The booking process is simple and fast, there are a few options of service garages. I had requested that my car be collected which is very convenient as it is less disruptive to my work day. On th... See more
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About AA Approved Garage Network
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MOTs, services and repairs brought to you through the convenience of our local AA approved garage network.
AA approved local garages
- Every one of the garages in our network is audited to ensure it meets our highest quality, service and training standards
- The garage technicians are expertly trained in petrol, diesel and electric vehicles
Fixed & transparent pricing
- You’ll know exactly what you’re going to pay, with no hidden extras
- We’ll chat to the garage to make sure that any additional work needed is accurate, and give you a quote to approve before it’s carried out.
Guaranteed quality of work and repairs
- We’re so confident in the work, we guarantee all parts and labour for 12 months
- The garages in our network always fit quality parts, made to the same standard as the original manufacturer equipment
- All prices, including labour, are checked to make sure they’re accurate
Easy online booking
- You can book online at a garage local to you, on a date of your choice
- Book up to 90 days in advance
- You have access to a UK wide network of local garages.
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United Kingdom
- theaa.com/car-care/book/start
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Prompt service from garage and met…
Prompt service from garage and met timescales for MOT test.

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MOT ?Get ready to leave your car for at least 24 hrs
I have left my car for an MOT around 8:30 am on the day of the booking, a man told me my car would be done by late afternoon , unfortunately they called me on the NEXT morning .
They kept my car for 24 hrs for an MOT , if you ever want to drop off your car in this garage for an MOT , get ready to wait at least 24 hrs , it would be understandable if something needs to be fixed, otherwise 24 hrs is too long time for an MOT .They are too busy and keep taking more and more bookings …

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The garage which I've used before are…
The garage which I've used before are always helpful and explain any issues carefully
WT BELL - Stoke on Trent MOT
Booked with the AA for a MOT and what a wonderful straightforward process, selected my preferred date/time and received confirmation the next day. Great communication from the AA right up to the date of the MOT. My Husband always dealt with MOT's before and this was my 1st time in arranging one and I found this service via the AA to be really easy and not stressful.
This was the 1st time using this car garage so was not sure what to expect, but my fears were very short lived as from the moment I arrived, I was greeted by the staff and looked after. During the MOT I waited in the waiting room and could see my car being inspected through the viewing window which was an experience as never seen it done before. Both the garage/waiting room & showroom were really clean. I felt that all the staff were very friendly and loved that the company was family owned. Car passed and MOT was successfully done.
Never used this service before but will be recommending to all as I couldn't find fault with it or the garage chosen and will be booking my service once it's due.
Great service.Easy to use.Gave me a…
Great service.Easy to use.Gave me a choice of available garages. Sorted and booked in minutes.
Absolutely no way to get hold of…
Absolutely no way to get hold of smartcare via phone once MOT done. They stopped communicating. Had to sort out myself directly with garage.

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Not doing that again
Can’t help but get the feeling I was ripped off. Spent the entire day waiting with a massive bill at the end. Nothing seemed wrong with my van when I put it in for an MOT /Oil + filter change so the work ‘needed’ and the bill was a shock. Whilst waiting I bumped into another customer who had arrived to pick up his car. He was told his car would need further work and he said to me “They’re 100% trying to rip me off”. Tbh this is a common suspicion most motorists have with garages in general but unfortunately this garage(in Wokingham) didn’t buck the trend.

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Not a good service
My car was supposed to be collected between 08.00 and 11.00, it was collected at 11.45 which meant I missed an appointment. A message from AA said the garage could only do an MOT, not an additional service which I also needed, but I was charged for a service as well with no paperwork to show what had been done. Won’t be using again.

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Easy to use smart care
Easy to use smart care. Excellent garage in terms of service and speed of execution.

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AA most incomptent customer service on…
AA most incomptent customer service on phone ever seen
Just written to commisioner of police about there parts and garage communications and attitude of staff against someone who is hear vunerable.
Woman in claims section is vile
Waiting 2 weeks car be repaired no fault of garage but incompetence of AA.

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Carried out MOT and service with one of…
Carried out MOT and service with one of their approved garages. Picked up car and return it. Reasonable price. Will use again.
AA ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
AA is a brilliant service. Breakdown service very helpful compared to RAC. Service and MOT fast and effective. Love these guys 👌🏻
Booked MOT via AA Smart care …
Booked MOT via AA Smart care believing the advised single contact booking then received telephone call from garage because the AA had booked multiple vehicles at that time so had to rebook. Then day before appointment Smart care cancelled the booking so then had to contact both the garage & the AA to make sure the work would be done.
After work AA sent email stating I would be contacted to leave a review. of course this never happened.
The actual garage who did the work where excellent

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Nice warm welcome car returned spotless…
Nice warm welcome car returned spotless great job.thankyou
No show - mechanic did not bother turning up or calling
I booked a service for 8/10 which got cancelled and rescheduled to 15/10. No one turned up and on calling they said that they “had problems with payment from the credit card”. Utter nonsense as I had a valid card. I have now wasted a day waiting for their mechanic who did not turn up.

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Great service and MOT process
The service and MOT process went smoothly , the booking process was easy and altogether a great improvement on my experience of the whole process at another garage in previous years! Thankyou.
MOT Experience
I dropped my car off with time to spare. I had a bit of a walk to find coffee. I think I had to wait almost two hours but the staff were friendly. Thank you.

Reply from AA Approved Garage Network
Service was easy and comunnicative.
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