Top Garage launched in 2018, is designed to highlight the UK’s best garages and reward their efforts. In 2022, Top Service Advisor category was introduced as an award which forms an added element to the Top Garage competition, combining online questions and mystery shops in the hopes to seek our Top Service Advisor for the year.

Now in its 21st year, Top Technician has become the one to win, as simple as that. Thousands of technicians from independent, fast fit, and franchised workshops across the UK enter Top Technician every year in the hopes to prove they are this year’s Top Technician. 

TOPDON has signed up with Top Technician and Top Garage 2023, becoming the first Full Event Partner to put its support behind the two competitions for 2023.

The following businesses have been named as the winners of Top Garage 2022, as has the first ever winner of the brand-new Top Service Adviser award.

Business with 1-3 staff
A&J Fleetcare, Leeds

The winner and runner up for Top Technician 2022 have been announced. Andrew West from Erme Valley Autos in Ermington, Devon is 2022’s champion. Meanwhile, John Hall from Thirsk, Yorkshire came second.

The finalists for Top Garage 2022 have been announced. The businesses will face the judges in the final on Saturday 1 October, being held at the Delphi Technical Training Centre in Warwick.

The finalists for Top Technician 2022, who will be returning to the Delphi Technical Training Centre on Saturday 1 October for the final, are as follows:

The semi-finalists for Top Technician 2022 have been named.
The following mechanics will be competing in the semi-final, which is being held at the Delphi Technologies Training Centre in Warwick on Saturday 3 September.

Semi-finalists and eventual finalists of this year’s Top Technician competition, as well as the finalists for Top Garage, will be demonstrating their skills at The Delphi Technologies Training Centre, thanks to the support of Delphi Technologies.

TPS has signed-up as a first-time sponsor for the Top Technician and Top Garage 2022 competitions.

Motul has renewed its support for Top Technician and Top Garage, for 2022 as one of its presenting sponsor partners.

TechMan has returned as a sponsor for Top Technician and Top Garage in 2022.
Commenting on their sponsorship, TechMan Director Terry Dorney said: “TechMan are tremendously honoured to again be one of the main sponsors for the highly regarded Top Technician and Top Garage competitions for 2022.

Top Garage is back for 2022 with even more innovations, including the all-new Service Advisor of the Year award.

VARTA has returned as a sponsor of Top Technician and Top Garage 2020.
Clarios is the global battery manufacturer behind the VARTA brand. John Rawlins, Marketing Manager at Clarios commented: “The VARTA team are delighted to be working with Top Technician and Top Garage again for 2022.

Blue Print & febi bilstein has thrown its weight behind Top Technician and Top Garage 2022, and has become a sponsor for the competitions.

Snap-on has signed up with Top Technician and Top Garage 2022, becoming the first sponsor to put its full support behind the two competitions for 2022.

In what is an early Christmas present for mechanics all over the UK, Top Technician 2022 is open from today (Tuesday 14 December).

The winner and runner up for Top Technician 2021 have been announced.

The finalists for Top Technician 2021, who will be returning to In Town Automotive on Saturday 9 October, are as follows:

The semi-finalists for Top Technician 2021 have been named.
The following mechanics will be competing in the semi-final, which is being held at In Town Automotive in Northampton on Saturday 4 September:

One of the semi-finalists in this year’s Top Technician competition has been named as Kia’s world champion EV technician, winning the Gold Medal in the Kia EV Skill World Cup 2021, beating rivals from 14 other countries while also hopefully putting him in good stead for this year’s TT diagnostic smackdown.

Round one for Top Technician and Top Garage 2021 have both now closed. Those who entered both competitions for 2021, and make it through, will pass through to the second rounds.

Philips has been confirmed as the sixth and final main sponsor for Top Technician and Top Garage 2021.

If you want to be in with a chance of winning up to £30,000 in prizes via Top Technician and Top Garage, then you need to enter now, as the clock is ticking.

Motul has added its support to Top Technician and Top Garage, becoming a sponsor for 2021.

Top Technician is kicking off 2021 with an accelerated version that will mean five more techs in the semi-final.

Due to the ongoing impact of Coronavirus, the running of Top Technician and Top Garage 2020 is being extended until October 2021, and Aftermarket is using this opportunity to make the competitions bigger and better than ever.

Top Garage 2020 is continuing  to roll, with those businesses still in the running now on for a photo finish at the finals, which are set to take place on Saturday 17 October.

The semi-finalists for Top Technician 2020 have been announced.

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, the semi-finals and finals for Top Technician and Top Garage 2020 are being delayed until later in the year. The Top Technician and Top Garage Awards Evening, which is held in the evening immediately following the finals for both competitions, will also be pushed back until 17 October 2020. 

Euro Car Parts has returned to Top Technician and Top Garage, becoming a sponsor for the 2020 competitions. 

 Is Black Friday fever driving you mad? If so, why not avoid it, and take the tests for Top Technician and Top Garage 2020 instead?

Snap-on has signed up with Top Technician and Top Garage 2020, becoming the first sponsor put its full support behind the two competitions for 2020.

VARTA is the latest high-profile name to become a sponsor of Top Technician and Top Garage 2020.

TechMan has joined the top-draw names that are aligning with Top Technician and Top Garage 2020 as it becomes a headline sponsor for the competitions.

The finalists for Top Garage have been named. The following businesses will compete to become winner within their own group, as well as for the overall championship for the year.

We are delighted to announce the semi finalists for Top Technician 2019:

Top Technician 2019 is back for 2019, and is open for you to enter.

 Tickets will soon be available for the Top Technician/Top Garage Gala Dinner 2019 being held at the  Jurys Inn Milton Keynes, in the Midsummer Hall on Saturday 22nd June 2019.

Contestants had 60 minutes to answer the 30 multiple choice questions, and this had to be done before 28 February 2018.  Those selected were invited to enter the second round.

Top Technician 2017 was another fantastic year for the competition, and Top Tech Live took place on Saturday 16 September at the Henry Ford Academy in Daventry.

When Top Technician 2017 reached its final stage, all eyes turned towards Top Tech Live, where the winner was to be announced in September.

Top Technician 2017 is nearing its crescendo, with the original 1,000 technicians that took the initial quiz now down to single figures.

The 2016 Top Technician Live was deemed a success following a full day of training which took place at GTG West Midlands.