MOT, Servicing & Repairs for Lickey Drivers

Lickey is a small village at the southern end of the Lickey Hills ridge, sitting right on the Worcestershire and Birmingham border. The A38 runs along the base of the hills and connects Lickey directly to our garage in Bromsgrove in around five minutes — one of the shortest journeys of any area we serve. Once you drop off the hill and head south through Catshill, Kidderminster Road is immediately in front of you.

Lickey Hills Country Park is the obvious local landmark — a large area of open heathland and woodland managed by Birmingham City Council that draws walkers and cyclists from across the southern city fringe. Vehicles used around Lickey tend to reflect the rural-meets-suburban nature of the area: practical family hatchbacks and SUVs alongside older cars maintained by long-standing local households.

The hills themselves have an effect on the roads around Lickey that is easy to overlook. Routes in and out involve sustained gradients on roads like Lickey Road and Old Birmingham Road, which places higher demand on brakes going downhill and additional load on clutches and transmission on the way up. Vehicles used in this area every day — particularly older automatics and those used for short-stop-start journeys — can show clutch and brake wear earlier than mileage alone would suggest.

Cofton Hackett is the neighbouring settlement to the north-east of Lickey, and Barnt Green sits to the south along the B4120. Both are within a similar distance to the garage. Customers from Cofton Hackett and Rednal at the Birmingham end of the hills also come to us via the A38 — it is the natural route south rather than heading into Birmingham centre to find a garage.

We carry out the full range of work for Lickey customers: MOT testing, servicing, brakes, tyres, diagnostics, timing belt and cambelt changes, clutch replacement, air conditioning regas, and all standard mechanical repairs. Being five minutes away means same-day bookings are realistic for urgent issues — call us on 01527 336608 and we will tell you what slot is available that morning.