Usually yes — with one honest caveat. On a healthy or mildly-worn unit, correct fresh fluid improves shifting immediately. On a severely neglected automatic that's already slipping, a fluid change alone won't reverse worn clutches — we'll check the fluid condition and tell you which situation you're in before you spend anything.

Short, gentle driving to reach us is usually fine if shifts feel normal — but a flashing light, slipping or burning smell means stop and call. Continuing to drive a slipping automatic turns a repair into a rebuild, sometimes within a single journey. Collection is available if you'd rather not risk it.

Rough guide: rpm rising without road speed (in any gear) points to the clutch slipping; grinding, popping out of gear or one specific gear misbehaving points to the gearbox. Our diagnostic road test settles it in minutes — and the written findings mean you're never paying to "try something".

Yes — fluid services and external repairs on most DSG/DCT and CVT units, using the exact specified fluids (these boxes are unforgiving about fluid spec). Internal DCT/CVT mechatronics work depends on the unit — ask with your model and we'll tell you honestly what we take on.

When worn internals are the cause — burnt clutches, worn synchros, damaged hard parts. If that's what the diagnosis shows, you get both options priced: rebuild of your unit (with upgrade options) and, where available, an exchange unit. The choice and the paperwork are yours.