Northants Garage Recommendations
Following on from mxdi’s forum post, I’ve created this as a Wiki. 
Where possible I’ve included the website, or telephone number as well as a brief description of what each place does – feel free to add or amend this.
Please add your local garage recommendations, but rememeber no naming and shaming on forums if you had a bad experience. Please avoid "John is great and you wont find a better service" type stuff - stick to the facts on what the place offers.
No advertising of your own business - it must be a recommendation from services you have used!
Any additions will be checked out to confirm if they are genuine recommendations. ADVERTS WILL BE DELETED
So, in alphabetical order…
AA MOT Centre - 01604 213863 (Approx a mile from Northampton town centre)
As well as MOT's they carry out servicing and repairs etc.
Recommended by: Rosso Rebel
Allon White
Cranfield. Morgan dealership plus Lotus servicing and repairs.
Recommended by: Trackside; Sparkie17
APS
Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda and Porsche specialists
Recommended by: bigburd, Nick1point9, NotBenny
AR Mills: Volvo Specialists (covers other marques)
Main Road, Middleton Cheney (near Banbury).
Recommended by Bitzer
Autobarn: BMW specialists.
Boothville, Northampton 01604 644266
Recommended by: Shurv, NotBenny
Auto-Aircon - 07845 664070
Bulkington (near Coventry and Nuneaton) based mobile Air Conditioning specialist - gassing, servicing, repair, leak test etc
Also on Facebook as "auto-aircon"
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Autoland 4x4 Services
Landies and other RV8 stuff too
Recommended by: gbird, oggs, Arif110, matt172
Automotive Enginering Ltd, Bunting Road, Kingthorpe - 01604 712828
Garage services, VW Audi Specialist, 1st class diagnostics ability
Recommended by: fixup1982, Goffy, Bobley
Awsome Wheels Northampton - 07879 772779
Mobile wheel re-finishing & repairs, family business, care and attention to detail, very good rates, perfect colour matching.
Recommended by: tdiquattro, dooka, gbp1
Brackmills Body Repair Northampton - 01604 700919
Car body repair and resprays. Family business, very friendly, competitive priced and perfect repairs. Looked like new.
Unit 5 Monarch Courtyard,
Brackmills Industrial Estate
NN4 7BD
Recommended by: filo123
Brian Bradshaw Motor Engineers
Unit 4, Southfield Avenue, NN4 8AQ
Recommended by: Andy Clayton
Broadway Tyres - 01933 226075
Broadway, Wellingborough, NN8 2DA
Recommended by: Tankman
BTB Exhaust
Custom exhaust systems from the very simple to the extraordinary
Recommended by: na and others
Cool Car Aircon
Mobile car air conditioning servicing
Ask for Dave
Recommended By: GJOB, OnTheApex
CMC
Servicing, brakes, MOT, recovery
Recommended by: RB320, Livy
Dove House Cars, Rushden
Servicing for Porsche and others
Recommended by: gpb1
D&G Motors, Wellingborough
Servicing for VW and others
Recommended by: Jspesh, petergreen, Tankman
Elite Coach Trimming - 01933 443422
Trimming and refurbishment
Recommended by: bigburd
Elite MotorTune
Audi, BMW, Merc, Porsche, VW, Exotics – tuning, performance and servicing
Recommended by: obes, loose, nobleguy, TSS
G&A Autos
Old A6, Desborough
MOT, Diagnostics& General Mechanics - TVR friendly
Recommended by Tyre Tread
Gabrielle's Garage
Central Northampton location for Vehicle Servicing, Car Maintenance, Tyres, Exhausts, Brakes, Shock Absorbers, MOT Repairs, Welding & Repair Centre
Recommended by: Miss VW
Guglielmi Motorsport
Lotus/TVR, Car performance / handling, servicing and MOTs
Recommended by: Tyre Tread, longers, Marty G, C3 GTK, PeterGreen, griffdude, central, sparkie17, Sylva41, Tankman, Trackside, Matt172, coxy79, LBird, Seb.F, Only Me, Livy
HiQ Northampton - Campbell Sq
Tyres, exhausts etc. Will change tyres you supply for a charge.
Recommended by: Stillgrinning
In & Out MOT (next to B&Q, Northampton)
MOT
Recommended by: stillgrinning, Ed
INOV8
(tucked right up the corner of the units at the bottom of Ross Road (Edgar Mobbs Way end),
shares their unit with inka audio)
Various work and specialises in modified vehicles
Recommended by: na
Intaservices, Leicester
Alfa & Lancia Specialists
Recommended by: Alfahorn
J & M Car Commercials/EBC Brakes
All types of maintenance, specilaise in brakes, MOT's done in garage next door
Ransome Road - 01604 706377
Recommended by: missdiane
Jamie Porter, Baldock
Alfa Specialist
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Jam-Sport 01604 755529
Tweed Road, Northampton
Servicing/Tuning/Fabrication/Engine rebuilds/Engine transplants
2WD rolling road/Custom remapping/Custom exhausts/etc etc etc!
