Drive Autoworks - Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda Specialist

Drive Autoworks - Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda Specialist Drive automotive is an independent vehicle specialist for Audi, Volkswagen (VW), Seat & Skoda.

Based in Dorset, South West UK, we offer a premium service with expert knowledge gained from many years experience.

10/07/2026

This Audi TT came in with a brake servo pipe on the verge of letting go. 🔧

Really common fault on the Mk1 TT. The pipe splits right where it connects to the one way valve. When it goes, you lose all vacuum in the brakes and the pedal goes rock hard.

Steve caught it just in time. Simple repair kit, two clips, sorted. ✅

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The UK is about to get hot...AGAIN 🌞We know. We’re not ready either.If your air con has been blowing warm air and you’ve...
07/07/2026

The UK is about to get hot...AGAIN 🌞

We know. We’re not ready either.

If your air con has been blowing warm air and you’ve been ignoring it since last summer… now would be the time. 😅

Don’t suffer through the heatwave in a mobile greenhouse.

Book your air con service from £75 + VAT.

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04/07/2026

Skoda Octavia in today for an air conditioning service. ❄️

With summer here, now is the time to get yours booked in.

We work with both old and new gas:
R134a (older cars) — £75 + VAT
R1234yf (newer models post-2017) — £110 + VAT

Not sure which one your car takes? Give us a call and we’ll check for you.

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21/06/2026

This Polo came in as a non runner. 🔧

Timing chain had gone. We weren’t expecting what we found underneath. 👀

Watch how we got to the bottom of it.

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16/06/2026

It’s the boss man’s birthday today 🎉

He got in a bit late this morning. Daughter’s sports day came first, as it should. 🏃‍♀️

But the team had a birthday banner, cake and his drink of choice waiting for him. If you know Steve, you know it had to be a Guinness. 🍺🎂

Happy birthday, Steve!

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07/06/2026

Audi A4 S Tronic gearbox oil service 🔧

Not a quick drain and fill.

Watch how it’s done properly.

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30/05/2026

Meet Steve 👋

Owner of Drive Autoworks. Been running the business for over 5 years now, since March 2021.

Favourite job? Taking a car that needs absolutely everything, brakes, tyres, suspension, cam belt, major service, the works. And by the time it leaves, it’s transformed. When the customer notices the difference and is genuinely appreciative? That’s what it’s all about. 🙌

Worst job? Working on his own van. (See previous reel. 😂)

Tea in the morning, couple of coffees after. Sensible.

First car was a Nova saloon. Dream cars? 205 GTI, Nova GSI, and he’s had a Fiesta RS Turbo for 24 years that needs to get back on the road. One day, Steve. One day. 🤞

Worst thing seen on a car? Metal to metal brakes. More common than you’d think. Please get your brakes checked. 🙏

That’s Steve. The reason Drive Autoworks exists.

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P.S. Vix runs our social media, by the way. She made us all do this. 😂

23/05/2026

Meet James 👋

Service tech here at Drive Autoworks for about a year and a half.

Favourite job? A nice 2 litre TDI cam belt. Satisfying every time. ✅

Worst job? Longitudinal automatic Audi gearboxes. Heavy, awkward, not one he’s rushing back to.

Dream car? Mk4 Astra GSI in Arden blue.

Worst car? Anything Renault or Peugeot.

First car was an Astra too. Not the GSI though. 😂

Coffee. No milk.

And the worst thing he’s ever found on a car? A steering wheel covered in bogies. Found that one out the hard way. 😭

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16/05/2026

Meet Sarah 👋

Service adviser. Parts orderer. Keeper of order. (Steve’s words, not ours 😂)

14 years in the motor trade, main dealers, non franchise, seen it all.

Including the state of some of your vehicles. 👀 You know who you are.

Dream car? Audi RS6. Power, practicality, perfection. ✅

Worst car? Anything French. Or a Jag. Or a Land Rover. (She’s not sorry.)

First car was a Mk1 Fiesta. Bucket seats, sound system, electrical issues they never got to the bottom of.

The irony of working in a garage is not lost on us. 😂

Coffee during the day. Tea in the evening. Priorities sorted.

We’re glad she’s here, keeping us all in check.

Welcome to the team properly, Sarah! 🙌

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09/05/2026

Part 2 of Steve’s Van, quick fix with 5 mins to spare

The wiring’s gone black.
Moisture got in.
The proper fix? Cut it all back, trace it through, run new wire.

BUT this is Steve’s van. And he was leaving in it that day.

So… quick and dirty fix it is. 😅

Crimp it.
Heat shrink it.
Tape it.
Hope for the best.

This is literally the mechanic’s version of a busman’s holiday - fixing your own van the morning before you go away in it. 😂

Battery reconnected…
No flashing coil light.
👀 Sporadic fault.
Then… Gone.
✅ Problem fixed.

With about 5 minutes to spare.

Don’t try this at home. (But also… sometimes you’ve just got to get away.) 🚐

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Address

Unit 11B Sunnyside Park Wimborne Road
Poole
BH166HQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+447952975643

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