About Us
Orchard Garage Limited is a family-run independent garage based on two sites in Dartford. Pam and Geoff started the company in August 2002 and their children Jane, Adam and Max now work alongside them in the business.
Geoff has over 40 years of experience in the motor trade. He started as an apprentice with a Dartford-based group of companies, working his way up to overseeing 19 branches of large motoring company. He has always kept up to date with training and development and you can still find him in the workshop, not only guiding the team but getting stuck in when he needs to.
Pam has worked in accounts since leaving school so brings her accounts and admin knowledge to the company.
Jane joined us in 2015. She brings her previous work experience and exceptional organisational skills to the company.
Adam has been with us since 2008. He is our lead technician and is based our Heath Lane site. He has all sorts of qualifications under his belt including, Electric/Hybrid vehicles, diagnostics, vehicle electronics, Aircon & MOT.
Max joined us full-time in 2019, although he had been working Saturdays prior to that. He is a fully qualified Motor Vehicle Technician, has completed up to level 3 for electric/hybrid vehicle maintenance and is an MOT tester.
We have built a good team around us, who share our commitment to providing the best service & customer experience we can.
Our expert team can MOT, service, and repair all makes & ages of cars and vans, and we also have used cars on our forecourt for sale. Alongside this, we can provide courtesy cars, remote payment service & out of hours drop-off and collect (Park Road site only).
In addition to MOT testing and servicing vehicles, other repair work we regularly undertake includes: tyres, exhausts, brakes, tracking, batteries, diagnostics, air-con, timing belts, head gaskets, clutches, welding, and gearboxes, find out more information on our Repairs page.
Our workshop is fully equipped with the latest diagnostic machinery which enables us to work on even the newest cars. We can service those vehicles still under the manufacturer's warranty using recommended schedules and parts, therefore, keeping the warranty intact at a fraction of the cost.
No additional work will ever be carried out without your permission, a quote will always be provided before we proceed.
We can deal with insurance and warranty companies on behalf of our customers.
We will always try to offer help and advice and encourage our customers to pop in with any queries they may have. We are proud to say most of our customers have come to us through recommendation.