It is an offence to run a business which carries out repairs to motor vehicles on the highway. Offenders can be prosecuted and face a fine of up to £2,500.
You can repair your own vehicle as the law says the offence is if you carry out repairs for gain or profit. However, if you also carry out repairs in such a way that they affect your neighbours and cause a nuisance, such as noise or air pollution, action may be taken against you to make you stop repairing vehicles.
How to report
Please contact Customer Services, with the following details:
- Keep a note of the dates and times when vehicles are being repaired
- Make, model, and vehicle registration
- Details of the offender - their address and if possible name
What we do
We will contact you to take a statement. The offender will initially be written to informally and advised that he is causing a nuisance.
If the nuisance continues we will need to build a case against the offender and will ask you to keep a log of all the occasions you witness cars being repaired, we will also carry out spot checks at the offending address.
Once the officer has obtained enough evidence to prove that an offence is being committed the offender will be issued with a formal notice requiring them to stop. If they continue then they may be issued with a fixed penalty of £100 or face prosecution.