Highams Garage
- Car servicing and repairs
- MOT testing
- Diagnostics
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Kirkham's garages in Lancashire sit in the Fylde district, and 25 of the 27 businesses covering Kirkham have Fylde postcodes. The other two are one Preston workshop and one Wyre workshop, both close enough to serve the same drivers. Across them drivers have left 1247 Google reviews, at an average rating of 4.7. What sets the area apart is how much of the work is specialist: marque specialists, auto electricians and motorhome workshops sit alongside the general garages.
Auto electrical work is the core of Sparks and Sensors ecu remapping & auto electrics, which works from 23 Moor Street in Kirkham and serves Preston and Blackpool as well. Ryan Hatton set it up in 2005, and the work covers fault finding, diagnostics with main dealer level equipment, and ECU remapping and chip tuning. It is rated 4.9 from 102 reviews.
Two garages are in Warton, near Preston. Highams Garage at 258 Lytham Road has more than 30 years in the motor trade and tests class 4 vehicles, and is rated 4.9 from 87 reviews. Corner Garage Volvo Specialist is an independent Volvo and Polestar workshop with 35 years of experience, with Volvo MOTs, tyres and air conditioning as well as servicing, and is rated 4.7 from 111 reviews.
Clifton Business Park on Preston New Road is home to Signature Auto Care Ltd and M & V Motors. Signature began in 2005 as a four person team servicing BMW and Mini vehicles and now handles all makes, with a specialism in motorhomes. M & V Motors sits at Unit 2B, has over 30 years in the trade and specialises in diagnostics and air conditioning repair. Taylors Garage Ltd in Clifton also works on motorhomes, and serves customers from Fulwood, Penwortham, Bamber Bridge, Leyland and Chorley as well as Kirkham and Lytham St Annes. It is rated 4.8 from 93 reviews.
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Enthusiast cars have a strong presence. APL Independent SAAB Specialists has served SAAB owners since 1998. X Works Service is a TVR specialist set up in 2007 by two former TVR factory staff, rated 5.0 from 32 reviews. Pro-Tec Performance has worked since 1991 on prestige and performance brands such as Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Range Rover, and is rated 5.0 from 37 reviews.
For MOTs, 12 of the 27 garages on this page appear on the DVSA list of active MOT test stations, checked on 2026-11-10, and 4 of those also test class 7 vans. Naze Lane Garage is authorised to test Class 4, 5 and 7 vehicles, with tests carried out on site, and is rated 4.7 from 63 reviews. Elswick Motors and Treales Garage are repair shops near Preston with a mechanic on site.
Most work from Kirkham points towards Preston, with Blackpool, Chorley and Leyland also covered. Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston, Blackpool and Leyland each have their own page, and garages based in Blackpool such as Vicarage Lane Garage and Phoenix Car Care also cover Kirkham.
Signature Auto Care Ltd at Clifton Business Park has a particular specialism in motorhomes, and Taylors Garage Ltd in Clifton carries out Class 4 and 7 tests on light commercials and large motorhomes and treats motorhome servicing and repair as a focus. Both serve drivers from across the Fylde and Preston areas.
Sparks and Sensors ecu remapping & auto electrics works from Moor Street in Kirkham on cars and vans, with fault finding, diagnostics and ECU remapping. M & V Motors in Clifton specialises in diagnostics and air conditioning repair, with electronics work alongside brake, clutch and wheel work.
APL Independent SAAB Specialists has looked after SAAB owners since 1998. X Works Service is a TVR specialist, and Corner Garage Volvo Specialist covers Volvo and Polestar. Pro-Tec Performance works on prestige and performance brands, including Porsche, Ferrari, BMW and Range Rover.
Naze Lane Garage is authorised to test Class 4, 5 and 7 vehicles, and Taylors Garage Ltd carries out Class 4 and 7 tests on cars, light commercials and large motorhomes. Class 7 covers goods vehicles over 3,000 kg up to 3,500 kg design gross weight.
Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Preston, Blackpool and Leyland each have their own page. Garages from Blackpool, including Midgeland Road Garage and Dave Ashworth Citroen Services, cover Kirkham too.