Innaloo and its roads
Built by 1970
Innaloo's development was essentially complete by 1970, and the swamp that was here was drained into Herdsman Lake. It had 9,592 people in 2021, along with a busy shopping and commercial area.
Busy roads on every side
Karrinyup Road runs along the north, Huntriss Road the west, Scarborough Beach Road the south and the Mitchell Freeway the east. The freeway reached Hutton Street in 1981.
Car yards on Scarborough Beach Road
Scarborough Beach Road also holds the largest car yard precinct in Australia. If you've just bought from one, its first service with you is a sensible time to have the whole car looked over.
Getting home without the car
Buses link Innaloo to Stirling station on the Yanchep line, which helps if the car is staying at a workshop for the day.
Licensed in WA
Innaloo's repair businesses, like all motor repair and servicing businesses in WA, need a repair business licence, with repairers holding a repairer's certificate. Consumer Protection WA says to do an online licence check.
How a service day can go
Send the job
Give 6018, the make and model, and the kilometres, so the mechanic can match the service to the right page of the book.
Get it in writing
Consumer Protection WA suggests more than one quote, each one setting out the work to be done. Ask for the service list for your interval on it.
Drop it off early
RACV says a minor service takes a few hours and a major one can take most of a working day, so first thing in the morning gives the most room.
Approve extras by phone
If the mechanic finds more to do, you have to authorise it. Ask them to ring you to talk through the extra work before they start it.
Collect the paperwork
Before paying, ask for an itemised list of the work done, and keep it with the receipt and the stamped book.
Which service is my car due for?
Your book sets it by kilometres or months, whichever comes first. If most of your driving is freeway runs, the kilometres will decide; if it's short trips to the shops, the date probably will. Car servicing in Perth covers what each interval includes, and logbook servicing explains the book.
What we'd do
We'd send the job with the kilometres and a photo of the service book page, drop the car off first thing, and ask for a call before any extra work. That way the service fits inside a working day and the invoice matches what you agreed.