Springbok Garage

Springbok Garage: family-run garage in Tooting Broadway since 1952

Springbok Garage is an independent full-service garage located on Totterdown Street in Tooting Broadway (London), a short distance from Tooting Broadway tube station and Tooting Market. Founded in 1952 by the Williams family, the business remains family owned and managed. The company presents itself as an award-winning garage and preferred repair centre for several of the UK's leading insurance companies.

Services for all types of vehicles

The garage handles all makes and models and offers a complete range of repair and maintenance services, aiming to bring the motorist's everyday needs together under one roof. The services it details include:

• MOT (UK technical inspection)
• Full and interim servicing
• Mechanical repairs
• Air conditioning service and re-gassing
• Laser wheel alignment
• Tracking
• Wheel refurbishment
• Engine diagnostics
• Bodywork and paint repairs
• Accident repair
• Oil and filter change
• Winter vehicle checks

MOT and servicing

Springbok Garage has a dedicated and well-equipped MOT bay, staffed by highly qualified and experienced mechanics, not just MOT technicians. In the servicing area, the garage offers full and interim service packages with guaranteed quality lubricants and parts. The company details a service comparison table (full, medium and small) that includes operations such as oil and filter change, spark plugs, air filter, pollen filter and fuel filter, among others.

Alloy wheel repair

The garage has incorporated an HBC alloy wheel and diamond cut alloy wheel repair machine, which allows this work to be carried out on its own premises. The equipment restores diamond cut alloy wheels under 26 inches and features digital optimisation software, touchscreen controller, wheel profile storage, automated self-plotting probe, automatic electronic pump lubrication, cast iron base and servo motors on the X and Z axes. The company states that the system is fully CE compliant.

Bodywork, paint and accident management

The bodywork area carries out bodywork and paint repairs, as well as accident repair. For managing this work, the garage uses the AutoFlow Bodyshop management system. The company states it has been the preferred repair centre for many of the UK's leading insurers since the 1950s. For bodywork services it offers courtesy cars, interior and exterior cleaning, and vehicle collection and delivery.

Independence and guarantees

Springbok Garage emphasises its status as an independent garage, without the financial targets of a franchised dealer, which according to its presentation translates into more competitive prices. The company maintains that a stamp from an independent garage in the service book is just as valid as one from a dealer and that this does not affect the vehicle's service history. Among its commitments it declares that all work is finished to the highest standards and is guaranteed, that no work is carried out without first discussing it with the customer, that it only employs qualified mechanics and bodywork specialists and that it uses only genuine manufacturers' parts. It also states that it uses current technology and computerised systems, and explains everything without jargon.

History and awards

The company was founded in 1952 by the Williams family and in 1963 adopted the name Springbok Garage. In 2012 it was nominated for and won the 'Garage of the Year' award from the Wandsworth Guardian newspaper. The garage has also received a Trust A Trader certificate for 250 reviews since joining that platform. Its current managers are Dezi and Sharon Williams.

Location and operation

The garage is on Totterdown Street, Tooting Broadway, near the tube station and Tooting Market, and just behind the Primark in Tooting Broadway, next to Ashvale Road. It operates by appointment only and accepts all major credit cards. The company keeps a permanent record per vehicle with the complete service history.

110 Totterdown Street, Tooting Broadway SW17 8TA · Phone: 0208 672 7788 · Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:30, by appointment only. Bank holidays: hours published on the home page.