If you are based in Etchingham, Cranbrook Cars is a straightforward drive north-east over the county line. We are a small, family-run workshop whose staff hold City & Guilds qualifications, and we test, service, diagnose and repair cars and vans of any make or model.
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At Cranbrook Cars, we use a specialist piece of machinery to clean your engine, called the Engine Decontamination Machine. Created by EDT Automotive, the Engine Decontamination Machine cleans out your engine using bespoke mineral oil.
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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 Etchingham 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 Etchingham at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 11 miles north-east of Etchingham, with MOTs by appointment.
Etchingham lies in the valley of the River Rother in East Sussex, about 11 miles south-west of our workshop. The drive takes around 20 minutes, using the A265 out of the village and then the A229 north through Hawkhurst and on past Cranbrook. We are on The Common, Sissinghurst, so there is no town-centre parking to worry about when you drop the car off. It is an easy journey, almost all on A-roads, so booking car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Etchingham with us is simple to fit into the week.
Etchingham has a station on the Hastings line, and a good share of village cars spend their weekdays making the short trip to the station before their owners catch a train towards London or Hastings. Journeys that short rarely let an engine reach full temperature, which can mean flat batteries, diesels that clog with soot and exhausts that rust from the inside. With EDT engine cleaning, our Engine Decontamination Machine works through the engine in roughly a quarter of an hour, after which the oil and filter are renewed, and it pairs nicely with a routine service for a car that mostly does local runs.
Because the village sits down in the valley, the roads around Etchingham are often damp and muddy through the winter, and the A265 and A229 are both gritted once it turns cold. Road salt left on the underside of a car speeds up corrosion on brake pipes, exhaust systems and sills, a common reason for MOT failures, so winter is a busy time for car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Etchingham. If your car does fail, we handle the welding and other repairs ourselves and the retest is free. Drivers from Hurst Green, Burwash and Robertsbridge make the same short trip to us.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 11 miles north-east of Etchingham, usually around 20 minutes by car via the A229 and A265. 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 Etchingham from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. Here is what we can do for Etchingham motorists, from a routine service to a full engine installation. Not sure where to start? Phone 01580 715007 and we can point you to the right one.
Not really. It is around 11 miles and usually takes about 20 minutes, using the A265 and then the A229 north through Hawkhurst. You'll find the workshop on The Common in Sissinghurst, a little way out of Cranbrook.
It can help. The machine cleans out the inside of the engine in about 15 minutes, and we finish by changing the oil and filter. It is a sensible extra for cars that rarely get a long run, and we can do it at the same visit as a service.
Yes. We repair, replace and fit tyres, and our exhaust work runs from small repairs up to complete systems. Winter salt and wet roads around Etchingham are hard on both, so it is worth asking us to check them when the car is in for its MOT or service.
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 Etchingham, 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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