Frequently asked questions

That depends on year and fuel. Most petrol cars need their first one after four years, then every two years, and every year from eight years old. We email you two months before the due date.

Yes. An APK takes about 45 minutes. The waiting area has wifi, and you can watch the workshop through the glass wall.

The inspection list shows which point didn’t pass, with the price to fix it. If we repair it right away, we retest the same day. Want to think it over? Then the retest within eight weeks is free.

Yes, up to two months before the due date without losing any time. The new date then counts from the old due date.

Yes. European rules say any qualified garage may do it, as long as the work follows the factory schedule and the parts are of equal quality. We stick to that.

A minor service means we change the oil and oil filter and check the car over. A major service goes further: the air, cabin and fuel filters and the spark plugs are replaced too. The full list is on the prices page.

Your make sets it out in the service schedule. Give us your registration and we’ll look it up and tell you in advance which service it is and what it costs.

No. If we notice something that wasn’t in the booking, you first get a photo and a price, by phone or app. Without your OK, we leave it.

Pay by card or tap your phone on the terminal when you pick up. Business customers can pay on account.

Yes, 12 months on parts and labour. You’ll see it on the invoice.

That you drive away without extra costs: new APK, fresh service, registration transfer, a full tank and 12 months’ BOVAG warranty.

Yes. We value it for free, even if you don’t buy from us. You hear the trade-in price straight away, in black and white.

Yes, every weekday and on Saturdays. Give us a call first and we’ll have the car ready at the front of the forecourt.

Nothing, apart from fuel. Do reserve one when you book: we only have three.

Yes. You can drop off from 07:30, and outside opening hours you put the key in the drop box next to the workshop door. Pick-up is until 17:30, or a little later by arrangement.

Yes. Kübra and Corné are trained in high-voltage systems and we also inspect electric cars. For battery diagnostics we work with a local specialist.