Car body repairs for Gravesend, 15 minutes up the A2

Getting to us from Gravesend

1. Take the A227 Wrotham Road out of town to the A2.
2. Join the A2 heading west, towards Dartford and London.
3. Leave at the Bean junction (B255).
4. Follow the A296 Watling Street towards Stone.
5. Carry on onto London Road. We're on the Dewlands Estate at 94-98 London Road.

That's about 8 miles: 15 minutes with a clear road, longer in the morning rush.

Northfleet and Ebbsfleet are on our side of Gravesend, so you're already part of the way here. From Northfleet, the A226 through Swanscombe and Greenhithe is the other way in, and it brings you onto London Road from the Greenhithe end.

Shunted in A2 traffic on the way to work?

Stop-start traffic on the A2 at rush hour is classic rear-end shunt territory. Someone glances at their phone, and you're left with a cracked rear bumper, a dented boot lid or a tailgate that won't shut properly.

At the roadside, the rules are the same as anywhere. Stop, and call 999 if anyone's hurt or the road is blocked. Swap names, addresses, registrations and insurance details. If you can't swap details there and then, report it to the police within 24 hours.

Once that's done, and if the other driver hit you, ring us before your own insurer. We make the claim against their insurer, so nothing goes on your policy, there's no excess to pay and your no claims bonus stays intact. You'll have a replacement car similar to yours, and it costs you nothing, so the commute carries on while yours is with us. Our page on non-fault accident claims explains the rest.

For more on the roads around here, read our guide to accidents on the A2, the M25 and at the Dartford Crossing.

Accident repairs and other car body repairs for Gravesend

Fifteen minutes is further than the garage round the corner. For an accident repair, though, the car is going to be off the road for a while wherever it goes, and on a non-fault claim you're in a replacement car in the meantime.

The Dartford site holds the BSI Kitemark for Vehicle Damage Repair, which means BSI has independently audited the way we repair cars there. Our accident repairs page goes through fault and non-fault work. On a fault claim, we price the job for your insurer, wait for their go-ahead and then get on with it.

Smaller jobs are worth sorting too, especially before you sell the car. Minor car repairs covers scratches, scuffs, bumper repairs and dents, many of which can be done as a smart repair without painting the whole panel. Deeper scratches get a paint repair, using your car's paint code as the starting point for the colour. Whatever we fix stays guaranteed for as long as the car is yours.

Collection from Gravesend, Northfleet and Ebbsfleet

If you'd rather not bring the car over, we can collect it and bring it back when it's finished. We collect within 20 miles of the Dartford site, which includes Gravesend, Northfleet and Ebbsfleet. Or we can come out to you and estimate the damage, so you know the price before deciding anything.

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Where we are and when we're open

Newbridge Dartford, Dewlands Estate, 94-98 London Road, Dartford DA2 6AX. Call 01322 930 719 or email dartford@newbridgearc.com. We're open Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and closed at weekends.

Our Dartford accident repair centre page has more on the site itself. For a price before you drive over, use our online quote form.