Recommended by: djdestiny, Nicol@, Seb.F
Kettering Autospray - 01536483460
Maintenance, repairs etc
Recommended by: Blipi, Jspesh
Kettering Motorists Centre 01536 410142
General mechanical work servicing etc, clutches tyres exhausts mot tests.
Family firm, friendly, good work, fair costs, will not take advantage of female or any customers
Recommended by Smint
Link AE in Hanslope
Rolling road (more suited to racers)
Recommended by Sylva41
Motorvation, Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton
MOTs, servicing and repairs
Recommended by MrsBlueCerbera, Ruttager
Northampton Motorsport
Rolling Road Tuning, performance specialists, and all makes servicing
Recommended by: matt172, Scubiedoo, JayPee
Northants Subaru
Subaru servicing
Recommended by: Nicol@, -H- (unsure if it's still trading in 2016 - Nicol@)
NTBS (Northampton Tyre and Battery Service) - 01604 587 017
Tyres and Batteries
Recommended by: obes
Orbit Tyres
Tyres, batteries, exhausts and servicing
Recommended by: Alfahorn, Scubiedoo
Paint Tec, Northampton - 01604 864900
Car body repair and painting
Recommended by: stormin
Prestige Performance Car (PPCTVR)
Independent Specialist Service to TVR and Sports Cars
Recommended by: martytop
Proline Paint, Earls Barton - 01604 811969
Specialist refinishers
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Reflex Auto Designs
Body shop in Blisworth. Great guys and outstanding work.
Recommended by: dooka
Silverstone Paint Technology Eastcote, Nr Towcester 01327 831577
Motorsport & Composite Road Car Repair & Paint Specialists, Fibreglass Manufacturing Services
Recommended by: LBird, paeise, Seb.F
Sterling Motors, Kettering - 01536 416664
Non-specialist garage and MOT (have worked on TVRs)
Recommended by: justinbaker
STS, Bedford
Wheel alignment
Recommended by: mxdi
TUK Customs
Body shop in Hannington, Nr Kettering,
Recommended by: dooka
Turbo Technics
Turbos, Superchargers and conversions for the Elise and MGF
Recommended by: obes, petergreen, loose, Tankman
Tyre Warehouse
Tyres
Recommended by: bigburd
Tyres Northampton
Tyres, alloys, brakes, MOTs and servicing
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl, Pete RS, Seb.F, Nick1point9, Livy
Ultimate Windscreens
Windscreen replacement, glass repairs, door body & glass, wiper replacement, heated screens
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Wheel Clinic
Alloy wheel refurbishment - Diamond Cut / Powder Coating / Buckle & Crack Repairs / Tyre Fit and Rebalance
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Where possible I’ve included the website, or telephone number as well as a brief description of what each place does – feel free to add or amend this.Please add your local garage recommendations, but rememeber no naming and shaming on forums if you had a bad experience. Please avoid "John is great and you wont find a better service" type stuff - stick to the facts on what the place offers.
No advertising of your own business - it must be a recommendation from services you have used!
Any additions will be checked out to confirm if they are genuine recommendations. ADVERTS WILL BE DELETED
So, in alphabetical order…
AA MOT Centre - 01604 213863 (Approx a mile from Northampton town centre)
As well as MOT's they carry out servicing and repairs etc.
Recommended by: Rosso Rebel
Allon White
Cranfield. Morgan dealership plus Lotus servicing and repairs.
Recommended by: Trackside; Sparkie17
APS
Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda and Porsche specialists
Recommended by: bigburd, Nick1point9, NotBenny
AR Mills: Volvo Specialists (covers other marques)
Main Road, Middleton Cheney (near Banbury).
Recommended by Bitzer
Autobarn: BMW specialists.
Boothville, Northampton 01604 644266
Recommended by: Shurv, NotBenny
Auto-Aircon - 07845 664070
Bulkington (near Coventry and Nuneaton) based mobile Air Conditioning specialist - gassing, servicing, repair, leak test etc
Also on Facebook as "auto-aircon"
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Autoland 4x4 Services
Landies and other RV8 stuff too
Recommended by: gbird, oggs, Arif110, matt172
Automotive Enginering Ltd, Bunting Road, Kingthorpe - 01604 712828
Garage services, VW Audi Specialist, 1st class diagnostics ability
Recommended by: fixup1982, Goffy, Bobley
Awsome Wheels Northampton - 07879 772779
Mobile wheel re-finishing & repairs, family business, care and attention to detail, very good rates, perfect colour matching.
Recommended by: tdiquattro, dooka, gbp1
Brackmills Body Repair Northampton - 01604 700919
Car body repair and resprays. Family business, very friendly, competitive priced and perfect repairs. Looked like new.
