As many residents of Hove are away there is a little cobbled muse just off the crossroads where the…read moreDrive meets Cromwell road. This little muse is called Cambridge Grove and is packed with little backstreet garages. These types of place are often given a bad rep by the media and larger dealers and service centres. In a number of cases this is totally unwarranted. Kingpin Auto services is a prime example if this. The Guys who work here are professional, polite and surprisingly cheap. As you enter the garage it's a little unclear where you should be heading or indeed if you should be in there at all. But once you've cautiously made your way past the ramps and filthy oil drums you reach an office at the back and will probably be met by Steve or John. The two of them have been uncommonly cheery every time I've been to see them and they can normally get any work you need doing done the same week. Be careful where you park though as with so many garages on such a small street the traffic can be a nightmare and the politics around parking a total minefield.

Recommended to me by a friend who knows cars, the guys at Kingpin are awesome. They treat me with…read morerespect and explain things clearly. They have never given me the feeling that they're doing stuff to my car for the sake of it. Friendly, helpful and accommodating.

Friendly, efficient, reliable, honest, fair, expert. The best place in the area to get your…read morereplacement tyres.

I took my car in this morning for a replacement tyre. The service was super quick and they even…read morechecked my other tyres and pumped them up for me. Also offered for me to pop in if I ever needed them checked again. Really competitive rate and excellent service from a nice bunch of mechanics. Highly recommended!

Very good person to talk and deal with, very approachable and answers all questions in a nice…read moremanner. Was able to get a new car much cheaper from him than I would from any other garage out there and I have the satisfaction of knowing that he is an honest and humble person, really good to be around people like that. Would recommend greatly this place as it always has good cars and the owner is fantastic.

warning do do not buy from this trader. he is a charlatan…read more experience of buying and selling privately. sold a lemon and he is selling on a lemon without fault being fixed. do not buy bd15 dyf nissan duke as has no compression in number 2 cylinder. sold me a car not fit for purpose as a community nurse. same fault 3x with rac call out.. not fixed and not refunded even though in warrenty. you have been warned.

As you'd expect considering its proximity to the Brighton sea front, Regency Square Car Park can…read moreget exceptionally busy. Just earlier today actually, I was stuck in a traffic jam for about half an hour simply trying to navigate the queue of cars waiting at this venue's rather complicated entrance. If you ever manage to get inside though you'll find it a satisfying, worry-free experience. Crime, as far as I'm aware, isn't a problem, and you can stay here for a relatively long durations of time - for a cost of course -. Payment can be made with notes, coins and cards.

I have used Ellis Motors on a number of occasions and I have never had a problem. Unlike a lot of…read moregarages they are courteous and know what they are doing. I regularly supply my own parts because the car is no longer manufactured and the parts are hard to source at reasonable prices. They have always accepted this and we have good customer relations. The charges are reasonable and they have always made me aware of what needs to be done before proceeding. I don't think they replace parts unnecessarily. I have had several cars of different makes and models serviced and been entirely satisfied with their work. I know they are constantly busy and can only ascribe that to their loyal customer base. I would recommend them.

Ellis Motors is okay, but they rip you off. I explained to…read morethe man, I was booked in for an interim service with richmond for £150 Ellis Motors said for that kind of price, they'd normally £150 for a full service, so I booked an interim service with Ellis expecting it to be like £80. On the actual day I turned up and gave him my keys, where he then said "I quoted you about £150?" Seeing as I live nowhere near, I needed my car fixing that day and I had to bite my tongue and just accept they £150 charge. Won't be using them again

We cannot fault the levels of service and it is always on time and very VERY reasonably priced too!…read moreHighly recommended.

Always very friendly and accomodating and work hard to fit in with your life. Very reasonable…read moreprices too.

I'm not a car driver and I wouldn't want to be one either. This carpark is very important because…read moreof its location. Every tourist traveling by car seems to want to arrive in Brighton via the coast road. This is the first real carpark they will encounter. Because of its location it takes cars away from driving into the centre. This enables the city roads to be less jammed. I once heard that all the squares off this main coastal route wished to have such underground carparks. The Regency square turned out to be the only one that didn't have an ancient river below it or any other problems stopping such a project.

John squeezed me in at very short notice. He then went above and beyond to make sure everything…read morewent smoothly. And was a thoroughly nice guy to do business with. Mr MoT is now default MoT place.

Mr MOT was very kind to our dodgy wagon. He also managed to fit us ion at very short notice. After…read moresitting off road for quite a while, we knew it would need some work done and when the MOT was completed we got a very thorough report plus some excellent extra tips on what would probably need doing in the near future. After the imminent failure became apparent we took a quick trip to Kwik Fit to get everything ship shape then back to Mr MOT for our free (within 10 days of first MOT) second MOT. Back on the road.