General Servicing
At Powdrake Servicentre we specialise our services at servicing your car regardless of make, model or indeed age. With our well-trained and experienced staff and the strength of the spares and components delivery distribution chain we offer a standard of service that we are extremely proud.

On-board vehicle diagnostics

Diagnostic repairs to most makes of vehicle using the latest Bosch technology. For European vehicles, the Bosch KTS650 is definitely the most universal of the scan tools we have and will connect to a many different vehicles and systems. It will interrogate petrol & diesel engines, airbags, ABS braking systems, automatic transmissions, climate control, vehicle ECU code reading , emission related faults etc. One of its great strengths is the ability to read live data & component activation. Included on the system are a fast dual-trace colour oscilloscope and a digital multimeter.

For Japanese and Korean vehicles, the JK 100 is the first diagnostic tool to be totally dedicated to these manufactures. It will interrogate petrol & diesel engines, airbags, ABS braking systems, automatic transmissions, climate control, etc. The system provides real time data including graphing component activation and reading/clearing of fault codes. It also has comprehensive general built in facilities – data recorder, data graphing, oscilloscope, multimeter, and frequency generator. The diagnostic coverage is on a par with those used by the franchised dealers, and a continual development programme supports the system.

General Repairs   Top
If you are unfortunate enough to need an emergency repair on your vehicle we can usually source the parts needed and have you back on the road very quickly. If the repair is not urgent we will ensure that we have the necessary parts in stock prior to the vehicles arrival, minimising all foreseen delays for your convenience.

MOT Testing   Top
Powdrake Servicentre has for many years been offering the service to our customers of MOT Testing for both petrol & diesel.

The MOT scheme is road safety measure to help ensure that vehicles are:

1. Properly maintained.
2. Examined annually to check that they comply with certain legal requirements.

The MOT test applies to cars, light vans and small trucks that are three years old and over on an annual basis.

An authorised MOT tester using approved equipment must carry out the examination.

The test certificate, when issued relates only to the condition and performance of the vehicle of the testable items at the time of the test. The MOT test certificate is not evidence of the condition of the car at any other time, nor is it evidence of the general mechanical condition of the car.

The MOT test will examine the condition of most elements of your vehicle, including;

• Lighting
• Steering
• Suspension
• Brakes
• Wheels and Tyres
• Seat Belts
• General items - Horn, Exhaust, Emission, Mirrors, Number Plates, Fuel System Windscreen, Seat and Door Security etc.

You may submit your vehicle up to one calendar month before the test is due, i.e. your expiry date on the MOT certificate. This includes vehicles at three years old requiring their first MOT test, the expiry date is three years from the date of registration, as shown on your VT5.