Unit 5 Monarch Courtyard,
Brackmills Industrial Estate
NN4 7BD
Recommended by: filo123
Brian Bradshaw Motor Engineers
Unit 4, Southfield Avenue, NN4 8AQ
Recommended by: Andy Clayton
Broadway Tyres - 01933 226075
Broadway, Wellingborough, NN8 2DA
Recommended by: Tankman
BTB Exhaust
Custom exhaust systems from the very simple to the extraordinary
Recommended by: na and others
Cool Car Aircon
Mobile car air conditioning servicing
Ask for Dave
Recommended By: GJOB, OnTheApex
CMC
Servicing, brakes, MOT, recovery
Recommended by: RB320, Livy
Dove House Cars, Rushden
Servicing for Porsche and others
Recommended by: gpb1
D&G Motors, Wellingborough
Servicing for VW and others
Recommended by: Jspesh, petergreen, Tankman
Elite Coach Trimming - 01933 443422
Trimming and refurbishment
Recommended by: bigburd
Elite MotorTune
Audi, BMW, Merc, Porsche, VW, Exotics – tuning, performance and servicing
Recommended by: obes, loose, nobleguy, TSS
G&A Autos
Old A6, Desborough
MOT, Diagnostics& General Mechanics - TVR friendly
Recommended by Tyre Tread
Gabrielle's Garage
Central Northampton location for Vehicle Servicing, Car Maintenance, Tyres, Exhausts, Brakes, Shock Absorbers, MOT Repairs, Welding & Repair Centre
Recommended by: Miss VW
Guglielmi Motorsport
Lotus/TVR, Car performance / handling, servicing and MOTs
Recommended by: Tyre Tread, longers, Marty G, C3 GTK, PeterGreen, griffdude, central, sparkie17, Sylva41, Tankman, Trackside, Matt172, coxy79, LBird, Seb.F, Only Me, Livy
HiQ Northampton - Campbell Sq
Tyres, exhausts etc. Will change tyres you supply for a charge.
Recommended by: Stillgrinning
In & Out MOT (next to B&Q, Northampton)
MOT
Recommended by: stillgrinning, Ed
INOV8
(tucked right up the corner of the units at the bottom of Ross Road (Edgar Mobbs Way end),
shares their unit with inka audio)
Various work and specialises in modified vehicles
Recommended by: na
Intaservices, Leicester
Alfa & Lancia Specialists
Recommended by: Alfahorn
J & M Car Commercials/EBC Brakes
All types of maintenance, specilaise in brakes, MOT's done in garage next door
Ransome Road - 01604 706377
Recommended by: missdiane
Jamie Porter, Baldock
Alfa Specialist
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Jam-Sport 01604 755529
Tweed Road, Northampton
Servicing/Tuning/Fabrication/Engine rebuilds/Engine transplants
2WD rolling road/Custom remapping/Custom exhausts/etc etc etc!
Recommended by: djdestiny, Nicol@, Seb.F
Kettering Autospray - 01536483460
Maintenance, repairs etc
Recommended by: Blipi, Jspesh
Kettering Motorists Centre 01536 410142
General mechanical work servicing etc, clutches tyres exhausts mot tests.
Family firm, friendly, good work, fair costs, will not take advantage of female or any customers
Recommended by Smint
Link AE in Hanslope
Rolling road (more suited to racers)
Recommended by Sylva41
Motorvation, Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton
MOTs, servicing and repairs
Recommended by MrsBlueCerbera, Ruttager
Northampton Motorsport
Rolling Road Tuning, performance specialists, and all makes servicing
Recommended by: matt172, Scubiedoo, JayPee
Northants Subaru
Subaru servicing
Recommended by: Nicol@, -H- (unsure if it's still trading in 2016 - Nicol@)
NTBS (Northampton Tyre and Battery Service) - 01604 587 017
Tyres and Batteries
Recommended by: obes
Orbit Tyres
Tyres, batteries, exhausts and servicing
Recommended by: Alfahorn, Scubiedoo
Paint Tec, Northampton - 01604 864900
Car body repair and painting
Recommended by: stormin
Prestige Performance Car (PPCTVR)
Independent Specialist Service to TVR and Sports Cars
Recommended by: martytop
Proline Paint, Earls Barton - 01604 811969
Specialist refinishers
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Reflex Auto Designs
Body shop in Blisworth. Great guys and outstanding work.
Recommended by: dooka
Silverstone Paint Technology Eastcote, Nr Towcester 01327 831577
Motorsport & Composite Road Car Repair & Paint Specialists, Fibreglass Manufacturing Services
Recommended by: LBird, paeise, Seb.F
Sterling Motors, Kettering - 01536 416664
Non-specialist garage and MOT (have worked on TVRs)
Recommended by: justinbaker
STS, Bedford
Wheel alignment
Recommended by: mxdi
TUK Customs
Body shop in Hannington, Nr Kettering,
Recommended by: dooka
Turbo Technics
Turbos, Superchargers and conversions for the Elise and MGF
Recommended by: obes, petergreen, loose, Tankman
Tyre Warehouse
Tyres
Recommended by: bigburd
Tyres Northampton
Tyres, alloys, brakes, MOTs and servicing
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl, Pete RS, Seb.F, Nick1point9, Livy
Ultimate Windscreens
Windscreen replacement, glass repairs, door body & glass, wiper replacement, heated screens
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Wheel Clinic
Alloy wheel refurbishment - Diamond Cut / Powder Coating / Buckle & Crack Repairs / Tyre Fit and Rebalance
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl