About

Max Purkiss

Motor vehicle technician, working from Creech Holding in Tolpuddle under the name MP Automotive.

MP Automotive

Max Purkiss is a motor vehicle technician working from Creech Holding in Tolpuddle, near Dorchester. The work covers servicing, repairs, diagnostics and MOT repairs on cars and commercial vehicles.

Vehicles are dropped off at the workshop. Get in touch beforehand so Max knows what the vehicle needs.

Background

More than a decade in the trade

  1. 2013

    Started as an apprentice

    Max began his career in the motor trade as an apprentice, and went on to work in several garages in Dorchester.

  2. 2016

    Level 2 diploma

    Awarded the City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Competence on 27 September 2016, and completed the Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Light Vehicle on 21 October 2016.

  3. 2017

    Level 3 diploma

    Completed the Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Light Vehicle on 3 November 2017, after being awarded the City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles on 31 July 2017, with Distinctions in two knowledge units.

  4. 2020

    MP Automotive begins

    Max set up MP Automotive as a motor vehicle technician.

  5. Today

    Cars and commercial vehicles

    From the workshop at Creech Holding in Tolpuddle: servicing, repairs and diagnostics on cars and commercial vehicles, plus modified, performance and motorsport work.

Qualifications

Trained and certified

Apprenticeship

Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Light Vehicle

Completed 3 November 2017.

Apprenticeship

Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Light Vehicle

Completed 21 October 2016.

City & Guilds

Level 2 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Competence

Awarded 27 September 2016, having attended Weymouth College.

City & Guilds · Level 3

Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles

Awarded 31 July 2017, having attended Weymouth College. Includes Distinctions in the transmission and driveline and auxiliary electrical knowledge units.

City & Guilds · Level 3

Level 3 units in diagnosing and rectifying faults

Competence units passed at Weymouth College in 2017 towards the Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Competence, covering engine, transmission and driveline, chassis and auxiliary electrical faults.

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