Motor Codes has announced shortlist of businesses in the running for Garage of the Year

Was the local garage your first stop when your van needed servicing or repairs, how would you rate your last visit, and did you remember to vote for them as your favourite garage in the Motor Codes Garage of the Year campaign? Motor Codes runs the contest to highlight garages that provide a consistently reliable, trustworthy service to motorists, with results driven directly by customer feedback.

Motor Codes, the OFT-approved garage scheme operator, has announced the shortlist of businesses in the running for its Garage of the Year title. Thousands have voted in the annual initiative that helps uncertain motorists know where to turn for top-class customer service. Over 7,000 garages from across the UK, all subscribers to Motor Codes’ government-backed code of practice put themselves up for public scrutiny.

Did your garage of choice make the shortlist? See below:

Shortlist of independent garages for Motor Codes Garage of the Year 2013

East of England

Independent BS Motors, Sandy BM Enterprises, Upper Caldecott Eye Car Care, Peterborough Calne Vehicle Management, Cambridge Top Marques Repair Garage, Hitchin

Midlands

Independent IAutoUK, Coventry Crescent Motoring Services, Burton upon Trent Kingshurst Automotive, Birmingham Oldfields Garage Services, Leominster Wellsburys Garage, Birmingham

North East

Independent Cavendish Motor Company, Ashington AJ Automedics, Durham Budget Auto Centre, Redcar Gregg Little Testing Centre, Newton Aycliffe Fred Henderson, Durham

Northern Ireland

Independent Newtownabbey, AutoCentre The Motor Gym, Bangor Auto Service Centre, Newry

North West

Independent ABP Motorsport, Crewe Warton Hall Garage, Carnforth The Arches Service Centre, Bolton Thistlewaite Tyre & Exhausts, Bolton Barry & Wilkinson Tyre & Exhaust, Winsford

Scotland

Independent D&G Autocare, Pitreavie, Dunfermline DSM Vehicle Services, Oldmeldrum Menstrie Motors, Menstrie Keith Elgin Motor Engineers, Edinburgh Strathclyde Autotune, Hamilton

South East

Independent The Test Centre, Deptford Segensworth Automobiles, Fareham Tanbury Ltd, Southwater Kent Car Craft, Broadstairs Micheldever Tyre & Auto Services, Micheldever

South West

Independent Ferris Garage, Truro Tickeham Garage Moor Park Garage, Exeter Powells Garage, Redruth Central Garage Services, Exeter

Wales

Independent A1 Motorcare, Rumney, Cardiff Three Arches Services, Llanishen, Cardiff Ferris Bros Motor Engineers, Cathays, Cardiff Harris Brothers, Fforestfach Bayside Garage, Cardiff

Yorkshire

Independent Lowfield Garage, Malton Reynolds of Selby Alexanders Prestige, Boroughbridge Autosafe Clifton, York Halls Auto, Richmond

The voting for the garages on the above shortlist begins now. Click here to cast your vote and to see the full list of independent and franchised garage finalists. The regional winners are to be announced at the end of March. And don't forget, there is something in it for you too if you vote. Motor Codes say, "As well as contributing to the UK roadmap of safe-haven service centres, everyone that votes will be entered into a prize draw to win a pair of tickets to the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship finale at Brands Hatch, with full hospitality provided by Porsche Cars GB, a chance to pit your wits on-track with a Porsche Driving Day, as well as some spending money, with £250 Love2shop vouchers supplied by Unipart Car Care Centres."