OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician review
Assessed in Air conditioning recharge garages in Telford
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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 is a Telford diagnostics and auto electrical repair service aimed at prestige marques including Land Rover, Jaguar, BMW and Mercedes, offering dealer-level precision from Trench Lock. Phone and unit address are published on its Google listing, though the website itself is a thin one-pager. The pitch covers Ford as well as the prestige badges, all from the same base. Our view: a specialist diagnostics pick with standout reviews.
Customer reviews lead the round at 4.9 from 246 Google reviews. What counts against OBD_Pal: it sits outside the ranked ten, the site shows no prices or hours, and no F-Gas company certificate is on the REFCOM register. Its rating leads every other firm in the round.
The record shows dealer-level diagnostics and electrical repair for prestige marques including Land Rover, Jaguar, BMW and Mercedes, with Ford also covered, all from Trench Lock. Phone and unit address sit on the Google listing, though the website runs to a thin one-pager. The pitch is faults and electrics rather than routine servicing.
The customer evidence is the round's highest rating on a smaller Google set, which leads every other firm here on rating alone. No second platform is on the record. Set against that rating is the thin site: no prices, no hours and no company record to stand beside it. For fault-finding rather than refills, that trade reads well.
Our verdict
Our judgement: OBD_Pal suits you if you want a diagnostics specialist for a prestige marque rather than a general garage [1]. Its 4.9 from 246 Google reviews leads this round on rating [2]. A thin site with no prices or hours, plus the missing F-Gas statement, keeps it out of the assessed list.
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
Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%
50 out of 100
Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked.
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 out of 100
No prices, call-out fee or VAT position are published on the pages checked [1].
Website and service information C7 · weight 5%
55 out of 100
One-page site names diagnostics and electrical repair for named marques from a Telford base, with no visible phone, hours or prices [1].
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
Limitations
No F-Gas company certification is stated on the site and the business is absent from the REFCOM register checked 4 September 2026 [3], so it fails our eligibility requirement on mandatory registration.
The site is a thin one-pager with no visible prices, hours, company record or insurance details, each scored as low transparency or insufficient evidence rather than as a failing.
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Questions about OBD_Pal Vehicle Diagnostics & Auto Electrician
Is OBD_Pal any good?
On the evidence, yes for prestige-marque drivers wanting diagnostics rather than a general garage. OBD_Pal sits twelfth in our research with the round's highest rating, 4.9 from 246 Google reviews. Read the full review, then call to describe your fault. Call to describe the fault, since diagnostics starts from symptoms rather than a price list.
Is OBD_Pal F-Gas registered?
No F-Gas company certificate is on the REFCOM register for OBD_Pal. No industry qualifications are sourced on the pages checked. Ask who holds the technician's F-gas qualification before any aircon work, since the person doing the work must hold one by law. Ask about the technician's F-gas qualification before any aircon work, not after.
What does OBD_Pal charge?
No prices, call-out fee or VAT position are published on the pages checked. Call with your registration and symptoms and ask for the diagnostic fee first, before agreeing to any further work. Describe the symptoms fully so the fee is accurate. No call-out fee appears anywhere, so raise travel explicitly if the car cannot move.
Where is OBD_Pal?
The service runs from Unit 6, Trench Lock 3, postcode TF1 5ST, with phone and unit address on its Google listing. Call ahead since the site shows no hours. Bring your registration, service history and fault notes to the call. Use the Google listing for the unit address and phone, since the one-pager carries neither.
How is OBD_Pal ranked?
It sits twelfth in our September research, just outside the ranked ten, carried by its review score alone. Madeley Testing Station sits just above it on workshop detail. Read the full review, then call with your fault. Describe the symptoms fully on the call. The gap to the ranked ten is workshop breadth and paperwork rather than rating.
What do customers say about OBD_Pal?
Customers rate it highest: 4.9 from 246 Google reviews, the round's top rating on a smaller set. No second review platform is on the record. Read the full review, then call to describe the fault rather than booking a commodity job. The top rating on a smaller set beats a middling score on a large one.
How do I get a quote from OBD_Pal?
Call with the registration, service history, fault notes and symptoms, since no prices or booking route exist online. Agree the diagnostic fee on that call before authorising further work. Ask about travel explicitly if the car cannot be moved. No booking route exists, so the phone call is the whole front door.
Others assessed for this trade
- EAC Telford - Halesfield70.9 / 100Ranked 1. Best for online booking, monthly plans and the strongest assessed record.
- Mr Tyre Telford69.1 / 100Ranked 2. Best for both air-con gases with callback booking.
- Jacko's Tyres & MOT Ltd68.6 / 100Ranked 3. Best for Madeley garage with quote form and email.
- Kwik Fit Plus - Telford67.6 / 100Ranked 4. Best for published air-con prices and Sunday opening.
Sources
- OBD_Pal website — diagnostics offer Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- Google Maps listing — OBD_Pal, Telford Retrieved 4 September 2026.
- REFCOM registered company search (no listing returned) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
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