Maintain

Supplied and fitted in your size, with the old ones disposed of. Dubai heat ages rubber faster than tread wears out, so the date code on the sidewall matters as much as the depth.

The fix for a wheel that pulls, a steering wheel sitting off-centre, or a set of tyres wearing on one shoulder. Measured on all four corners, not guessed at.

A new set in the right offset and bolt pattern for your car, fitted and balanced. We'll say so if a size you like will foul the arches or wreck the ride.

Kerb rash straightened, refinished and colour-matched, so one careless parking manoeuvre doesn't cost you a whole set of wheels.

Tested before it's replaced — a car that won't start isn't always the battery. If it is, the new one is fitted and the electronics reset so nothing comes up on the dash.

In this city the air conditioning is not a comfort feature. Regassed, leak-tested and the cabin filter changed, so August doesn't catch you out.

Oil and filter to your manufacturer's grade and interval. Heat and short city trips are hard on oil here, which is why the book interval is optimistic for Dubai.

Pads, discs and fluid. Squealing usually means pads; a pedal that goes soft or a steering wheel that shudders under braking means something else, and we'll tell you which.

General mechanical work and diagnostics — the noise, the leak, the warning light. You get told what's actually wrong and what it costs before anything comes apart.

Auto-electrical faults traced properly: alternators and starters, lighting, sensors, wiring and the intermittent fault that never happens while anyone is watching.