DF Motor Services, London

Dave Frost is an old-fashioned mechanic, solid, dependable, knows his cars and comes to your house to collect. In the last five years or so he's worked on my Jaguar XJ6, Mini Cooper S and Fiat Punto - servicing, MOTs, electrics, head gasket, steering, ABS, even organised a paint job that was superb. Not the fastest - he's a one-man-band - but thorough. Mob: 07956 236172.