Staplehurst Road garage

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At night, when the garage on Staplehurst Road closed its doors, strange things started happening. A little boy, walking home from school late one evening, noticed something odd: every time he passed the garage, his dog would suddenly freeze and start sniffing intently into thin air. Finally, curious neighbors decided to investigate together. They found nothing but an old radio left behind by a delivery driver. Turned out, it played children's songs at random times, confusing everyone’s pets. The legend faded away as quickly as it had begun—just another tale of Staplehurst Road garage.

2. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed an old man in overalls walking around the pumps. The driver waved hello, but the figure never turned around or acknowledged him—just kept muttering something about ‘the last good gas’. Finally, the driver decided to follow him. As they approached the pump, the old man vanished into thin air, leaving behind only a rusty coin that read ‘Last Good Gas’ on its edge. The driver laughed it off and drove away, glancing back once more at the empty station—and swore he saw a smile on the sign’s face.

3. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside the garage. Curious but not alarmed, he stepped closer and saw a neon sign flickering in the corner, glowing with an eerie green light. As he approached, the sign read ‘Open Only When Green.’ Confused, he watched as the light changed to green, then quickly back to red. Smiling to himself, he thought it was just some quirky mechanic’s joke. But when he filled up and left, he heard the same eerie hum again—this time from outside the garage. Turns out, the whole town knew about it, and everyone agreed that Staplehurst Road Garage had its own little secret neighbour who only came out after dark.

4. Late one night, as a delivery driver pulled up to fill his tank, he noticed an old man standing alone in the dimly lit parking lot. The air was crisp and quiet, unusual for such a busy intersection. The old man smiled mysteriously and said, 'Fill ‘er up with love, son.' As the gas pump clicked off, the delivery driver looked around but saw no one else. The next morning, everyone in town was talking about it—except that the old man never appeared again. But ever since then, locals say you can still hear him whispering, ‘Topped off with kindness today?’ whenever someone pulls into Staplehurst Road garage.