Kipping's Cross is a small hamlet on the A21, and from there our workshop is about eleven miles away along the A262. Cranbrook Cars has thirty-plus years in the trade and a City & Guilds qualified team, and takes on MOTs, servicing and repair work for both cars and vans.
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See All Car ServicesYou can get car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Kipping's Cross at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 11 miles east of Kipping's Cross, with MOTs by appointment.
Kipping's Cross sits on the A21 between Pembury and Lamberhurst, a short way from Matfield. To reach us, you come off the A21 onto the A262, head east through Goudhurst, and finish at our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst. It is about eleven miles and roughly twenty minutes. The hamlet is small, but car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Kipping's Cross are easy to arrange with us: phone ahead, book a time and take the A262 across. Most of the drive is on A-roads, which keeps it simple even in poor weather.
Living right beside the A21 means a lot of fast trunk-road driving, towards Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge one way and Hastings the other. Cars that do those miles regularly need tyres with good tread, brakes that stop straight and suspension that keeps the car settled at speed. We check all of that at service time, fit and repair tyres, and carry out full brake work. For drivers covering big mileages, keeping servicing on time is the simplest way to avoid a breakdown on a busy road with nowhere safe to stop, and it helps keep resale value up too.
Kipping's Cross is surrounded by Weald farmland and woodland, with Matfield, Pembury and Brenchley all nearby. Pulling out onto a busy main road asks a lot of the engine and gearbox, and a car that hesitates or misfires is not one you want at a junction. If yours has developed a running fault, our diagnostics and engine tuning can usually track it down and put it right, so the car pulls cleanly again. For car MOTs, servicing & repairs in Kipping's Cross, our repair work comes with a free MOT retest, and any failure work is done in our own workshop by the same people who tested the car.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 11 miles east of Kipping's Cross, usually around 20 minutes by car via the A229, A262 and A21. 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 Kipping's Cross from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. Drivers from Kipping's Cross can book any job on the list below, all carried out at our workshop roughly twenty minutes away. Call us if you want advice before you book.
About eleven miles, roughly twenty minutes. Leave the A21 for the A262, drive east through Goudhurst, then take the A229 to The Common, Sissinghurst. Our workshop is in Sissinghurst, a short drive from Cranbrook. Postcode TN17 2AF.
Hesitation can come from a number of things, including fuel, ignition, sensor or air intake faults, and carbon build-up in the engine. Our diagnostics help pinpoint the cause, and we also offer engine tuning and EDT carbon cleaning where they will help.
Yes, and our MOTs work on an appointment basis, so phone 01580 715007 to choose a date. You can have an MOT up to a month (minus a day) before the current certificate expires and still keep the same renewal date.
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 Kipping's Cross, 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
Pembury · Matfield · Brenchley · Lamberhurst · Horsmonden · Paddock Wood
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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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