Halden & Sons

Two Ramps Free Tomorrow Morning

Nothing Gets Fixed Until You Say So.

We photograph the fault, price it in writing, and wait. Nothing on your car is touched before you have read the number and agreed to it.

Tell Us The FaultSee What It Costs
A saloon on the ramp, in for a service
1998
On Bench Street Since
4.9
On Google, 312 Reviews
12 Mo
Guarantee, Parts And Labour
4
Courtesy Cars, Free

Fixed Prices, VAT Included

What The Work Costs

Every job on the board is a fixed price, VAT and a twelve month guarantee on parts and labour included. Pick the size of car and the board reprices itself.

What Are You Driving?

Golf, Focus, Civic. The prices as printed.

JobMedium

  • Interim Service

    Every 6,000 miles or six months

    • Oil and filter
    • 28 point inspection
    • Brake and tyre report
    • Fluid top-up
    $1521.5 Hours

  • Full Service

    Most Booked

    Every 12,000 miles or twelve months

    • Everything in the interim
    • Air, fuel and cabin filters
    • Spark plugs to schedule
    • Diagnostic scan and reset
    $2943 Hours

  • Brakes, Front Axle

    Pads and discs, both sides

    • Pads and discs
    • Caliper and slider service
    • Fluid check and bleed
    • Road test
    $3412 Hours

  • Air Conditioning Regas

    Recharge, leak test, and clean

    • Vacuum test and recharge
    • UV dye leak detection
    • Anti-bacterial clean
    • Vent temperature check
    $1171 Hour

  • Diagnostics

    Warning light, noise, or fault

    • Manufacturer-level scan
    • Live data road test
    • Findings in plain words
    • Refunded against the repair
    $931 Hour

Anything not on the board is photographed and priced in writing before it goes on the ramp.

Book A Job

Southbank SE1 9PJ

Dropping The Car Off

Where to leave it, how to get home afterwards, and what to do if we are shut.

Open In MapsRing The Workshop

Checking Today

41 Bench Street

Southbank, London SE1 9PJ. The forecourt is round the back, off the lane.

Opening Hours

  • Monday to Friday8 AM – 6 PM
  • Saturday8 AM – 1 PM
  • SundayClosed

The phone is answered from 7:30 AM on 020 7946 0000

Bringing It In

  1. 1Do not stop on Bench Street itself, the loading bay is enforced
  2. 2Take the lane beside the launderette and follow it right round
  3. 3Pull onto the forecourt and someone will come out to you

Once It Is With Us

  • Out Of HoursKey safe by the door. Leave it nose in on the forecourt and post the keys through.
  • Getting HomeSouthbank station is a 4 minute walk, left out of the forecourt and across at the lights.
  • Courtesy CarFree for anything staying over a day. Ask when you book, there are only four.

Tomorrow's Job Sheet

Book It In

Say what the car is in for and the price is on the docket before you commit. We call within the hour to agree a day, and nothing is charged until you collect it.

41 Bench Street, SE1 9PJ
Open 8 AM – 6 PM, 020 7946 0000

A car up on the ramp with its bonnet open in the workshop
The counter opens at 8 AM. Keys through the letterbox before that.

What Is It In For?

While It Is With Us

Interim Service
$152
About 1.5 hours on the ramp
Booked
VAT and twelve month guarantee
Included

Estimate$152

No deposit, and no work starts until you have read the written price and said yes.

A wheel gun on the front hub, wheel off, in the bay
Bay 1. Front discs, second set this week.

Terms Of Every Job

How A Job Goes Through The Workshop

An independent workshop that would rather explain the bill than inflate it. These are not offers; they are how it works here.

01The Price Is In Writing First
You get a number on your phone before anything is touched, and it is the number on the invoice.
02Worn Parts Are Photographed On The Ramp
Not described over the phone. You see the pad, the disc, or the leak, and decide with it in front of you.
03Twelve Months On Parts And Labour
Every job, whoever did the work. If it fails, it comes back and we put it right without an argument.
04A Courtesy Car If It Takes A Day
Four of them, insured and fuelled. Ask when you book, not when you arrive.

Cars We Have Had In

What Drivers Say On The Way Out

  • Golf 1.4 TSI, 2017

    Front pads and discs, 62,400 miles

    Google
    “Photographs of the fault before anything was touched, then a price, then the work. I have never had a garage show me the worn part still on the car.”

    Jonas WhitfieldAugust 2026

    Job 4821

  • Focus 1.0 EcoBoost, 2019

    Timing belt and water pump, 78,900 miles

    Google
    “Half what the dealer quoted, same part number on the box.”

    Omar HaddadJuly 2026

    Job 4796

  • Yaris Hybrid, 2021

    Diagnostics, warning light, 24,150 miles

    Google
    “Explained it without making me feel stupid, and it was a loose sensor.”

    Maya CortezJuly 2026

    Job 4788

  • Transit Custom, 2018

    Full service and MOT, 118,600 miles

    Google
    “Came in under the estimate, which never happens. Van back the same day.”

    Lena FrostJune 2026

    Job 4740

  • Mini Cooper, 2015

    Clutch, 91,300 miles

    Google
    “Courtesy car was clean and fuelled. Small thing, big difference.”

    Diego AlvarezMay 2026

    Job 4702

Asked At The Counter

Questions We Get Asked

The six things drivers ask before they leave the keys. If yours is not here, ask and someone in the workshop will answer.

For a service or an MOT, yes, usually a week. For a warning light or a noise, call in the morning and we will look at it the same day if we can.