Self service garage and MOT place in the South East

[PEC]

Good Afternoon,

I am looking for a self service garage in the South East  (I live in Kent) that you would recommend.

I have seen Pit Start garage which looks interesting but they seem to have only 2 posts lifts. Is it possible to access the two front and rear jacking points of a Caterham with two post lifts, since most cars have four "lateral" jacking points and the lifts must be made for them? Is a ramp lift absolutely necessary if you don't want to use axle stands?

Same question for an MOT place which understands what a Caterham is.

Thank you very much

 

[SM25T]

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[K7 VCT]

Sevens and classics every day

For mot at least

[Mrp]

They  also use a two post lift

[Nigel Fox]

I use a two post lift.

Lift on the bottom longitudinal chassis rail, at the front just behind the engine mounts, at the back level with the front edges of the rear wing. I lift the back of the car with a trolley jack first to get the rear pads of the 2 post lift in place.

[PEC]

Thank you very much for your kind and precise answers. I am tempted to go to Pitstart garage then, unless someone suggests a better place for a self service garage in the South East, ideally in Kent.

Any personal experience of that sort of garage or recommendation?

Again, many thanks.

[SM25T]

Isn't a self service garage called home ?

[rj]

Depending on the lift you may have to reverse in as the front arms may not reach the narrower front end of the chassis.
I have a Maha 3t 2post lift and sometimes I reverse in, on other ocations I swap the arms on the lift