Brakes done
on the driveway
A typical axle takes about two hours and the car never leaves your address. What you get that a fast-fit will not give you is the wear figures written down, so you know what was actually left.
Book a brake job
60 seconds
Cheap pads are expensive twice
Budget friction material is the single most common reason a brake job comes back inside a year.
Cheap pads glaze, fade under repeated braking and eat the disc they run against. The saving is thirty pounds and the cost is a second set of discs, which is why we do not offer them.
We measure pad thickness and disc thickness before and after and write the numbers on your invoice. If you are told next year that they need doing again, you will have something to check it against.
A car that pulls under braking is usually a sticking caliper rather than worn pads, and doing pads without addressing it wastes the new set within months. We check it before quoting.
What comes with the job
Pads and discs
OE or OE-equivalent, named on the invoice.
NamedBrake fluid check
Moisture tested; replaced if it needs it.
TestedCaliper inspection
Sliders and pistons checked for sticking.
IncludedTorque to spec
Calibrated wrench, figures recorded.
RecordedBedding-in drive
A short run to seat the new material properly.
IncludedWear figures
Before and after, written on your invoice.
In writingHow the job actually runs
Symptom checked
Noise, pull, pedal feel, or just an advisory.
Wear measured
Pads and discs, both sides, recorded.
Price agreed
Fixed, including parts, before we start.
Fitted and bedded
Torqued to spec, then bedded in on a short drive.
Figures written down
New thicknesses on the invoice for next time.
What does your car need?
Registration and postcode. We will tell you what the car is, which service it is due on its own mileage, what that costs and when a van can get to you.
From £189, about three hours on your driveway
Your vehicle
Petrol · 1800cc · first registered 2010
Its mileage
47,125 at its last MOT, worked out across 6 tests
Prices are what the job starts at for a car this size; anything the van finds is quoted before it is done. Vehicle and mileage information comes from the DVSA record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Asked about brakes
How do I know if they need doing?
A high squeal that stops when you brake harder is usually the wear indicator. Grinding you can feel through the pedal means metal on metal, and that one is a stop-driving noise.
Can discs really be done on a driveway?
Yes. It needs a flat surface, rated stands and a torque wrench, all of which are in the van. What it does not need is a ramp.
Do I need discs as well as pads?
Not always. We measure them. If they are above the minimum thickness and not badly lipped, pads alone are fine and we will say so.
What if a bolt is seized?
It happens on older cars and we carry what is needed for it. If something is genuinely beyond doing safely on a drive, we stop and tell you before it becomes your problem.
Brakes anywhere
Brake work runs mobile across the whole patch, and a typical axle fits inside a morning.
