One of the most frequent problems we encounter during the course of a busy working week is the customer (whose car has broken-down) that has a warranty in force. Sometimes given free when they bought a used car, but often they’ve paid handsomly for it, a Mechanical Breakdown Warranty (as they’re usually known) is designed [...]

Being a car-mad 40 year old these days that happens to own a garage often causes me to ask myself the question, “Where have all the old cars gone?”
When I started ‘hanging out’ at Swiftest some 15 years ago, it wasn’t that uncommon for some cars of the 70’s and 80’s to visit the workshop for [...]

Like most small businesses, we rely on a regular flow of work through the door in order to keep the wolf from the door (well, the bailiffs and VAT inspectors) and pay the staff wages. Although it’s always an uphill struggle running a small business, the fact that most households have at least one car and that [...]

Buying and owning a brand new executive car should be a pleasurable experience as you waft around, high on the smell of new leather and wood. Knowing that you should have totally reliable and trouble-free motoring at least the next three years or so ought to give you a smug feeling as you drive, but [...]