Classic Car Storage Surrey
Humidity controlled indoor storage for classic and collector cars owned in Surrey. The private facility is in Essex, an easy run round the M25, with collection and delivery arranged both ways and plans from £250 plus VAT per month.
Storage is part of the car’s maintenance
Storage is part of the car’s maintenance. A classic car does not stop ageing because the mileage stops increasing.
Proper classic car storage in Surrey is not simply about putting the car indoors. It is about controlling what happens to it while it stands.
Equerry 55 holds fifty five percent relative humidity and ten to twelve degrees Celsius through winter, at a private indoor site in Essex. Every car is photographed, logged and put on battery conditioning from the day it arrives.
What a classic gets from the day it arrives
Every car gets the same base level of indoor care, whichever plan it is on.
- Secure indoor car storage
- Controlled humidity targeted at fifty five percent relative humidity
- Winter temperature kept close to 10 to 12°C
- Battery conditioning
- Breathable indoor car cover
- Photos taken when the car arrives
- Mileage recorded at check in
- Tyre pressures recorded at check in
- Fluid levels checked at check in
- Keys kept away from the car
- Private access by appointment
Classic Car Storage Surrey with clear accountability
Classic Car Storage Surrey through Equerry 55 is managed with clear responsibility from check in onwards. Your car is not passed between parking staff or handed around a rota, and nobody moves it without it being logged.
A named Equerry 55 contact handles storage, access, transport and any extra work on the car.
Any service work, detailing, collection or delivery is agreed with you before it is booked. You stay in control of every choice and every cost.
Private car storage with a more personal service
Private site
Equerry 55 is private car storage, not public parking. The full address is shared with approved clients.
Clear accountability
Storage, access and agreed additional work are managed through Equerry 55, with clear responsibility from check in onwards.
Clear plans
You choose the plan that fits the car, the length of stay and the level of care you want.
Private visits
Viewings, car access and car moves are booked in advance.
Clear costs
Extra work and outside costs are agreed with you before anything is booked.
One complete service
Storage, transport, detailing, service work and sale help can all be handled through Equerry 55.
“In the beginning I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of, so I decided to build it myself.”
Same reason this exists. Nowhere kept cars the way we wanted our own kept, so we built it.
Classic cars worth preserving
We store classic cars because they matter to their owners, not because they fit a particular age, badge or value bracket. That might be an air cooled Porsche, a classic Ferrari, a modern classic, a restoration project, a car inherited from family, or simply a car you intend to keep for many years. If it is worth preserving to you, it is worth storing properly.
Some cars are part of private collections. Others are the one car somebody has owned for decades. Some are concours examples, some are projects, and some are simply difficult to replace. The storage plan is chosen around the car, its condition and the length of its stay.
When Classic Car Storage Surrey makes sense
Winter, October to April
The months a classic should not be near road salt, standing water or a cold damp garage. The most common reason a car arrives here.
A car that barely gets used
Owned for years, driven a few times a season. Standing still is what is wearing it out, not mileage.
Time abroad
Several months away a year, or a second home elsewhere. The car stays cared for rather than just parked.
No garage that suits it
A garage that is damp, an outbuilding that is colder than the air, or a driveway that was never right for the car.
Building work at home
Grit and dust get into everything. Get the car out before the work starts rather than after.
Selling or going to auction
Kept, prepared, photographed and shown from one place while the sale is arranged.
A collection outgrowing the house
Add space for the next car without a second lease or a second set of keys to worry about.
Inherited or newly bought
A car that needs assessing and keeping somewhere safe before any decision is made about it.
Restoration in progress
Somewhere dry between stages, or while a specialist waits for parts, instead of a corner of a workshop.
How Classic Car Storage Surrey works
Tell us about the car
Make, model, year, value, insurance, whether it runs, and how long it is staying.
Visit the site
Book a private viewing, see the space and ask any questions.
Choose the plan
Pick The Stable or The Keep and agree the terms.
Bring in the car
Driven in or brought on covered transport. Photographed, mileage and pressures logged, then put on conditioning.
Take it out when you want it
Book access or delivery. Recommissioning before it leaves can be arranged.
Classic Car Storage Surrey plans and prices
Two storage plans. One point of contact. A three month minimum charge applies. Prices are monthly and shown plus VAT. Concierge requests, transport, servicing, MOT work, detailing, repairs, road testing and specialist supplier costs are quoted separately.
