
About Central East Mechanical
Dapto's Most Trusted Workshop
A local workshop built on honest advice and work that holds up. Here's who you're handing your keys to.
Our story
Built On Doing It Properly
Brett started Central East Mechanical on a simple belief: every customer deserves honest advice, quality workmanship and a fair price. That sounds like the sort of thing every workshop says. The difference is what it means in practice — you get a phone call before anything extra is touched, an explanation you can actually follow, and an invoice that matches what was discussed.
Across the team, our qualified mechanics bring more than 50 years of combined experience to the tools. That experience shows up as faster diagnosis and fewer parts thrown at a problem in the hope that one of them was the fault.
We’re on Marshall Street in Dapto, and most of our work comes from people who were sent to us by someone else who’s been coming for years.

What we stand for
Four Things We Won't Compromise On
No work without a price
We inspect, we call, we quote. If the job grows once we're into it, that's another phone call — never a surprise on the invoice.
Plain English, every time
You'll get told what's actually wrong, what happens if you leave it, and what it costs to fix. No jargon used as a way of avoiding the question.
Everything in-house
Servicing, inspections, brakes, clutches, suspension, diagnostics and auto electrical are all done here — so your car isn’t being sent between two workshops.
Only what the car needs
If it can wait, we'll tell you it can wait. Selling work that isn't needed is the fastest way to lose a customer you'd otherwise have for a decade.
The workshop
Find Us In Dapto
We’re at 7/20 Marshall Street, Dapto NSW 2530, a couple of minutes off the Princes Highway. There’s parking on site and we open at 7:00am on weekdays, which suits most people dropping a car off before work.
Alongside Dapto, we regularly look after cars from Horsley, Kanahooka, Brownsville, Unanderra, Figtree, Wollongong, Port Kembla, Warrawong, Albion Park and Shellharbour. Have a look at everything we do on the services page, or call the workshop if you’d rather just describe the problem.
We’re also an authorised NSW inspection station, so your pink slip can be done here at the same time as your logbook service.

Customer reviews
What Our Customers Say About Us
4.9 average from 120+ Google reviews
Christian E.
Google review
Great friendly service! First time coming in for a pink slip and the guys made it so easy. They even replaced my wipers and it was all done in no time. Highly recommend if you want an honest and friendly place for all your car needs.
Peter V.
Google review
Brett and the boys offer professional automotive service excellence. CEM is the ONLY place I'll trust with work on my pride and joy! Nothing is too much trouble, and they take great care to properly diagnose faults and deliver what they promise!
Michael F.
Google review
Can't rate this place highly enough. Took my car here after having some issues, they fit me in extremely quickly, diagnosed the issue and fixed it. Very upfront and honest through the whole process, and very thorough. Will be the only place I take my car from now on.
Get in touch
Book Your Car In With Central East Mechanical
Fastest way to get sorted is a phone call. Prefer to write it down? Send the form and we'll come back to you.
- Phone
- (02) 4261 5199
- Email address
- admin@centraleastmechanical.com.au
- Workshop
- 7/20 Marshall Street, Dapto NSW 2530
- Opening hours
- Mon – Fri: 7:00am – 5:00pmSaturday: 8:00am – 12:00pmSunday: Closed
- Service area
- Dapto, Wollongong, Albion Park, Shellharbour & surrounding Illawarra suburbs
Send an enquiry
Tell us about your car and what it needs.
We typically respond within a few hours on business days.

Come and See For Yourself.
Call (02) 4261 5199 or drop into the workshop on Marshall Street, Dapto.
