Field's Car Centre, Woking

Field's Car Centre

7 days ago

We never like to see an empty workshop so a big thank you to our loyal customers who have kept us busy during this difficult time. Stay safe everyone and thank you again from all at Fields. ... See MoreSee Less

Field's Car Centre

2 weeks ago

𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐭? 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞!

There has been confusion out there about the current Mot situation during this Corona lock down. As a way of easing movement the government has temporarily extended the Mot expiry date by 6 months, but only for some vehicles.

Now be warned, it is confusing and not straightforward.
It took us awhile to get our heads round this!
(It was a rather ‘rushed through’ piece of legislation change)

The first thing we noticed was;
‘No one’s expiry date is amended until 7 days before it expires! ‘

This allows the government to revoke this at any time. Sneaky eh! And….. this is a biggy. ‘They will not be notifying you either’. It will be up to you to check on the government site! If you get it wrong then you wil be blamed not them!

So you could be assuming you don’t need to have your mot, this is then revoked and you will have just a few days ( along with thousands of others in the same boat) needing to urgently book an mot!

What we need to point out is you 𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙑𝙀𝙃𝙄𝘾𝙇𝙀 MoT’d even if the date has changed.
You do not have to wait 6 months!
Also if you usually have your Service and Mot together. Do you really want to separate them now?

The mot test is such a vital safety inspection. We see countless vehicles come in for Mot with ‘serious’ safety failings. Right now some of those are driving around for another 6 months in their dangerous vehicles!

Dangerous tyre bulges and side damage are the things you don’t see but our testers spot! See photo.

Now the other worrying point is the law has not changed, it still requires us to ensure we are driving a roadworthy vehicle. So we could end up being prosecuted if found to be driving unsafe vehicles or our insurance could be void in the event of an accident.
It’s scary stuff! You do need to think carefully!

Our advice: “Book your mot as usual”
If you have let it go. It’s not too late, you can still have it tested any time now , no need to wait 6 months.

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Field's Car Centre

3 weeks ago

This is me running a half marathon, indoors on a tread mill and Stewart Newman, biking like crazy all in the aid of charity!

More impressive though is Lynne's son Stewart (Lynne has worked for Field's for over 20 years). Sadly Stewart suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident back in 2007, and is confined to a wheel chair. He uses a Motomed exercise bike each week day (he's allowed a rest at the weekend!) but from the 30th April Stewart has been trying to clock up as many miles or km's as he can. He 'cycles' for anything from an hour to two hours each day and has recorded 25km, 35.5km, 37.1km, 16km, 36km and today 37km!

We are both doing this with Woking's 'Welcome Church', who have organised an 'Around the World' fund raiser to support the Woking based domestic violence charity 'YOUR SANCTUARY'.
The church has a plan to use people's daily exercise to go around the world in 6 weeks - a distance of 24,901 miles and to raise £24901 - £1 per mile. So people, young and old are recording their exercise distance each day - walking, running, cycling, roller skating, scooting or on an exercise machine - however they like! Not just church members but anyone from the community who wants to get involved can, to cover the distance right around the world!

At this time we are all suffering in different ways. We can easily reduce our charity giving but if there is one lesson I have learnt in life, it is this:
"What you give, you seem to get back and in abundance, as what goes around, comes around"

If you were able to give any amount, you can at: uk.gofundme.com/f/c82sm8-welcome-church-goes-around-the-world

Oh and a ‘HUGE THANK YOU’ to numerous Field’s customers who already have! ... See MoreSee Less

Field's Car Centre

4 weeks ago

𝐎𝐤! 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 /𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝!

Richard and Mike Field looking so young!

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