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Assessment · auto electricians round auto-electricians-2026-09

OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician review

Ranked 2 of 2 in Auto electricians in Telford

Best for: mobile diagnostics for luxury-marque electrical faults

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Unit 6, Trench Lock 3, Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5ST · Service area: Telford

OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician in short

OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician is a Telford diagnostics specialist with a stated focus on luxury-marque electrics, naming Ford, Land Rover, Jaguar, BMW, Volkswagen and Mercedes among the marques covered. It works from Trench Lock and offers mobile visits, which suits faults where the car cannot easily reach a garage. In our view, that dealer-level kit with a call-out option is the firm's defining offer.

Customer reviews are the strongest in the round, at four point nine from well over two hundred Google ratings. No other platform ratings are held on this round, so Google carries the customer evidence alone. Few Telford specialists can show a review base this deep, and our verdict weighs it accordingly.

What counts against it sits in the paperwork: no company record can be sourced, and the short site publishes no insurance detail, no prices and no opening hours. In our view that makes OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician a strong diagnostics pick with the thinnest paperwork in the round.

OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
SourceRatingReviewsRead on
Google4.9 out of 5246

Our verdict

Our view: OBD_Pal suits you if you want a Telford diagnostics specialist with a stated focus on luxury-marque electrics and a mobile service, backed by 4.9 from 246 Google reviews [1] [3] [4]. No company record or trading history can be sourced, and the site publishes no insurance details or prices [1] [5]. The gaps sit in paperwork.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
55.8 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

70

Google 4.9 out of 5 from 246 reviews [4].

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1].

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40

No call-out fee, hourly rate, menu or VAT position is published on the site [1] [2].

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

55

The two-page site states diagnostics and electrical repair services in Telford with a luxury-marque focus [1] [2], while phone and address come from directory listings [3].

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The business site describes dealer-level diagnostics and electrical repair in Telford, naming Ford, Land Rover, Jaguar, BMW, VW and Mercedes among the marques covered, seen 4 September 2026 [1].

  • The Google listing holds 4.9 from 246 reviews [4].

  • Phone contact and the Trench Lock address are consistent across the business site and directory listings [1] [3].

Limitations

  • No insurance details are published on the site [1] [2].

  • No prices, call-out fee or VAT position is published [1] [2].

  • The site runs to two pages with no stated opening hours [1] [2].

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Questions about OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician

Is OBD_Pal any good?

On the evidence, yes for diagnostics: it holds 4.9 from 246 Google ratings, the strongest customer record in our round, with a stated luxury-marque focus [4] [1]. The gaps are paperwork — no sourced company record, insurance detail or prices. Describe your symptoms by phone and confirm cover and price before it travels.

Is OBD_Pal registered with a trade scheme?

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked [1]. No mandatory registration applies to auto electricians, so there is no legal badge to demand. Ask what sits behind the technician's name, especially for high-voltage hybrid work, and get the answer in writing.

What does OBD_Pal charge?

No prices, call-out fee or VAT position is published on the short site [1] [2]. That means your quote does the talking: agree the diagnostic fee, ask whether it comes off the repair bill, and get parts and labour split out. Confirm the mobile fee for your postcode before booking.

Where does OBD_Pal work?

From Trench Lock in Telford, with mobile visits on offer for cars that cannot reach a garage [1] [3]. The listed phone line runs across the business site and directory listings [1] [3]. Send your location, registration and symptoms first to confirm the visit suits your fault.

How is OBD_Pal ranked?

It ranks second of the two Telford auto electricians in our September round, picked for mobile luxury-marque diagnostics. What customers say counts most, then qualifications, history, cover, pricing clarity and website detail. Read the full review above, then ask for the written quote.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Telford Auto Electrics57.3 / 100Ranked 1. Best for long-standing Oakengates workshop for electrical fault-finding.

Sources

  1. OBD_Pal homepage — services and Telford base Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. OBD_Pal store page Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Yellowtom directory — OBD_Pal listing with phone and address Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. Google Maps listing — OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  5. Companies House — search for OBD Pal (no matching company) Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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