Why we started
Finding a mechanic usually means ringing round, or picking a name off a list and hoping they work on your sort of car. A garage that's great with diesel utes might not be the one you want on a hybrid hatchback, and the nearest one isn't always the right one.
So the card asks what the car needs and what it is before it asks where you are. A local mechanic who specialises in your car.
What we don't do
We're not a garage. We don't inspect cars, issue a WoF, quote jobs or touch a spanner. The business that takes your job gives you its own quote, does the work and answers for it.
We don't publish prices either. Every car and every fault is different, and only a mechanic who has talked to you, or seen the car, can put a number on the job.
Who sees your job
Mechanics and garages near the car that are matched to the job and the make can see the job and the car. Your name and number go to the one that takes it. Only one local mechanic gets your number.
How we check mechanics explains what you can check yourself in New Zealand, where there's no licence for mechanics to hold.
Who writes these pages
The Mechanic Sorted team writes every page on the site, using NZTA, Consumer Protection, the Privacy Commissioner and the MTA for the rules. Our editorial policy explains how we check what we write and how often we look at it again.