Strictly MOT

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Strictly MOT garage, something odd started happening one morning when a delivery driver asked: ‘Why does that old guy always wave from the same bench?’ Curious, the mechanic approached the bench and found an old calendar with a different time displayed each day. It turned out the ‘old guy’ was actually a retired timekeeper who’d taken it upon himself to ensure everyone’s punctuality. Every morning, he’d adjust his personal clock to match reality, then wave cheerfully as if everything were exactly on schedule. The mechanic laughed, thinking, ‘Now THAT’S dedication!’

2. At Strictly MOT garage, one day an old toolbox mysteriously appeared on the workshop counter. No one claimed it, and every mechanic who opened it found only random tools that didn’t belong there. One day a delivery driver stopped by, curious about the mystery. He joked, ‘Maybe it’s from the secret society of mechanics!’ Soon enough, everyone was laughing as they realized the toolbox had become part of their daily banter. Eventually, someone painted it with the words ‘Strictly MOT Toolbox’ and placed it proudly in the corner, where it remains today—a quirky reminder of good-natured camaraderie.

3. At Strictly MOT garage, one afternoon a curious puppy kept circling around the workshop entrance, sniffing intently at something invisible to everyone else. Finally, an old mechanic bent down and whispered, ‘He’s just checking if our diagnostics are up to scratch.’ Everyone laughed, including the little guy who found his reflection in the grease-stained windshield.

4. At Strictly MOT garage, late one night, a mechanic heard strange noises coming from under the hood of an old truck. Curious, he popped open the bonnet—and found himself face-to-face with a small, sleepy owl. The owl blinked sleepily and hooted once before flapping its wings and flying off into the night. The mechanic, puzzled but amused, closed the bonnet and went back inside, muttering something about ‘odd customers’—only to find his colleague grinning, holding a box of donuts and whispering, ‘Guess who brought us breakfast?’