On the western edge of Ashford, Great Chart is around 25 minutes from Cranbrook Cars along quiet country lanes. If you want a family garage where the owner is easy to talk to, that is how we have worked for over 30 years, and every job is done by staff with City & Guilds training.
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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 Great Chart 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 Great Chart at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 16 miles west of Great Chart, with MOTs by appointment.
Great Chart is on the western side of Ashford, about 16 miles from us. Rather than using main roads, the most direct route runs across country through the lanes towards Smarden, then on west until you reach our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. It takes about 25 minutes and is a pleasant drive through the Weald. For car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Great Chart from an independent family business, it is well worth the trip, and we will always quote before starting any work on your car. If anything else turns up while the car is with us, we ring you first.
Great Chart is close to Ashford International, and plenty of local cars spend their mornings on the run to the station for high-speed trains to London, then sit in a car park all day. Short trips like that are hard on batteries, brakes and exhausts, and cars used this way can go months without a proper run. We service to the manufacturer's schedule, check what short-trip use tends to wear out, and offer EDT engine cleaning to clear sludge from engines that rarely reach full temperature. Gearbox and clutch problems, when they come, are also handled in-house.
Neighbouring villages include Hothfield, Shadoxhurst, Little Chart, Bethersden, Pluckley and Charing, and journeys around here switch between busy Ashford roads and tight country lanes. The A28 and the main roads around Ashford are gritted in winter, and that salt works its way into exhausts, brake discs and suspension parts. For car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Great Chart, we check those areas carefully, deal with MOT failure work including welding, and replace exhausts, whether that means one corroded section or a whole new system. Older cars and vans get exactly the same attention as new ones.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 16 miles west of Great Chart, usually around 25 minutes by car. 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 Great Chart from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. Great Chart motorists can choose from everything listed here, all carried out at our Cranbrook workshop. Phone 01580 715007 or get in touch through the contact page to arrange a date that works for you.
The quickest way is a cross-country run on lanes heading towards Smarden, then west to The Common, Sissinghurst. It is about 16 miles and takes around 25 minutes. Look for us on The Common in Sissinghurst.
Short, repeated trips can drain batteries and leave brakes and exhausts corroding because they never fully dry out. Keep to the service schedule and get any new noises checked. We will look at the parts short journeys affect most when the car comes in.
Yes. If your gearbox is noisy, jumping out of gear or struggling to select gears, we will find out why and replace it where that is the right fix. Sometimes the problem is actually the clutch, which we repair and replace too.
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 Great Chart, 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
Hothfield · Shadoxhurst · Little Chart · Bethersden · Pluckley · Charing
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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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