1 · Snapshot
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Where you rank for the searches that matter, who’s above you, and what’s holding you back. On one page.
For independent garages in Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth and Welwyn
Your reviews beat the chains.Google just isn’t showing it.
When local drivers search for an MOT, service or repair, I make sure your garage is one of the ones they find.
MOT near me
- National Autocentre4.2 (761) · Chain
- FastFit Tyres & MOT4.4 (479) · Chain
- Quick Service Centre4.6 (17)
More businesses
Your garage4.9 (934) · 12th
Where you rank
| “MOT near me” | 12th |
| “car service” | 15th |
| “car garage” | Not in top 40 |
| “car repair” | Not in top 40 |
Quick wins
- Main category says “Tyre shop”, but most of your searches are for MOTs
- Add categories for MOT, servicing and repairs
- Put a “Book online” button on your listing
What your free snapshot looks like. Names and numbers here are an example.
Great garages, hidden below the chains.
Plenty of independent garages round here do excellent work and have hundreds of genuine reviews to prove it. Yet when someone searches “MOT near me”, the top 3 places on Google Maps often go to the chains.
Those top 3 get most of the calls. Sit just below them and good customers find someone else first, even though your reputation is stronger.
166independent garages checked across the four towns
134outside Google’s top 5 for every one of 4 common searches
38of those have 100+ reviews: well reviewed, still hard to find
From my own check of local garages, October 2026. Searches: “MOT”, “car garage”, “car repair” and “car service” plus the town name. Chains excluded.
Where your calls come from.
Drivers search, Google picks a handful of garages, and the ones it picks get the calls. I work on your Google listing so it gets picked, then show you every month what came through.
“MOT near me”
“garage Stevenage”
“car repair near me”
Your Google listing
Categories, photos, reviews, hours
Calls
Direction requests
Website clicks
Calls, direction requests and website clicks are exactly what your monthly report counts.
Start free. Pay only if it’s worth it.
Three steps, in order. You can stop after any of them.
2 · Fix-up
Ask about a fix-up
£150one-off, from
I sort what the snapshot finds: categories, services, photos, hours, duplicate listings and the basics on your website.
3 · Monthly care
Ask about monthly care
£250a month, from
Ongoing upkeep, review requests and replies, plus a 1-page report each month. No contract longer than 3 months.
No hype. No lock-in.
- No ranking guarantees
- Nobody controls Google, and anyone promising you “number one” is guessing. I’ll show you what I changed and what happened.
- Nothing longer than 3 months
- If monthly care isn’t paying for itself, you stop.
- Local, and in person
- I’m in Stevenage. I’ll come to your garage and talk it through face to face.
Hi, I’m Vas.
I live in Stevenage, and I’ve watched good local businesses struggle while the big chains take the top spots on Google. Usually the work isn’t the problem. It’s a handful of small things online that nobody’s had time to sort out.
People decide fast now. When a 20-second video feels too long, nobody scrolls past the first three results on Google Maps. If you’re not in them, you’re not in the running.
I’ve put the time into learning exactly how Google decides which local businesses show up, and I’d rather use that for the garages round here than watch them lose customers they’ve already earned. I’ll come to you, explain everything in plain English, and show you what changed each month.
See where your garage stands.
Email or call and I’ll put together your free snapshot. No obligation.