Detling drivers know all about hills, with the A249 climbing straight up the North Downs from the village. When your car needs an MOT, a service or a repair, our family-run workshop near Cranbrook is around 25 minutes away, with over 30 years of experience behind it.
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We can help you with your brake pads, brake discs and ABS which is essential to your safety. We will offer you a friendly quotation on any brake repair or brake servicing job for drivers in Detling and the surrounding area.
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We are able to offer our services for all makes and models of cars including vintage vehicles. If you need more information about the services we can offer, please get in touch with us and we will be pleased to talk to you.
See All Car ServicesYou can get car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Detling at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 18 miles south of Detling, with MOTs by appointment.
Detling lies on the northern edge of Maidstone borough, roughly 18 miles from us by road. Most of the journey is on fast roads: the A249 Sittingbourne Road takes you down to the M20, then the A20 Ashford Road and a run of country roads bring you south via the A229 to our workshop in Sissinghurst. In usual traffic it is about 25 minutes. That puts us within easy reach for car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Detling if you prefer a small, family-run garage to a busy town centre workshop, and booking ahead means the trip is planned around you.
The A249 is one of the main routes between Maidstone and Sittingbourne, and the long climb of Detling Hill asks a lot of any car. Engines work hard on the way up, brakes work hard on the way down, and cooling systems and clutches feel it in heavy traffic. Our work includes cylinder head and head gasket repairs, clutch replacement and brake work of every kind, and we can run diagnostics if the car is overheating or showing a warning light. Our brakes page explains more about pads, discs and fluid, and when each one should be changed.
Boxley is just over a mile away, with Bearsted, Hollingbourne and Leeds a little further along the foot of the downs. In summer, crawling traffic on the A249 and the M20 is a real test of air conditioning, and we recharge systems and find the fault when they stop blowing cold. Car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Detling are carried out by our City & Guilds qualified team, who look after every make of car and van, older vintage vehicles included, for both domestic and commercial customers. Booking is by phone on 01580 715007, and we are happy to answer questions when you ring.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 18 miles south of Detling, usually around 25 minutes by car via the A20, M20 and A249. There is space to drop your car off, and if you would rather we explain the work face to face, just ask when you book.
Cranbrook Cars provides car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Detling from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. If you drive from Detling, the list below shows everything our Sissinghurst workshop can do. Not sure which one you need? Ring us on 01580 715007, describe the problem, and we will point you in the right direction.
Head down the A249 Sittingbourne Road to the M20, then follow the A20 Ashford Road and country roads south. It is about 18 miles and roughly 25 minutes to our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst.
Overheating on a long climb can come from a coolant leak, a failing fan or thermostat, or occasionally a failing head gasket. Pull over rather than pressing on with the gauge climbing. Diagnostics will show us the cause, and we can repair anything up to cylinder head and head gasket work.
Of course. Business users are as welcome as private motorists, and we service, repair and MOT vans of every make. Book ahead and we will get your van back on the road as soon as the work allows.
Every booking at our Sissinghurst workshop (TN17 2AF) is handled by our City & Guilds qualified mechanics at our CVTS-registered garage. We inspect your vehicle, explain any findings clearly before starting work, and include a free MOT retest when the repairs are carried out with us.
To book car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Detling, call us on 01580 715007 or send us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Last reviewed: November 2026 by Cranbrook Cars
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“John & his team have been servicing my car for a number of years now. Guaranteed to always be professional and on time but more importantly he is cheaper than other garages or main dealers. I always recommend him to family & my friends.”
January 2020
“As an electrician I need my van on the road at all times. John has always serviced and maintained it for me and with him being local to us, it’s always at a place and time that’s convenient to me to work around my business. Highly Recommended!”
December 2019
“John replaced the cracked and leaking power steering pump in my focus for £388. He used genuine ford parts and was £150 LESS than I’d been quoted by my local garage. He did a great job. Thanks!”
September 2019
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