car into Citrotec’s car park– it’s not exactly spacious and is a bit lacking in turning space– but once it was in it all ran very smoothly. The staff were friendly, happy to look at it promptly, phoned me to tell me how they were getting on, and I was able to pick the car up again 24 hours later.
In the meantime I’d done some searching on the Internet to see what the damage was going to be for the cost of fitting a new alternator, and from a Google search it looked like I was going to have to shell out £300-£450, so I was pleasantly surprised when Citrotec charged me £204 including parts and labour.
It’s not exactly a big place and not too clean or posh-​looking at first but if that helps keeps the costs down then that’s fine by me, that’s what this kind of garage is for. I’ll be booking my next regular service in here.