Core indoor storage with the checks and protection needed for a car that is safe, dry and ready for planned access.
- Controlled humidity targeted at fifty five percent relative humidity
- Winter temperature protection around ten to twelve degrees Celsius
- Secure indoor storage bay
- Battery conditioning
- Breathable indoor cover
- Condition photos recorded at check in
- Mileage recorded at check in
- Tyre pressures checked at check in
- Fluid levels visually checked at check in
- Vehicle keys stored separately
- Access by appointment
- Three month minimum term and minimum charge
Active storage care for cars kept for longer periods or owners who want more regular checks while the vehicle is inside.
- Everything in The Stable
- TyreDox support to help reduce flat spotting risk
- Drip tray placed under the vehicle
- Weekly battery conditioner status check
- Weekly drip tray check
- Monthly tyre pressure check
- Monthly visual fluid and leak check
- Engine run to operating temperature every sixty days
- Brake binding checked during scheduled mechanical exercise
- Condition update provided on request
- Vehicle file updated after scheduled care checks
- Three month minimum term and minimum charge
Everything that happens to the car beyond storage, run through one named contact.
- MOT testing
- Specialist servicing
- Detailing
- Paint protection
- Collection and delivery
- Road testing by prior agreement
- Event preparation
- Track day logistics
- Professional photography coordination
- Sale preparation support
- Cherished plate and paperwork support
- Bespoke requests handled through one contact
Pricing note
Prices shown apply to standard vehicle storage. High value or specialist vehicles may require prior approval and a bespoke quotation depending on declared value, insurance requirements and any special handling requirements.
“The best Ferrari ever built is the next one.”
Fifty five percent relative humidity. Ten to twelve degrees through winter. Checked on a schedule and written down, so the next car is kept better than the last.
What proper classic car storage protects against
A classic car can deteriorate while standing still. Proper storage is about managing the conditions that cause that deterioration, including humidity, temperature, battery condition, tyres, fluids and mechanical components.
Condensation inside the structure
Cold night, warmer day, moist air. Water forms on the coldest metal, which is inside the sills, the box sections, the boot floor and the exhaust. Maintaining controlled relative humidity significantly reduces the conditions that encourage condensation and corrosion.
Brake and clutch fluid
Conventional fluid is hygroscopic. It pulls water out of the air through the system, and that water sits in the cylinders and calipers corroding them from the inside while the car does nothing.
Ethanol in modern petrol
E10 draws in water and is hard on the older rubber, cork and alloy that a pre nineteen ninety fuel system is built from. Left in a tank over a winter it is a known cause of blocked jets and perished hoses.
Battery sulphation
A flat battery left flat is a dead battery within weeks. Conditioning from day one costs nothing. Replacing a battery and chasing the electrical faults a dead one causes does not.
Flat spots and perished rubber
Tyres deform where they sit and old rubber cracks from the sidewall in. Pressures are logged at check in and TyreDox support is used on The Keep.
Seized brakes and dry seals
Pads bond to discs, shoes bond to drums, and seals that are never warmed dry out and shrink. Scheduled mechanical exercise forms part of The Keep for vehicles stored over longer periods.
The Stable holds the environment, the battery and the cover. The Keep adds the scheduled checks and the engine runs, which is what a car standing for a season actually needs.
See the full classic car storage service, or the wider car storage Surrey page for all vehicle types.
Round the M25, and why the distance is the point
The building is in Essex, on the other side of the M25 from Surrey. Roughly seventy miles by road, or a little over an hour and a half on a normal day.
The Essex location is deliberate. It provides the space, privacy and controlled environment required for serious vehicle storage while remaining accessible from Surrey and the wider South East.
We serve owners across Weybridge, Esher, Cobham, Oxshott, Virginia Water, Guildford, Godalming, Farnham, Reigate, Epsom and Richmond.
Almost nobody drives it themselves. Collection is arranged from the house, the garage or the specialist, on covered transport for anything that has been standing, and the car comes back the same way when it is wanted.
All visits are by appointment. Nothing on the building says what is inside it and the full address is shared with approved clients only.
Recommissioning, servicing and everything after
A classic that has been standing for six months should not simply be handed back with the keys. Fluids, brakes, tyres and fuel all want checking before it goes back on the road.
Recommissioning before collection can be arranged, along with servicing through classic specialists, MOT work, detailing and paint correction, all through one contact.
