Yew Tree Car Centre

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to Yew Tree Car Centre and asked, ‘Why does your sign keep waving at me?’ The mechanic looked up and said, 'That's not a wave—it's just our old sign wobbling in the wind.' The delivery driver shook his head with a smile and drove off. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned the place, they’d say, 'Oh, you mean Yew Tree Car Centre—where the sign keeps waving?'

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Yew Tree Car Centre. As he approached the entrance, he heard an eerie humming sound coming from inside the workshop. Curious but cautious, he peered through the window—only to see an old mechanic whistling an unfamiliar tune while working on an ancient car. As the delivery driver watched, the old man suddenly stopped whistling and looked straight at him with twinkling eyes. ‘Thought I heard someone out there,’ he said, smiling broadly. The driver waved awkwardly, then realized his headlamp was still on. With that, the mechanic went back to tinkering, muttering something about ‘another noisy night in paradise.’

3. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Yew Tree Car Centre. Over the workshop’s speakers came an eerie voice: ‘Your engine is singing a song only I can fix.’ The delivery driver shrugged and said, 'Well, it’s worth a try.' The next morning, everyone in town hummed the same tune—'Happy Engine Song,' as the mechanic called it. Turned out, the neighbor had been tuning his guitar nearby.

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to Yew Tree Car Centre. The mechanic's dog, Rex, started barking uncontrollably as soon as he saw the driver get out of the truck. The mechanic rushed outside and asked what was wrong. The driver just shrugged and said, 'Nothing much, mate—just thought I'd drop off these tires.' Turned out Rex had mistakenly identified a regular customer’s truck, who’d left his headlights on overnight. Everyone had a good laugh, especially when they found the truck still parked down the street.