InsideTrack Garages LTD
- Car servicing and repairs
- MOT testing
- Diagnostics
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Garages in Lancashire's Ribble Valley district treat Clitheroe as the hub for a string of villages. The 24 businesses covering the town include workshops at Barrow, Chatburn, Sabden and Whalley as well as in Clitheroe itself. Drivers have left 1282 Google reviews across them, at an average rating of 4.8. Most of them take on cars, and a good number also handle vans and larger vehicles.
Many of the workshops here can save you the trip. Courtesy cars, collection and delivery, breakdown recovery and mobile mechanics all appear in the local mix, alongside plenty of vans and light commercial work. Whalley Motor Services Ltd, based in Barrow, offers MOTs, servicing, diagnostics, tyre fitting and roadside assistance, and is rated 4.8 from 76 reviews. Brookside Garage (Sabden) Ltd has served Sabden and the Ribble Valley since 1982 and adds air conditioning servicing, front wheel alignment, Waxoyl spraying and vehicle recovery. It is rated 5.0 from 27 reviews.
InsideTrack Garages LTD, established in 1997, takes everyday cars, classic cars, minibuses, vans, large commercial vehicles, campers and motorhomes up to 6 tonnes, and tests classes 4, 5 and 7. It is rated 4.7 from 141 reviews. Ribble Valley Chequered Flag in Chatburn is a family garage with MOT testing, servicing, clutches, tyres and air conditioning checks, rated 4.8 from 70 reviews. Ribble Tech Test Centre has traded in Clitheroe since 2015 and tests Class 4 and Class 7 vehicles, including motorhomes.
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In town, Hargreaves Autos Ltd runs an MOT centre and repair garage on Link 59 Business Park, just off the A59, with MOTs at weekends or evenings by appointment. Primroselink Motors Ltd has serviced cars in Clitheroe since 2010, including DSG and automatic gearbox servicing, and is rated 4.9 from 84 reviews. M J Motorcare, in the centre of Clitheroe, has been established for over 20 years. Farnells is an independent BMW and MINI specialist, and Balmfield Motors at Whalley specialises in tuning, including ECU remapping.
Bodywork has real depth. James Alpe Ltd is a family run accident repair centre with over 35 years of experience, covering paint, bodyshop work, vehicle sales and leasing, and is rated 4.5 from 241 reviews. Sabden Motor Bodies Ltd serves Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley with accident repair, commercial vehicle body repairs and MOT preparation. Kiwi Lancashire Scratch and Dent Repair is a mobile business covering East Lancashire that fixes scratches, scuffs and dents but does not service cars. Lancashire Tow bar centre fits tow bars at Barrow with 7 or 13 pin wiring.
Workshops here name Blackburn and Burnley most often as places they also work, with Chorley, Preston, Nelson, Barnoldswick, Accrington, Blackpool, Leyland and Colne also covered. Nightingales Garage from Great Harwood, Adams Smart Repairs from Nelson, and Unity Tyres & AutoCare and Ossy Tyres from Accrington cover Clitheroe as well. Padiham, Great Harwood, Nelson, Burnley and Accrington each have their own page, and a drive to any of them carries no clean air zone charge in this part of Lancashire.
Whalley Motor Services Ltd and Brookside Garage (Sabden) Ltd both offer collection and delivery and breakdown recovery, and Whalley Motor Services Ltd also has courtesy cars. Primroselink Motors Ltd, Ribble Tech Test Centre and Hargreaves Autos Ltd also have courtesy cars.
InsideTrack Garages LTD takes campers and motorhomes up to 6 tonnes, minibuses and large commercial vehicles, and tests classes 4, 5 and 7. Ribble Tech Test Centre tests and services motorhomes as a Class 4 and Class 7 centre.
Farnells in Clitheroe is an independent BMW and MINI specialist, rated 5.0 from 15 reviews. James Alpe Ltd, an accident repair centre, works on over 30 makes including Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Volkswagen.
Kiwi Lancashire Scratch and Dent Repair is a mobile business covering East Lancashire, rated 5.0 from 46 reviews. Sabden Motor Bodies Ltd handles larger accident repairs, and The Wheel Specialist Ribble Valley refurbishes alloy wheels at Barrow Brook Trade Park.
Lancashire Tow bar centre fits fixed flange, swan neck and detachable tow bars from a workshop at Salesbury Motors on Clitheroe Road in Barrow, with 7 or 13 pin wiring and dedicated wiring kits. It is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews.