Car body repairs for Bexleyheath and the rest of Bexley

Bexleyheath is in London. Why come to Kent for car body repairs?

Because it's closer. Bexleyheath is in the London Borough of Bexley, so it's natural to look for a London bodyshop, and we do have one, in Lower Sydenham. From Bexleyheath, though, getting there means heading west across south-east London. Our Dartford site is the other way, most of the drive is on the A2, and it's often the quicker of the two.

Crayford is closer to us again. From Welling the two sites are nearer a toss-up, so go to whichever suits your day. Both offer the same repairs, and both hold the BSI Kitemark for Vehicle Damage Repair: Sydenham since 2012, Dartford since 2023.

You don't go near the river, either, so the Dartford Crossing and the Dart Charge don't come into it.

The drive from Bexleyheath

Take the A207 and then the A220 Gravel Hill to the A2. Head east: the A2 is Rochester Way at first and becomes the Dartford Bypass. Come off at the Dartford junction, follow the A296 Princes Road and then Watling Street, and you'll come out on London Road. We're on the Dewlands Estate at 94-98 London Road, DA2 6AX.

It's about 7 miles. Allow 11 minutes when the A2 is clear and more when it isn't.

Car park dents and scrapes around the Broadway

Shopping trips leave marks. The car parks around the Broadway are no different from any other busy town centre's: a door swung into yours, a bumper scraped by someone reversing out, a concrete pillar you didn't see, an alloy wheel kerbed while parallel parking. On their own they're small. Together they make a car look older than it is.

Door dings, small dents and bumper scuffs can often be fixed as a smart repair or dent removal, working on the damaged area alone. A scrape that's gone through the paint needs a paint repair. We start from your car's paint code, but metallic and pearl finishes are harder to match, which is why we blend the new paint into the panels either side.

Kerbed alloys are the other one. Alloy wheel refurbishment deals with kerb damage, scuffs, corrosion and peeling lacquer. A wheel that's cracked or buckled is a safety question rather than a cosmetic one: it needs assessing, and it may need replacing.

If someone hit your car while it was parked

Came back to a dent and a note under the wiper? Then you know who did it, and it's a non-fault claim against their insurer. Call us first and we'll run it: their insurer pays for the repair, you have a comparable replacement car in the meantime, and your own policy isn't touched.

No note is harder. Our article on what to do when someone hits your parked car in London has the next steps.

Insurance claims and a replacement car

For the detail, see how non-fault accident claims work.

Collection from Bexleyheath and nearby

We can collect your car and bring it back once it's repaired. The Dartford site covers anywhere within 20 miles, so Bexleyheath, Welling, Bexley and Crayford are all in range. We also do mobile estimates, so the damage can be priced without a trip to Stone.

Find us

Newbridge Dartford is at Dewlands Estate, 94-98 London Road, Dartford DA2 6AX. The phone number is 01322 930 719 and the email is dartford@newbridgearc.com. Opening hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and we're closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Read reviews of the Dartford site on Google, see our Dartford accident repair centre page for more about the site, or ask for a quote and attach a few photos of the damage.