The L&I Eaton story began in Manchester with a single branch in 1953 by Lawrence & Elizabeth Eaton. For over 50 years, L&I Ea ... ton developed a reputation for quality workmanship, before being acquired by Lee Bootle in 1986. Since the acquisition, Lee successfully secured contracts with a number of major UK work providers, and has expanded the L&I Eaton network throughout Scotland, Northern & Central England. We are one of the largest independent Vehicle Repairers in the UK, getting cars repaired and back on the road fast, whatever the weather! We are approved repairers for some of the most high profile Insurers in the country. These include brands such as Direct Line, Churchill, Aviva, More Than, AXA, RSA, Zurich, NARG, Hertz, Eurpocar and many more. Why do so many insurance companies come to us? Our workmanship is 2nd to none, we deliver exceptional customer service, repair vehicles in our Industry leading facilities and ensure our staff are up to date with the latest training. We listen to what the customer wants, and deliver on their requirements. It's part our ethos, it's our vision - To become the leading accident repair group delivering high quality repair, customer excellence and innovative solutions to the accident repair industry. To date, we have operations in 11 locations, employ over 300 staff and repair over 20,000 vehicles annually. But we're just getting started - we aim to continue our growth exponentially, and hope to be opening a repair centre near you sometime soon. read more