On the northern edge of Tenterden, St Michaels is closer to us than it might seem. Our garage in Sissinghurst is about 15 minutes away, and John's small team bring City & Guilds training and over 30 years of experience to every car and van they work on.
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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 St Michaels 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 St Michaels at Cranbrook Cars: our family garage at The Common, Sissinghurst (TN17 2AF) is about 9 miles west of St Michaels, with MOTs by appointment.
St Michaels sits along the A28 just north of Tenterden, and from here our workshop is about 9 miles away. The route leaves on minor roads heading north-west, joins the A262 and follows it west towards Sissinghurst, and a final handful of lanes drops you at our garage on The Common, Sissinghurst. Reckon on around 15 minutes. For car MOTs, servicing & repairs in St Michaels, that means a family garage within easy reach, where whoever answers your call also understands exactly what is happening to your car in the workshop.
St Michaels is well placed for the A28 north to Ashford and its station, so plenty of cars here clock up steady commuting miles. A modern car covering that kind of distance relies on its sensors and electronics, and when a warning light appears it needs proper diagnosis, not guesswork. We use diagnostic equipment to find the real fault, carry out engine tuning where it helps, and recharge and fault-find air conditioning, which commuters tend to notice most in summer heat and when windows mist up in winter. A car used every day deserves a thorough check at least once a year.
Being right next to Tenterden, St Michaels shares its neighbours: High Halden, Biddenden, Woodchurch, Rolvenden and Bethersden are all a short drive away. Plenty of local journeys still mean lanes, and repeated potholes and crumbling edges take a toll on tyres and shock absorbers. On a car doing commuting miles, worn tyres and tired dampers also lengthen stopping distances, so they are worth keeping on top of. We repair, replace and fit tyres, sort suspension faults, and check brakes from pads and discs to ABS. If you want a garage people recommend for car MOTs, servicing & repairs in St Michaels, ring 01580 715007 and talk to John.
Our workshop at The Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook (TN17 2AF) is about 9 miles west of St Michaels, usually around 15 minutes by car via the A262. 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 St Michaels from our workshop on The Common, Sissinghurst. For St Michaels drivers, here is the full range of work on offer. All of it is done by our own team in the Cranbrook workshop, and we explain what is needed, and why, before any spanner turns.
Head north-west on the minor roads to pick up the A262, follow it west towards Sissinghurst, then take the short lanes across to The Common, Sissinghurst. Our garage is on The Common, Sissinghurst. It is around 9 miles and about 15 minutes' drive.
Often it simply needs recharging, but sometimes there is a leak or a faulty component. We recharge air con systems and carry out fault finding, so we can tell you which it is and what the fix involves before going ahead.
Yes. Modern cars rely heavily on sensors and control units, and we use diagnostic equipment to read fault codes and trace problems through to the cause. We also carry out engine tuning where a car is running poorly or has lost power.
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 St Michaels, 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
Tenterden · High Halden · Biddenden · Woodchurch · Rolvenden · Bethersden
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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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