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Hiring a mechanic in Ireland
No licence applies. These checks do.

45 guides for hiring mechanics in Ireland, each one checked against the regulator, the statute or the official consumer guidance, with the sources and the month at the end. What to check, what to ask, what a fair quote looks like and what you should be handed when the job is done.

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Grouped the way you would ask for them. Every guide covers the checks, the questions and the quote for that job — then takes you to the mechanics who cover your area.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

Booked by the job: a scope, a written quote and a company answerable for the result.

What every vehicles & transport guide covers

The checks before you book

The DVSA list of authorised MOT test stations, MOT test certificate and no rule for repairers set by a register, and trader status under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 — each guide says which of them applies to its own job.

The questions worth asking

Six to eight questions for the job — what is included, who actually comes, what happens if something is damaged — each with what a good answer from a mechanic sounds like.

What a fair quote looks like

What the written quote should contain, the warning signs, and what you should be handed when the job is done — the invoice, and the MOT test certificate where the job produces one.

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How these guides are made

Checked at the sourceEvery legal, safety or qualification point is taken from the regulator or the statute itself, linked in the guide's sources with the month it was reviewed.
IndependentNo provider is named or recommended. The guides describe what to look for; the search shows who is near you, nearest first.
Kept currentEach guide shows the month it was last reviewed. When a rule changes, the guides it affects are updated and the date moves with them.

Questions people ask

No. No register or licence applies to mechanics in Ireland, and nobody can be struck off a register that does not exist. The checks that matter are trader status, insurance, references and a written scope — each guide sets them out for its own job. 7 guides in this category cover work that IS restricted, and name the register.

The work itself, what is not included, the materials, the call-out if there is one, the dates, and the total with VAT shown separately. The quote should state the VAT rate; most work in this family is at 20%, so a price 'plus VAT' is that much dearer than it looks. In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts.

MOT test certificate, issued by an authorised test station (Great Britain) or a DVA test centre (Northern Ireland), on completion. Keep it: it is the record that the work was done properly. Plus the invoice and any guarantee.

Say what is wrong in writing first: under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 a service must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and work that is not must be put right. If that fails, the Small Claims procedure handles consumer claims up to £10,000 in England and Wales, £5,000 (Simple Procedure) in Scotland and £5,000 in Northern Ireland.

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Sources — checked October 2026

  1. gov.uk — MOT testing guide: requirements for authorisation
  2. gov.uk — getting an MOT
  3. gov.uk — MOT test fees
  4. nidirect — how the MOT scheme works
  5. The Motor Ombudsman — make a complaint
  6. The Motor Ombudsman — Garage Finder
  7. Citizens Advice — problems with a car repair
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 49 — reasonable care and skill
  9. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 55 — repeat performance
  10. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 56 — price reduction
  11. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 29 — right to cancel
  12. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 30 — cancellation period
  13. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 31 — extended period
  14. Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, regulation 36 — services started in the cancellation period
  15. Civil Procedure Rules Part 26 — small claims track
  16. gov.uk — make a court claim for money: court fees
  17. mygov.scot — make a court claim for money
  18. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service — Sheriff Court fees
  19. nidirect — small claims process
  20. Department of Justice NI — small claims fees
  21. Department of Justice NI — small claims limit raised to £5,000
  22. Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (England)
  23. Citizens Advice — more help with a consumer issue (Wales)
  24. mygov.scot — consumer rights (Advice Direct Scotland)
  25. nidirect — about Consumerline
  26. gov.uk — VAT rates
  27. gov.uk — VAT registration threshold
  28. gov.uk — VAT Notice 708/6 energy-saving materials
  29. gov.uk — National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates