Last updated: April 2026
A Star Garage Ltd (Company No. 14185991) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, and how we handle it in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who We Are
A Star Garage Ltd is a vehicle repair and MOT testing business based at:
Unit 3, 7 Kings Crescent
Shoreham-by-Sea
BN43 5LE
Email: info@astargarage.com
Phone: 01273 441044
What Data We Collect
We may collect the following personal information when you contact us, book a service, or use our website:
- Name — to identify you and address you personally
- Phone number — to contact you about your booking or vehicle
- Email address — to send booking confirmations and updates
- Vehicle details — registration, make, model, and mileage, needed to carry out services and repairs
- Booking and service history — records of work carried out on your vehicle
Why We Collect It
We use your data to:
- Provide the vehicle services and repairs you have requested
- Communicate with you about your booking, vehicle status, and any additional work needed
- Send you MOT and service reminders (you can opt out at any time)
- Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
- Improve our services and website
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data on the following legal bases:
- Contract — processing is necessary to fulfil the service you have booked with us
- Legitimate interest — to send service reminders, improve our business, and respond to enquiries
- Legal obligation — to comply with MOT testing records and other regulatory requirements
- Consent — where you have opted in to marketing communications
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to ensure it functions correctly and to help us understand how visitors use the site. These include:
- Essential cookies — required for the website to function properly
- BookAr booking widget — our online booking system uses cookies to manage your booking session
- Google Analytics — we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website, helping us improve it. This data is anonymised
For more detail, please see our Cookie Policy.
Third Parties
We may share your data with the following third parties, only as necessary to provide our services:
- BookAr — our online booking platform, which processes booking details on our behalf
- Google Analytics — anonymised website usage data to help us improve the site
- DVSA — MOT test results are submitted to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency as required by law
We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services to you and to comply with our legal obligations. Service and MOT records are kept in line with industry and regulatory requirements. If you ask us to delete your data, we will do so unless we are legally required to retain it.
Your Rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Rectification — ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data
- Erasure — ask us to delete your personal data, where there is no legal reason for us to keep it
- Portability — request your data in a commonly used, machine-readable format
- Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest
- Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:
Email: info@astargarage.com
Phone: 01273 441044
Post: A Star Garage Ltd, Unit 3, 7 Kings Crescent, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 5LE
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been handled incorrectly.