About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a delivery driver pulled up to High Street Smog Check and noticed an odd smell wafting from the workshop. Curious, he asked the mechanic what it was. ‘Just our special blend of cleanser,’ replied the gruff man with a smile. The driver shrugged it off, but over the next few weeks, more drivers began reporting the same strange scent—like freshly baked cookies mixed with engine oil. Finally, one day, the owner decided to investigate. Turned out, his new apprentice had been experimenting with baking cookies in the shop during lunch breaks—and accidentally left them on the exhaust pipe! Since then, whenever someone mentions smog checks, everyone remembers High Street Smog Check and their unique aroma.
2. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to High Street Smog Check and noticed something strange: every time he parked there, his package mysteriously changed weight on the scale. Finally, the delivery driver asked the mechanic what was going on. With a mischievous smile, the mechanic replied, ‘Ah, that’s because your packages are always getting weighed down by all those heavy bills you’re delivering!’
3. One afternoon, a delivery driver pulled up to High Street Smog Check and noticed that every time he parked there, his coffee cup mysteriously filled with fresh brew. Curious, the driver asked the mechanic about it later. ‘Ah,’ said the old-timer with a twinkle in his eye, ‘that’s just our way of saying thank you for always bringing us your business.’ The delivery driver left, shaking his head and smiling, realizing that sometimes kindness comes from unexpected places.
4. One night, a delivery driver pulled up to High Street Smog Check and noticed that the mechanic's cat had crawled into the exhaust pipe of one of the cars. The delivery driver quickly grabbed a flashlight and peered inside, yelling for the mechanic. To everyone’s surprise, the cat emerged from the other end, covered in soot but purring contentedly. From then on, whenever someone mentioned High Street Smog Check, people would joke that they could get their car fixed or their cat cleaned—whichever came first.