We are a family run business, we are mechanics, driving instructors, parents of boys, car enthusiasts. We are Taupo locals who have been serving the Taupo community in many different industries over the last 40 years.

We are an Uncle, niece and nephew teaming up to help people like you drive more confidently in your car.

Grant McIntosh, the man with the skills, knowledge and expertise. He is the main guy behind Central Auto Skills. With 20 years as a qualified mechanic and 10 years as a driving instructor and tester, you can’t get more qualified for this job than Grant.

Jess & Piri, the behind the scenes guys. Owners of The Good Graze Co (who will be supplying your lunch), and KB Services engineering. We’re running the bookings, organising the logistics and all of that boring stuff. We have four sons, one of which is already out there driving and we figured that this is something missing from our community - let’s make sure our kids are ready to be on the road. So, we rang uncle Grant & said hey, wanna help? And the rest is history…