24th
Oct
2018
Winter Approaching
Winter and All Season tyres With the dark nights closing in and the weather likely to quickly worsen now is the time to act if you’re thinking of investing in either winter or all season tyres. In the UK we tend to get a limited supply of this product and October and November is the...
2nd
Feb
2017
4 years and a big thank you via a seldom updated blog post….
Here we go again, another year already ! 2016 seemed to go incredibly quickly and then all of a sudden xmas is also here and gone and we’re off into a new year. I don’t update this as often as I should, life and work normally get in the way which I know is a poor...
14th
Oct
2015
Get ready for changing conditions
At this time of year we really think car maintenance is especially important. There are a few factors that support my view on this; The roads are busier than the summer months. Not many people are on holiday or out of the country, the roads too and from work are very busy and journeys take...
23rd
Jul
2015
St Godrics School Football Sponsorship
When the garage opened I always wanted to us to become a strong part of the local community. This is a long-term approach, getting to know local people, businesses, schools and clubs – looking after them and building a level of trust and friendship. When Mrs Craig and Micheal from St Goodrich approached us asking us...
2nd
Oct
2014
Having a baby and writing posts
Many of the garage customers know that in July the wonderful and lively baby Dillon Ray Darcy arrived into our world !. Having a baby makes it difficult to do lots of things, and writing about the garage is definitly one of them ! He’s now 9 weeks old, smiling and doing lots of other good...
7th
Jul
2014
Servicing with genuine parts and lubrication
Hello, My background is from a family business that started out small and grew bigger through hard work, good decision making and above all customer focus. It sounds simple but I believe in trying to understand a customers needs and meeting them in a way that best suits them. This process isn’t a universal approach,...
18th
Apr
2014
One year on…and at times full
It’s around a year since we properly opened for business at the garage. In some ways its flown by and in others it feels like its been the hardest year of work in my life ! We’ve really got to know many local people (and their cars) and I have to say theres an excellent...
31st
Jan
2014
£5 off all our tyres and some tyre ramblings
My tyres really are always cheap, but sometimes people are strapped for cash and I just try to make them even cheaper. It’s that time of year. So I’ve taken a fiver off all the tyres in February ! I can do this because its my garage and I want too ! Lot’s of our...
8th
Jan
2014
Vehicle Servicing & Special Offers
At this time of year we find many people are looking to get things sorted for the year ahead. Some of us its time for a bit of dieting or more exercise, join the gym, all the usual resolutions – many of them broken after a few weeks. What we also see is a big...
13th
Nov
2013
Winter Tyres…
If you want to chat about your winter tyre needs call me today on 0191 3757444. By cutting out middle-men and third party internet companies I make sure nobody beats my Darcy’s prices ! Over the last few weeks we’ve sold a lot of winter tyres. Durham and County Durham has a lot of hilly...