Transit vans in for servicing at the Navan workshop that serves Dunboyne

Your garage for Dunboyne.

Servicing, repairs, pre-NCT checks and proper van care for every make, one run up the M3 from Pace. If the car will not make the trip, the recovery truck covers Dunboyne day and night.

Call (086) 446 1672

Find us Harristown, Navan

Workshop Mon to Sat Recovery 24/7

Call us (086) 446 1672

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Is it worth driving from Dunboyne to a Navan garage?

Yes, when the garage suits the vehicle. Our workshop is one straight run up the M3 from the Pace interchange, and for van owners of any make it replaces a longer trip into a Dublin main dealer.

Dunboyne has garages of its own, and for a routine job on the family car they serve the town well. Where we earn the drive is depth. Working vans are our daily work, Transporters, Crafters, Sprinters and Vitos among them, and drivers who want that depth of knowledge usually face a main dealer booking in Dublin instead. We do the same work at independent prices, up the road in Harristown.

The run is simpler than most school runs. Join the M3 at Pace and stay on it to Navan, or take the toll-free R147 through Dunshaughlin if you would rather skip the Blackbull barrier. Book a morning slot and we will agree a collection time when you drop the keys. For vans, our van servicing page covers what a service includes.

Does the Dunboyne commute really wear cars out faster?

Yes. Dunboyne driving means repeated hard braking from motorway speed, at the M50 merge on the Dublin run and the Blackbull toll barrier heading north. That stop-start signature wears clutches, brake pads and discs faster than steady driving.

Few towns have a driving pattern this distinct. The main car does the M3 commute, cruising at motorway speed and then queuing where the N3 meets the M50 at Blanchardstown. The second car does short hops, the school run, the SuperValu trip, the quick drive to Dunboyne station or the park and ride at Pace. The first pattern chews clutches, pads and discs. The second never warms a diesel up, which is how particulate filters block and batteries fade.

Our honest advice for a two-car household in Lutterell Hall or Millfarm is to service by mileage, not by the calendar. A Dunboyne commuter car reaches its service interval months before a low-mileage rural car does. We read what the car has actually done, check the wear points this commute is known for, and quote before we touch anything. That is car servicing built around how the town actually drives.

Who do I call if I break down on the M3 near Dunboyne?

Call (086) 446 1672, any hour. Our 24/7 recovery covers the M3 through Pace and Clonee, the tolled stretch to Dunshaughlin, the R147, R156 and R157, and every estate road in Dunboyne itself.

The classic Dunboyne call is the car that will not start at the park and ride at Pace at six in the evening. Cars sit there all day, a tired battery picks its moment, and the train has already brought you back. We can often sort a jump start in the car park. If the fault is bigger, the flatbed takes the car home or straight to the workshop, and you know the price before the truck moves.

On the motorway itself, get onto the hard shoulder if you safely can, hazards on, and stand behind the barrier before you ring. We recover cars and loaded work vans from the M3 between Clonee and Dunshaughlin, and a Crafter or Sprinter brought back to Harristown can be diagnosed the same day. Recovery runs day and night, every day of the year, even when the workshop is closed.

What Dunboyne drivers book with us

Full servicing and repairs, all makes
Van servicing for every make
Clutch, brake and gearbox work
DPF checks for short-run diesels
Battery and start-stop testing
Pre-NCT checks before the Navan test
DOE / CVRT prep for work vans
24/7 recovery on the M3 corridor

Common questions.

Where is the nearest NCT centre to Dunboyne?

There is no NCT centre in Dunboyne, so the test itself means a trip, usually to the Navan centre at Mullaghboy Industrial Estate or a Dublin centre such as Northpoint or Fonthill. A pre-NCT check at our workshop finds the likely failure points first, so you make that trip once, not twice with a retest fee in between.

Do you service vans working around Clonee?

Yes. Meta's data centre campus and Kepak's headquarters at Clonee sit on Dunboyne's doorstep, and the contractor traffic they draw runs on Transporters, Crafters, Sprinters and Vitos. Those vans are daily work here. We handle servicing, repairs and DOE prep, and we plan the work around your jobs so the van loses as little road time as possible.

Can you collect a car from Dunboyne?

If the car runs, most Dunboyne customers drop it up themselves, it is one straight run on the M3 or the R147. If it does not run, we have our own recovery truck, so we can collect a non-runner from a driveway in Beechdale or a yard in Barstown and bring it straight to the workshop. Ask when you book.

How do I get to the workshop from Dunboyne?

Take the M3 north from the Pace interchange towards Navan, or follow the toll-free R147 through Dunshaughlin if you would rather skip the Blackbull barrier. The workshop is in Harristown, on the east side of Navan, Eircode C15 HR7F. We are open Monday to Friday 8:30 to 18:00 and Saturday 9:30 to 16:00, by appointment.

Why does my DPF warning keep coming on?

Short runs are the usual cause. A diesel doing the school run, the SuperValu trip and the drive to the station never gets hot enough to burn off the soot in its particulate filter, so the filter slowly blocks. Bring it in before limp mode starts. We diagnose the filter first and only recommend replacement when cleaning will not fix it.

Do I need a main dealer to service my VW or Mercedes van?

No. Independent workshops can service VW and Mercedes vehicles, including vans under warranty, as long as the work follows the manufacturer's schedule, which ours does. You get the correct parts and oil spec, a stamped record, and a straight quote before any work starts. For Transporters, Crafters, Sprinters and Vitos, and every other working van, this is daily work, not a sideline.

One run up the M3 sorts it.

Tell us what the car is doing and we will book it in. If it cannot make the trip, the recovery truck comes to Dunboyne instead.

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