Alex Lindley, Leo Dack, Nathan Taylor
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We have a simple mission; to connect as many independent garages as possible, with the aim of sharing knowledge and helping to raise the standards of the independent automotive industry.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
On The Ramp shows how independent garages turn technical skill, staffing decisions and workshop capacity into durable businesses.
On The Ramp turns independent garage ownership into a practical study of how specialist businesses grow, hire and make technical capability pay.
A slow technician gets a conversation before a verdict; you may want that approach in your toolbox.
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A garage-industry case for spotting hidden struggle before it turns into a crisis.
The episode turns a charity conversation into a serious look at hidden strain across the automotive trade. Dave, Alex, and Ellen from Ben make the practical point plainly: the person who needs help may be a garage owner, a staff member, a peer, or a parts advisor from a…
A practical case for treating tyres as a business line, not an afterthought.
The episode frames the UK tyre market through Quentin from JIPA UK and keeps returning to a simple point: people may care a lot about the cars they buy, yet give tyres far less thought than they deserve.
Fleet is framed as a relationship-driven opportunity garage owners should not ignore.
The episode makes a practical case for fleet as a lane garage owners should understand, using a 90-vehicle contract and the changing shape of ownership to show why old advice to stay away from it no longer fits as neatly.
A family-business story about Sarah Petty, trust, and the day-to-day work of running J Petty Motors.
Sarah Petty's role at J Petty Motors lands as a family-business portrait shaped by the unglamorous work that keeps everything moving: accounts, invoicing, HR check-ins, health and safety, and the patient effort of holding the place together. The strongest thread is trust.
A garage and business story shaped by shelf-stacking, phone research between shifts, and a pivot away from taxis.
Louise Baker's turn on the podcast is a grounded look at how she moved into the trade and built a business around it. The hosts stay close to the practical route: shelf-stacking, looking up how to open a business on her phone between shifts, and the earlier plan for an…
A garage growth story with real trade detail, not founder-pitch polish.
The conversation tracks a Scottish garage operator from dealership work to a million-pound turnover in year three, and it is at its best when it stays with the day-to-day realities of the trade: dealer training, diagnostic discipline, apprentices, and the gap between following a…
A grounded garage-ownership story with enough shop-floor detail to feel real.
Two garage operators talk through what it looks like to turn a steady job into a business of their own. The strongest part is the chain of small, risky moves that gets them from the first conversation to the lease, the deposit, and the moment backing themselves stops being an…
Garage finance is framed as a working-capital decision, not just a funding choice.
This episode treats garage finance as an operating problem, not a spreadsheet exercise. Lee Schofield of One Funding explains why owners borrow, why funding can feel a little smoke and mirrors, and how equipment choices change once they hit working capital instead of being paid…
Serious farrier craft, taught from the foot up.
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Lee Schofield of One Funding says garage finance is often treated like “smoke and mirrors,” then explains why transparency matters more than the cheapest rate.
Sarah Petty sits down with Nathan and shares how she came into J Petty Motors as the partner in a family business.
This episode features Kevin Pearce from Cedar Garage discussing his journey from starting as a mobile mechanic with an XRAC van to scaling into a multi-site automotive business.
The hosts treat the interview like a free HR consultation.
On The Ramp's "Hidden Struggles In The Automotive Industry" brings in Ellen from Ben, described as the only charity dedicated to supporting people working in the automotive sector.
Louise Baker gets the prize talk early.
A career-spanning memoir interview revealing how unconventional choices, fundamental problem-solving principles, and willingness to teach others create expertise.
Tina Drayson of CCM Garages says the real question is not whether data is available, but whether garage owners know what each number means and how to act on it.
Paul from Elite Land Rover traces a path from failing to enjoy school to becoming one of the youngest Land Rover master techs in the UK at about 22.
Steve and Kyle sit down with the award-winning Mini Repair Shop owners and tell the story of how they built their garage.
Tim Goddard sits down with Alex at the garage and talks fleet.
Jamie Housham looks back on a motor trade career that has moved through dealerships, independents, mobile work, garage ownership, and workshop and service management.
Che from 540 Tech comes down from Scotland after a six hour and fifteen minute drive to talk about a garage story that moved fast.
Mark Webb tells the story of coming into the motor trade through a family garage and building something larger from there.
Tyres get the full treatment here.
The hosts sit down with Matt Pestridge from D&D Autos Ashford and get into how a family garage grew into a large, busy independent operation.