A WELL-LOVED car garage is set to close its doors for good after 43 years.
Owners of the once-thriving family business in Monmouthshire in Wales are saying their last goodbye.
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Bosses at The Old Tythe garage in Magor have decided to hang up their their tools for good on October 31.
Dozens of Welsh car-owners used to flock to the beloved local business – which offered auto repairs on a wide range of vehicles.
Co-owners Phil Myer and Tim Bee opened the garage more than four decades ago but they’ve now decided to finally retire.
Phil Myer’s daughter Emma Tolley said: “He’s 76 now so it was more of the time has come to close, it’s a thriving business that it is quite sad that they are closing, and they are not going to know anything else.
“After 43 years in business, my dad and his business partner Tim Bee will be missed in the community as it was a thriving garage.”
Mr Myer and Mr Bee took on a business adventure to turn an old piggery in Newport Road and turn it into a garage 43 years ago.
Ms Tolley said the unit meant more than a business for the family.
She explained: “It has changed a lot, I remember the extension for the office, my mum used to be a typewriter there and then used the computer we have always been there.
“My sons used to sit on cars or a motorbike in the garage, they would visit on weekends and help him when he would teach them about different things about cars.”
The veteran mechanics are now anxious to retire and leave their popular business behind.
“Now he is anxious to retire and will find it difficult as my mum is already retired and has her own hobbies, it is going to be a big change for both of them,” Ms Tolley said.
Mr Myer said he is now looking forward start his hobbies of riding and spending time with his six grandsons passing on his love for motors.
Ms Tolley added: “He loves to cycle and took part in the tour to Gwent recently, and is looking forward to teaching them all about bikes and classic cars.”
It comes as another garage closed its doors after 40 years of business following a major staff shortage.
Mo’s Motors in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire wrestled with retirement and recruitment difficulties, Cambridgeshire Live reported.
Meanwhile, a car dealership which specialises in Fiats, Alfa Romeo, Abarth and Jeeps is set to close down a garage.
Nation-wide chain Johnsons has announced the closure of its popular branch in Dorridge, Solihull.