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Minor car bodywork repairs.

seth plum
seth plum Posts: 53,448
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Can anybody recommend a good car bodywork business in South East London that doesn’t sneer at minor repairs?

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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,596
    If it’s only small, Chips Away do a decent job
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    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
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,742
    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
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,596
    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
    mart77 Posts: 5,658
    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
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    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
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,889
    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
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    Car paint is about £75 a litre, makes a big difference if the affected area is a while panel. 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    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
    charlton4ever Posts: 1,716
    @seth plum Hi mate. I used a local guy as attached - get a quote from him, did a good job.
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  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    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
    MrWalker Posts: 4,106
    edited June 2023
    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!
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    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,991
    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
    Wellred Posts: 1,118
    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
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,232
    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
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    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.

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