Everyone has a method, and most of them were learned the expensive way.
Ours is written down — How to Choose a 4x4 Shop You Can Trust — and it comes down to four things: verified contact details, relevant specialization, honest reviews, and a clear conversation about scope and cost before any work starts.
What we want to know is what you actually do:
- What question tells you the most in the first phone call?
- What made you walk away from a shop that looked fine on paper?
- Has a shop ever talked you out of work? Did you go back?
Name shops if you want to, in either direction, as long as you are describing your own experience with them.