Manufacturer Approved Accident Repair Centre, we repair accident damaged vehicles to factory standard using genuine parts and leading manufacturers trained technicians.
ECF Car Care, a family run garage in Eastbourne, was established in 1957 and we are proud to still be offering a range of garage services for our customers, 65 years later.
ECF is a long-established business and the largest and longest-serving accident repair centre in Eastbourne, East Sussex. As we are also approved by many leading manufacturers, we are able to offer manufacturer-approved accident repair for a wide range of makes and models of new and used cars and commercial vehicles.
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Being a family-run business, with many years of experience, we understand how important a vehicle is to your family or business life. ECF are famous for quality, outstanding workmanship and exceptional customer service. We aim to have your car or van repaired to manufacturer standard and running smoothly on time and within budget so that you are back on the road safely with your family at the weekend or going about your busy lives for work with complete peace of mind.
We offer a wide range of solutions to help solve your motoring problems with free courtesy cars at affordable prices. Offering manual, automatic and EV courtesy cars, small, medium and large courtesy vans for the business user and now 0% finance to help pay for expensive paint, body or mechanical repairs.
Need to get to us, but need assistance getting to your local ECF garage?ECF offer a free collection or delivery service within a 50-mile radius of Eastbourne. We also have our own recovery truck to assist if your vehicle is deemed unroadworthy, which is available during working hours or 24hr recovery with a trusted recovery contractor.
No Problem. We are happy to provide a free courtesy car service. Our class A courtesy fleet is free to use as long as you have fully comprehensive insurance cover or if not, you can still take out a day insure policy. Need something bigger or more luxurious, then we can upgrade you to an Audi or Mercedes-Benz. Just ask reception to work out a price for you.
The price of repairs can be a worry. This is why we partner with the credit firm, Bumper, to offer you interest-free finance, so you can keep your car in tip-top condition without breaking the bank.
We offer a 15% discount on the price of your repairs to emergency services or armed forces, as well as fellow members of the BNI.
ECF is the only Mercedes-Benz approved accident repair centre in East Sussex. We are also manufacturer approved by Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda, Cupra, SEAT, Kia, MG and Smart.
We are also a commercial vehicle approved body repairer for Mercedes-Benz Vans & Volkswagen.
Our many manufacturer approvals means that our technicians are trained to the highest standards of vehicle body repair. If you’d like to watch your car being repaired or would like a tour of the garage, then please give us a call to arrange an appointment.
Catering for all makes and models, we have access to main dealer diagnostic equipment, which gives us an advantage over local main dealers and other independent garages across Eastbourne. It also means that we can identify faults quickly without a long and costly visit to the main dealer.
Our experienced and fully qualified, friendly service department team work hard to carry out a wide range of mechanical repairs to cars and vans including exhausts, steering & suspension, wheel balancing and alignment from our state of the art Hunter Pro Aligner. ADAS recalibrations, air conditioning leak detection, electrical faults and so much more to a high level.
Speak to us todayHere at ECF, we love electric vehicles.
We are proudly part of the Volkswagen Paint & Body Group network, meaning our technicians are trained by Volkswagen at their training centre in Milton Keynes to the highest industry standards of EV safety and repair using manufacturer methods.
Our technicians also have training at the Mercedes-Benz in Milton Keynes, so you know your EV is in good hands at ECF Car Care.
Here at ECF, we offer a range of professional garage services including helping other garages and trade with problems they would usually send to the main dealer. If you have any questions about what we offer, the excellent job we provide, or whether we can provide a solution, please get in touch and speak to one of our highly trained staff.
We offer a wide range of other services, at our Eastbourne garage, including – Vehicle graphic design & fitting from Sign-Design, paintless dent removal from The Dent Magician, fine vehicle detailing from The Features Club, windscreen replacement, diamond cut alloy wheel repair, Dash cameras supplied & fitted. We can even help you if your car has been declared a total loss and you can find more here.