Minor car bodywork repairs.

seth plum

Can anybody recommend a good car bodywork business in South East London that doesn’t sneer at minor repairs?

DaveMehmet

If it’s only small, Chips Away do a decent job

seth plum

Thanks. Do you know if they are affordable, I went to a body shop in Hither Green and the guy there quoted £220 which seemed pretty high to me.
Then again the price is the price I suppose.

StrikerFirmani

seth plum said:

Thanks. Do you know if they are affordable, I went to a body shop in Hither Green and the guy there quoted £220 which seemed pretty high to me.
Then again the price is the price I suppose.

The small dent I had they were reasonable in comparison to the usual workshops and they come to you to do it.  Just ask for a quote.  They will ask you to send a photo of the damaged area, you can use e-mail and they will likely give you a price from the photo.     

DaveMehmet

seth plum said:

Thanks. Do you know if they are affordable, I went to a body shop in Hither Green and the guy there quoted £220 which seemed pretty high to me.
Then again the price is the price I suppose.

To be fair, £220 isn’t too bad a price for body repairs, especially if it involves painting. Chips away sorted a couple of non dents in mine that didn’t involve paint and from memory charged about £120.

mart77

I used AM Repairs in Welling last year to repair wing and door damage. Were really helpful and thought they were fairly priced. Ended there by accident as was intending to visit Deans Body Repairs which is nearby and had also been told they were good. 

Cardinal Sin

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

valleynick66

Any price is going to be related to time and their effective day rate / ability to do any more jobs that day. I doubt a repair is less than a couple of hours work plus materials. If you also compare to what a typical excess would be on an insurance policy it doesn’t feel a million miles off. 

Valiantphil

Car paint is about £75 a litre, makes a big difference if the affected area is a while panel. 

Hal1x

DaveMehmet said:

seth plum said:

Thanks. Do you know if they are affordable, I went to a body shop in Hither Green and the guy there quoted £220 which seemed pretty high to me.
Then again the price is the price I suppose.

To be fair, £220 isn’t too bad a price for body repairs, especially if it involves painting. Chips away sorted a couple of non dents in mine that didn’t involve paint and from memory charged about £120.

I can sort out a couple of non dents for you, it will cost £25 if no paint is involved, just send me a cheque (remember them?!).

charlton4ever

@seth plum Hi mate. I used a local guy as attached - get a quote from him, did a good job.

seth plum

Cardinal Sin said:

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

Went down there this morning and got a good quote from Dave which suited me, thanks.
Bit of a schlepp to the nearest bus stop when I drop the car off next week mind.

MrWalker

mart77 said:

I used AM Repairs in Welling last year to repair wing and door damage. Were really helpful and thought they were fairly priced. Ended there by accident 

Obviously!

Swisdom

DC Autos in crayford 

the man is a Jedi 

Covered End

seth plum said:

Cardinal Sin said:

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

Went down there this morning and got a good quote from Dave which suited me, thanks.
Bit of a schlepp to the nearest bus stop when I drop the car off next week mind.

Get the train from Charlton to Blackheath & a bus or walk from there or get a bus to Lewisham along the Woolwich Road & another bus from Lewisham.

Wellred

seth plum said:

Cardinal Sin said:

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

Went down there this morning and got a good quote from Dave which suited me, thanks.
Bit of a schlepp to the nearest bus stop when I drop the car off next week mind.

How long is it going to take? If it's only going to take a day you could take some fishing gear & plot up on the river nice way to spend a day 

Crusty54

Covered End said:

seth plum said:

Cardinal Sin said:

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

Went down there this morning and got a good quote from Dave which suited me, thanks.
Bit of a schlepp to the nearest bus stop when I drop the car off next week mind.

Get the train from Charlton to Blackheath & a bus or walk from there or get a bus to Lewisham along the Woolwich Road & another bus from Lewisham.

Westfield did a fantastic job replacing the front wing on my Toyota Yaris.

The nearest bus stop is not that far away.

Unfortunately there is no longer a bus from Woolwich Road to Lewisham.

seth plum

Crusty54 said:

Covered End said:

seth plum said:

Cardinal Sin said:

I can recommend Westfield Crash Repairs in Charlton - three minutes from the ground.
https://www.westfieldcrashrepairsltd.co.uk/. Just turn up and ask for Dave. He will give you a quote in minutes. I have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they do a first rate job.

Went down there this morning and got a good quote from Dave which suited me, thanks.
Bit of a schlepp to the nearest bus stop when I drop the car off next week mind.

Get the train from Charlton to Blackheath & a bus or walk from there or get a bus to Lewisham along the Woolwich Road & another bus from Lewisham.

Westfield did a fantastic job replacing the front wing on my Toyota Yaris.

The nearest bus stop is not that far away.

Unfortunately there is no longer a bus from Woolwich Road to Lewisham.

Thank you, that boosts my confidence. I will manage on buses anyway, since having a bus pass the good old 202 is almost like a personal Uber, combined with the citymapper appliance it is a lot easier to get around on buses than it ever used to be.