A garage in Tilburg that speaks your language

What we do

• Computer diagnostics — reading all control units, live values, coding and adaptations.
• Mechanical repair — timing, cooling system, turbo, clutch, suspension, exhaust.
• APK preparation — checking every inspection point and repairing what would fail it.
• Brakes and scheduled servicing — pads, discs, brake fluid, oil and filters.
• Air conditioning — measuring, leak detection, recharging, evaporator cleaning.
• Electrics — earth connections, charging system, starting problems, lighting.
• Welding on load-bearing parts, including for the APK.

Who does the work

The garage is run by Marcin, twelve years of experience in mechanics and diagnostics. It is the same person you speak to on the phone, who looks at the car on the lift and who gives you the quote — no chain of service advisers for information to get lost in.

The garage is in Tilburg, not just outside it

It is worth checking before you set off: some of the garages advertising as a Polish mechanic in Tilburg have an address in Oirschot, Dongen or further out. Our address is Lovensestraat 10H, 5014 DS Tilburg. If you live in Tilburg that is a few minutes' drive rather than half an hour — and for a repair you have to come back for, that difference counts twice.

Factory diagnostics for nine makes

For Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Škoda, SEAT, Peugeot, Citroën and Renault we have the original factory cable and software. That is the same diagnostic access a franchised dealer has: we see every control unit and can code, adjust adaptations and reset service intervals. A universal scanner cannot do that — it shows some of the systems and cannot program anything.

All other makes we read out with professional universal equipment. Fault finding, servicing and repair we do for every make.

APK — preparation and repair, inspection at an RDW station

We go through the car using exactly the list of points the inspector uses and repair whatever would not pass. We do not carry out the APK inspection itself — we hold no RDW approval, so after our preparation the car goes to an approved test centre.

If the car has already failed, send us a photo of the report via WhatsApp. We will explain what the points mean and give a quote before anything is replaced.

How a visit works

• Contact. Phone or WhatsApp — in Polish. Give us the registration and describe the symptom.
• Assessment. Car on the lift, control units read out, measurements taken.
• Quote. You hear what has failed, what needs doing now, what can wait, and what it costs.
• Repair. Only after you agree. If something extra comes up, we call you first.
• Collection. We explain what was done and what to keep an eye on.

Why the language matters here

A complaint described in a foreign language is described less precisely — and diagnosis starts with what you tell us. "Knocking over bumps, front left, louder on a turn" leads somewhere different from "something is knocking". In your own language you say it straight away and exactly, without hunting for words.

The same in reverse: you would rather hear why that particular part needs replacing than find a line on an invoice you cannot check.

What to message us — four examples

You do not need technical words. These four lines are enough to start; click one and the text is ready in WhatsApp.

• Car will not start, make X, year Y
• Failed the APK, sending the report
• Air-con blows warm
• Engine light on, dealer wants diagnostics

After that we usually only ask for your registration and when the fault appears.

A garage with an address, not a mechanic from the car park

Work done on someone’s driveway can look cheaper. The difference shows when something goes wrong. We are at Lovensestraat 10H with a lift, factory equipment and a business registered with the KvK. You get a quote before anything is undone, and if something is off after the repair you know which door to knock on.

That is not a claim about quality we cannot prove here — it is a difference in who can be held to account, and that is yours to weigh.

Mobile mechanic or a garage with a lift?

A mobile mechanic comes to you, and that is his advantage. But part of the work cannot be done on a driveway: raising the car and looking underneath, measuring brake disc thickness, welding a structural part, connecting factory software and coding a control unit, evacuating and refilling an air-conditioning system. For a bulb, a driveway is enough. For fault-finding, rarely.

Here the car sits indoors, on the lift, with power support and the equipment within reach. If it has to stay overnight, it stays under a roof rather than on the street.

Where we are close to

The garage is at Lovensestraat 10H in the Loven district, close to the Ringbaan-Oost. From the centre of Tilburg that is a few minutes. From Goirle, Berkel-Enschot or Udenhout, about a quarter of an hour. From Waalwijk, Kaatsheuvel, Dongen or Oisterwijk, roughly twenty minutes on the provincial road.

We mention it because on a repair you have to come back for — collection, a follow-up, a second appointment — every kilometre counts twice.

Frequently asked questions

Will I really be helped in Polish?

Yes. Phone, WhatsApp, the quote, the explanation of the fault and collecting the car — all of it can be in Polish. Dutch and English too, of course.

Where exactly is the garage?

Lovensestraat 10H, 5014 DS Tilburg, Loven district. An address in Tilburg itself, not in a surrounding town.

Do you do the APK?

We do the preparation and repair of points that would fail the test. The inspection itself takes place at an RDW-approved centre; we do not hold that approval.

Do I get a quote before the repair?

Always. We do not start until you know what will be done and what it costs. Prices are not listed on the site because they depend on the car and the scope.

The car failed its APK. Can you read the report?

Send a photo of the report via WhatsApp. We will explain what the points mean and give a quote for the repair.

Are you in Tilburg itself or just outside?

Lovensestraat 10H, 5014 DS Tilburg — Loven district, inside the city. Not an industrial estate a village away.

Can I come without speaking Dutch?

Yes. From the first message to picking the car up, everything can be handled in Polish or English.

Do you come out to the customer?

No. We work in the garage, because the lift, the factory diagnostics, the welder and the air-conditioning station are there. If the car will not drive, message us what is happening and you will hear whether it makes sense to drive over or whether towing is better.

Do you only serve Tilburg?

Our address is in Tilburg, but where you come from does not matter. From Goirle, Berkel-Enschot or Udenhout it is about fifteen minutes; from Waalwijk, Kaatsheuvel or Dongen about twenty. Just make an appointment beforehand.