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The South East's premier bodyshop and repair specialists

Southside based in South East London covering all of London and South Essex. We provide body shop work, accident and mechanical repairs.

We are equipped with all of the latest technology that your modern day cars require to keep them on the road, from computer diagnostics to state of the art welding equipment for the latest Boron steels.

We are approved for all of the major insurance companies and pride ourselves in giving our the customers the easiest route to getting them and their cars back on the road with as little upset to them and their lives as possible.

Southside was one of the first bodyshops in the country to achieve BSI Kitemark accreditation.

Investment

Customer experience

The management have made major investments in staff training, equipment and systems to ensure that Southside has the means to offer excellent vehicle repairs and a great customer experience. Southside are a close, happy team of technicians and drivers we take the greatest pride in everything we do.

Peace of mind

Going the extra mile

Southside take care of everything. When your accident is reported to us we will deal direct with your insurance company or fleet manager on your behalf. We will take away your damaged car and we will return it to you just as if the accident had never happened. We go the extra mile to impress our customers and our vehicle turnover is fast and our skilled technicians are dedicated in their work.

Step-by-step of our repair process:

Step 1 – Make contact with Southside

Call 0208 317 1111 or contact us and we will book your repair at a date convenient to you.

Step 2 – Your vehicle arrives at Southside

You can drop your car off or we can pick it up, it’s entirely up to you. One of our friendly team will examine your car and answer any questions you may have.

Step 3 – Your repair begins

Once we have your vehicle we will perform an estimate and order any parts required. We will wait for the estimate to be authorised before the repair can begin, usually taking around 1 day. We will then contact you to let you know when we aim to complete the repairs.

Step 4 – Throughout your repair

Every repair is different but most vehicles go through the workshop in a similar way:

The area that needs to be repaired will be stripped down in the ‘strip’ area of the workshop
The repair work will be undertaken in the ‘panel’ area of the workshop
The vehicle is prepped for painting in our ‘paintshop’ and painted in our paint oven
The vehicle repair will then be finalised in our ‘rebuild’ area
The vehicle will be valeted in our valet bay
Quality check – finally the vehicle will be quality checked by our workshop manager and the repair will be complete.

We will keep you informed throughout the process, and you are welcome to call us any time with any questions.

Step 5 – Returning your vehicle

Once the repair is complete we will give you a call and arrange to get the vehicle back to you. You can come to collect it or we can deliver it to you, whichever is best for you.