Covered transport can be booked either way for cars that should not be driven.
Any outside work and costs are agreed with you before the work starts. Full storage rates are published on the car storage prices page.
- Collection and delivery
- Covered car transport
- MOT booking
- Classic specialist servicing
- Detailing
- Paint care
- Car photos
- Sale prep
- Paperwork help
- Number plate help
- Recommissioning after a long stay
“Small things make perfection, but perfection is no small thing.”
Batteries sulphate. Tyres flat-spot. Fluids draw water and brakes bind. None of it is dramatic and all of it is expensive.
Secure Classic Car Storage Surrey with private access
Proper storage should offer the same level of privacy and care whether the car is financially valuable, historically important or simply important to its owner.
Equerry 55 is a private gated estate in Essex with no sign, no published address and no public access. Visits, access and car moves are all controlled and logged.
The same facility also provides Classic Car Storage, Car Storage Surrey and Classic Car Storage London. Motorcycle storage is also available, see Motorcycle Storage.
- Private indoor site
- Gated private estate
- Cameras and alarm
- Controlled entry
- Keys kept away from the cars
- Access by appointment
Storage across Essex, London and the UK
Classic Car Storage Surrey is served from a private indoor site in Essex, and so is every area listed below, with collection and delivery arranged where it is needed.
Classic Car Storage Surrey FAQs
How much does classic car storage cost?
The Stable is £250 plus VAT per month. The Keep is £350 plus VAT per month. Both carry a minimum charge equivalent to three months. The Keep is designed for classics stored for longer periods, where scheduled checks and mechanical exercise are required in addition to storage.
How far is the facility from Surrey?
The building is in Essex, roughly seventy miles from the Weybridge and Cobham area, round the M25 and out on the M11 or A12. Most Surrey owners never make the journey. Collection and delivery are arranged both ways.
What is the difference between storage and just parking it indoors?
Parking indoors keeps the rain off. Storage controls the conditions the car sits in. Humidity is held at fifty five percent, winter temperature at ten to twelve degrees, the battery is on conditioning from day one and the car is under a breathable cover, with condition, mileage, tyre pressures and fluid levels recorded at check in. On The Keep there are scheduled checks and the engine is brought to temperature every sixty days.
What humidity do you hold?
Fifty five percent relative humidity, with winter temperature held around ten to twelve degrees Celsius. Maintaining controlled relative humidity significantly reduces the conditions that encourage condensation and corrosion.
Can you collect a classic from Surrey?
Yes. Collection is arranged from a home, a private garage, a dealer or a specialist anywhere in Surrey. Covered transport can be booked for cars that should not be driven, which includes most cars that have been standing for a season.
What about E10 petrol in an older car?
E10 draws water out of the air and can attack older fuel hoses, cork gaskets, seals and carburettor components. If a car is going to sit, this is worth discussing before check in. Fuel handling is agreed with you as part of the storage plan.
Do you start the engine while the car is stored?
On The Keep, the engine is run up to operating temperature every sixty days and brake binding is checked at the same time. On The Stable the car is kept, monitored and protected, without scheduled running.
Is the battery looked after?
Yes. Every car is on battery conditioning from the day it arrives. On The Keep the conditioner status is checked weekly.
Does my classic need to be running and road legal?
No. A car can be stored without MOT or tax by prior agreement, and non runners can be accepted on covered transport. The car cannot be used on public roads until it is legal to do so.
Does the car need insurance while it is stored?
Yes. The owner keeps full insurance on the car for the whole storage term. Most classic policies include a laid up or storage option, and insurers generally look favourably on a secure indoor site.
Can I visit the car or take it out?
Yes. Access is booked in advance by private appointment. Owners who want to drive in summer and store through winter usually book the return delivery when they book the storage.
Can you get the car ready before I collect it?
Yes. Recommissioning after a long stay, servicing, MOT work, detailing and paint care can all be arranged through one contact and are quoted and agreed before anything is booked.
Is Brooklands or a local specialist a problem for you?
No. Cars are regularly collected from and delivered to specialists rather than homes. If your car is with a Surrey restorer or being prepared for an event, the run can be arranged directly between them and here.
Somewhere dry for the winter?
Tell us about the car, its current location and how long you expect to need storage.
Equerry 55 will confirm availability and explain the storage and transport options.