Taylor's Autos

Mitchell’s Autos
Established	1990
Address	2 Turpin Way
Telephone Number	020 7946 0002
Owned by	Phil Mitchell
Used for	Vehicle Repairs & Filling Vehicles
Occupied by	Phil Mitchell Cole Lance Reiss Colwell

Mitchell’s Autos, Informally known as The Arches, is a vehicle repairing business, and a filling station, owned by Phil Mitchell. Phil Mitchell owned the business from 1990 to 2003. When he went to jail in 2003, Sam Mitchell took control of the Mitchell empire, which included Mitchell's Autos, but she later sold it to Ian Beale in 2004. When Phil returned to the Square in late 2005, he bought back the business. After getting into financial issues in 2009, he had no choice but to sell to Pat Evans. In late 2010, Phil bought back the business once again.

In January 2015, Max Branning cons Ben Mitchell into signing the Arches over to him, he then renames it 'Branning's Autos'. In April 2015, Phil cons Max into selling the Arches and Deals on Wheels to Phil, making him the owner of both businesses. In 2017, Phil gifted the Arches to Ben making him owner.

On 16 August 2021, Ben reveals he borrowed money from the violent loan shark, Patsy Sully, and asks Phil for some money to pay it back. When Phil doesn't help, Kheerat Panesar approaches Ben in The Queen Vic and offers to become a partner with a 50/50 split. Ben agrees to the partnership with the condition that he is a silent partner, although Kheerat goes against this when he erects a sign from his dad's first shop onto the Arches below the 'Mitchell's Auto' sign and then becomes involved with the business decisions. When Kheerat discovers Ben's role in his brother's death, Kheerat forces Ben to him out of his share of the Arches. To which Ben does, giving him full ownership of The Arches again.

On 5 June 2023 Ben sells the Arches to Sharon Watts to clear his debts after his financial trouble, Sharon later tells a furious Phil that she has brought the Arches for Keanu Taylor.

Staff

Current

• Phil Mitchell - Owner (2024-)
• Cole - Mechanic (2017-)
• Lance - Mechanic (2017-)
• Reiss Colwell - Accountant (2023-)

Past

• Grant Mitchell - Co-owner/Manager 

  

  Garry and Minty at the Arches

• Garry Hobbs - Mechanic
• Minty Peterson - Mechanic
• Carly Wicks - Mechanic
• AJ Ahmed - Assistant Manager
• Jamie Mitchell - Mechanic
• Ricky Butcher - Mechanic
• Sam Hunter - Owner (2003-2004)
• Ian Beale - Owner (2004-2005)
• Pat Evans  - Owner (2009-2010)
• Connor Stanley - Mechanic (2010-2011)
• Dexter Hartman - Mechanic
• Jerome - Mechanic (2016-2017)
• Ethan - Mechanic (2016-2017)
• Keanu Taylor - Mechanic (2018-2019)
• Dotty Cotton - Mechanic (2019-2020)
• Liam Butcher - Mechanic (2021)
• Kheerat Panesar - Owner (50%) (2021-2022)
• Dave (2022)
• Ben Mitchell - Owner (2017-2023)
• Phil Mitchell - Manager (former owner) (1990-2023)
• Keanu Taylor - Manager (2023)

History

Before 1990, the old railway arch was used as an overnight storeroom for stalls on the Bridge Street Market.

Name Changes

• Mitchell's Autos (1990-2004, 2004–2015, 2015-2021, 2022-2023)
• Beale's Wheels (2004)
• Branning's Autos (2015)
• Mitchell & Panesar Autos (2021-2022)

Deaths

There has been one death within the premises.

• Carl White was murdered by Ronnie Mitchell using a car boot lid, in January 2014.

Gallery

Mitchell Bros. Auto Repairs
30 May 1995

The Arches (1990)

The Arches (1990)

The Arches (1990)

The Arches (1990)

The Arches (1990)

The Arches (1990)

The Arches
(31 August 1998)

The Arches Poster
(30 August 1999)

A set picture of The Arches

Exterior

Beale's Wheels Sign, (2004) © Mat Bartlett

Beale's Wheels view from Playground (2004) © Mat Bartlett

The Arches (2005)

The Arches (2005)

Exterior

Exterior

Mitchell's Autos Sign

Arches Vandalised

Mitchell's Autos (2012)

The Arches Interior (2014)

The Arches Interior (2014)

The Arches interior (2014)

Ben & Jay outside Mitchell's Auto's, January 2015.

Branning's Autos (2015)

Branning's Autos Sign (2015)

Deals on Wheels and Branning Autos Contract (2015)

Branning's Autos Sign Removed (2015)

Branning's Autos Sign Removed (2015)

Phil Trashes The Arches
(29 March 2016)

Phil Trashes The Arches
(29 March 2016)

Mitchell's Autos
(1 December 2017)

Phil Mitchell and Keanu Taylor and Cole (12 March 2018)

Mitchell's Autos
(30 September 2019)

The Arches
(29 September 2020)

The Arches
(29 September 2020)

Panesar's sign below Mitchell's Autos
(16 August 2021)

Mitchell & Panesar Autos
(2 September 2021)

Mitchell & Panesar Autos Sign (7 June 2022)

Mitchell & Panesar Motors Sign Destroyed
(25 July 2022)

Taylor's Autos Sign
(19 June 2023)