Diagnostics & engine
Fault-code scan, live sensor readings, misfires, rough idling, overheating, oil and coolant leaks, timing and belt work, head gasket checks.
- OBD-II scan and fault report
- Alternator & starter motor
- Radiator, hoses, water pump
01 Banjul, The Gambia
Your car breaks down. We come to it.
Modou Njie has been fixing cars on the roadside, in car parks and on driveways across Banjul and Kombo for over fifteen years. No tow truck, no waiting at a garage gate — one call and the workshop arrives in a van with the tools already in it.
- Response
- Usually under 45 min in Greater Banjul
- Hours
- 7 days a week, 12:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Closed
- Fridays
02 What we fix
Everything short of a full respray.
Most jobs are finished where the car is parked. If something genuinely needs a lift and a workshop bay, we say so on the phone before we set off — no surprises, no vehicle sitting in a yard for a week.
Battery & electrical
Flat batteries, dead alternators, wiring faults, lights that won't come on, windows and wipers that have stopped moving, blown fuses and relays.
- Jump start & battery replacement
- Charging system test
- Headlights, indicators, horn
Tyres & roadside
Punctures, wheel changes, spare fitting, jack and brace work, plus getting a car moving again when it has stopped somewhere awkward.
- Puncture repair & wheel swap
- Brake pads, discs, handbrake
- Suspension & steering checks
03 Rates
Call-out and labour, priced plainly.
Prices below are for labour and call-out. Parts are quoted separately at cost plus a small margin, and you approve the figure before anything is fitted.
04 About
Fifteen years of Gambian roads.
Modou Njie started out as an apprentice at a garage off Russell Street, learning on the old Mercedes 190s and Toyota Corollas that still make up most of the traffic in Banjul. In 2011 he bought a second-hand van, loaded it with a socket set, a trolley jack and a jump pack, and started taking the work to the customer instead of the other way round.
The reasoning was simple. In Banjul, a car that won't start is usually a car blocking a street, a compound gate or a taxi rank — and getting it to a garage costs more in lost time than the repair itself. A van that comes to the car solves most of that in one visit.
Today the service covers the whole of Greater Banjul, from the ferry terminal at Banjul to the coastal road out past Brufut. Most customers are private owners, but a steady share of the work is taxi drivers, small delivery fleets and the guesthouses along the Kombo coast keeping their shuttle cars on the road.
"If I can't fix it where it's parked, I'll tell you on the phone before I come. I'd rather lose the job than waste your afternoon."
05 Find us
Based in Banjul. Working across Greater Banjul.
A car that won't start is not a crisis. It's a phone call.
Call 86 698 2656