garagedoorscams.net has identified a group of garage door repair listings across Sydney that appear to use questionable or potentially false business locations.
These listings often use suburb-based business names, local addresses and Google Business Profiles that can make them appear to be established garage door companies operating from those locations.
This page records the listings we are investigating.
A listing appearing on this page means we have identified inconsistencies that warrant further checking. We will add supporting evidence, screenshots and address comparisons as each case is documented.
Garage Door Listings Currently Under Review
| Listing name | Claimed address |
|---|---|
| Surry Hills Garage Door Repair | 490 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010 |
| Lane Cove North Garage Door Repair | 7 Bailey Ave, Lane Cove North NSW 2066 |
| Neutral Bay Garage Door Repair | 190 Military Rd, Neutral Bay NSW 2089 |
| Cremorne Garage Door Repair | 332-338 Military Rd, Cremorne NSW 2090 |
| Mosman Garage Door Repair | 4/597-599 Military Rd, Mosman NSW 2088 |
| Epping Garage Door Repair | 22 Cambridge St, Epping NSW 2121 |
| Thornleigh Garage Door Repair | 562 Pennant Hills Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 |
| West Pennant Hills Garage Door Repair | 4 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 |
| Beecroft Garage Door Repair | 3 Hannah St, Beecroft NSW 2119 |
| Lane Cove Garage Door Repair | 123 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove NSW 2066 |
| Riverview Garage Door Repair | 53 Tambourine Bay Rd, Riverview NSW 2066 |
Why These Listings Are Being Investigated
Several of the listings appear to follow a similar pattern.
Local-Sounding Business Names
The listings use names based heavily on the suburb they claim to service, such as:
- Lane Cove Garage Door Repair
- Neutral Bay Garage Door Repair
- Mosman Garage Door Repair
- Epping Garage Door Repair
This gives consumers the impression that they are contacting an established local business operating in that suburb.
A suburb-based name alone does not indicate wrongdoing. The concern arises when the claimed location, business identity, website and invoice details do not match.
Claimed Business Addresses
A physical address on Google Maps can make a business appear more established.
Consumers may assume that the address represents:
- a showroom
- workshop
- office
- warehouse
- permanent business premises
garagedoorscams.net checks whether the business can actually be connected to the address it claims.
This can include comparing:
- Google Business Profile photographs
- Google Street View
- property listings
- businesses historically associated with the address
- signage
- website information
- business registration information
Suspicious Business Photos
Some garage door listings contain professional-looking images showing shopfronts, showrooms, garage doors and branded premises.
Images alone should not be treated as proof that the company actually operates from that location.
AI image generation and photo editing can now be used to add:
- business signage
- garage doors
- branded vehicles
- reception areas
- product displays
We are documenting examples where Google listing images appear inconsistent with independently available images of the claimed property.
Different Business Names May Appear Later
One issue reported with this type of operation is that the name a customer initially contacts may not be the same name that later appears on paperwork.
For example, the customer may contact:
“Mosman Garage Door Repair”
but receive an invoice under another business name.
Where we receive invoices or other documents, we will check:
- invoice business name
- ABN
- email address
- phone number
- payment details
- connection with the original Google listing
- connection with the website
These details can help establish who actually supplied the service.
Large Repair Charges
One of the most serious concerns associated with suspicious garage door operators is very high repair pricing.
Customers may contact a business expecting a relatively straightforward repair and later receive an invoice running into thousands of dollars.
A high price alone does not prove that a business is acting improperly. Garage door repairs vary considerably depending on the door, parts and work required.
The concern becomes greater where excessive pricing appears alongside other inconsistencies, including:
- unclear business identity
- questionable address
- no clear ABN
- different names on invoices
- limited Google history
- suspicious photographs
- pressure to approve work immediately
Individual Listings
Surry Hills Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
490 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
This listing is currently being documented.
We are checking the relationship between the garage door business and the address shown on its Google listing.
Additional screenshots and supporting information will be added as they are verified.
Lane Cove North Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
7 Bailey Ave, Lane Cove North NSW 2066
This listing is currently being documented.
Checks include the claimed premises, business information, online presence and any other garage door listings connected with the same contact details.
Neutral Bay Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
190 Military Rd, Neutral Bay NSW 2089
This listing is currently being documented.
Evidence relating to the address, Google listing and business identity will be added to this page.
Cremorne Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
332-338 Military Rd, Cremorne NSW 2090
This listing is currently being documented.
We are checking whether the business can independently be confirmed as operating from these premises.
Mosman Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
4/597-599 Military Rd, Mosman NSW 2088
This listing is currently being documented.
garagedoorscams.net is reviewing the claimed location and business information associated with this listing.
Epping Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
22 Cambridge St, Epping NSW 2121
This listing is currently being documented.
Address information and associated business records are being checked.
Thornleigh Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
562 Pennant Hills Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
Despite the business name referring to Thornleigh, the claimed address supplied for the listing is in West Pennant Hills.
That discrepancy is one item worth checking further.
West Pennant Hills Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
4 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
This listing is currently being documented.
The claimed premises and associated business information will be added as evidence becomes available.
Beecroft Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
3 Hannah St, Beecroft NSW 2119
This listing is currently being documented.
We are checking the physical location, business identity and other connected information.
Lane Cove Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
123 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove NSW 2066
This listing is currently being documented.
garagedoorscams.net is checking whether the business can be independently connected to the premises shown on the listing.
Riverview Garage Door Repair
Claimed address:
53 Tambourine Bay Rd, Riverview NSW 2066
This listing is currently being documented.
Further evidence relating to the claimed location and business identity will be added when available.
Garage Door Lane Cove
The address associated with this listing is still being documented.
Information will be added once the exact listing and claimed premises have been confirmed.
Are These Businesses Connected?
Several of these listings use remarkably similar naming conventions:
[Suburb] + Garage Door Repair
That does not establish that they are operated by the same people.
However, garagedoorscams.net will examine connections such as:
- shared phone numbers
- shared website infrastructure
- related domains
- repeated website templates
- identical photographs
- shared email addresses
- matching invoice details
- common payment information
- connected Google profiles
Where a connection can be supported by evidence, it will be documented.
Have You Used One of These Garage Door Companies?
We want to hear from customers who have dealt with any of the businesses listed above.
Useful information includes:
- invoice
- quote
- receipt
- amount charged
- phone number
- technician details
- email address
- business name on the invoice
- ABN
- screenshots
- photos of the work
- Google Business Profile
- website address
Your information may help establish whether different listings are connected.
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Business Response and Corrections
If you operate one of the businesses listed on this page and believe information is incorrect, you can contact garagedoorscams.net and provide supporting documentation.
Relevant information may include proof of occupancy, business registration details, ABN information or an explanation of the relationship between trading names.
Where information is shown to be incorrect, the page can be updated.