The Motor Ombudsman has named the winners of its 2026 Star Awards which shine the spotlight on Motor Ombudsman-accredited businesses and individual team members who have excelled.
The Regional Star Awards are open to independent and franchise vehicle retailers and repairers while the Customer Service Star Awards highlight the efforts made by Motor Ombudsman-accredited vehicle manufacturers and warranty providers.
From the three former National Star Award winners in contention for another Regional trophy, two tasted victory once more in 2026.
These were namely, A J Fleetcare – an independent garage in Leeds, that repeated their success from 2024 to reclaim the title for the North after coming to the rescue of a stranded hospital surgeon, and Roadside (Garages) Ltd.
KIA, the Coleraine-based dealership, which added a third Star Award for Northern Ireland to their cabinet, as well as a back-to-back win. This was thanks to the retailer’s owner handing over keys to his own vehicle to keep a customer mobile in their time of need.
One of the other ‘star performers’ in this year’s awards was Randeep Reehal, Operations Director at Courtwood Car Services, an independent garage in Uxbridge, Greater London, which who picked up a second individual trophy for the South.
She also became the first person to personally ‘do the double’, meaning four trophies now also bear the name of her business following two other Star Award victories in 2024 and 2025.
Graham Clark, the co-founder of Anderson Clark Motor Repairs in Inverness, who enjoyed a career in the motor trade spanning nearly 50 years, became the first recipient of The Motor Ombudsman’s Outstanding Achievement Award.
