Drive Green Motor Services is based in Haverhill, Suffolk. The business was founded by David Wilson in 2021 as a DPF specialist, but has branched out to provide a wider offering encompassing MOTs, general servicing and repairs, including both internal combustion engine vehicles and EVs. Currently running a two-ramp set-up with a team of four taking in David, his wife Danielle handling social media duties and two mechanics. David said: “We are trying to stay current, but also get ahead of the curve. We are the only DPF and emissions specialist in our area. We also have a Level Four qualified tech to work on EV and hybrids.” Experience When talking to garages about their origins, you often hear variations on the same journey, but David’s route into the industry was a little different. He explained: “My company started out doing carbon cleaning - with hydrogen. I 56 AFTERMARKET MAY 2024 GARAGE VISIT www.aftermarketonline.net Aftermarket heads out to Suffolk to find out more about Top Garage 2023 winners Drive Green Motor Services thought putting ‘Green’ in the name would generate interest, and it grew from there it. “I was a lorry driver, but I had become fed up with the job. I started looking at doing something else, where I to earn a bit more money. I came across carbon cleaning, bought a machine, got my first customer, and off we went. A couple of customers later I was working for a garage I was asked if my machine could clean a DPF? My reply was ‘what is a DPF?’ From there I started learning, and that's how it all started. “The year I started my company, I joined the DPF Doctor network and got some proper hands-on training and started mixing, I believe, with the right sort of people. I made friends with people who had bigger garages and people that have perhaps done things the wrong way to start with. With the benefit of their experience and their advice, I’ve been able to be very lucky. I can skip some of the problems that my friends have had told me about. THE GREEN MILE
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