CSS

What is the CSS Standard?
If your vehicle is in an accident and needs repair, you can choose who repairs your car.
CSS - Certified Steel Standard is the Irish national vehicle body repairers standards programme of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).
CSS is the first of its kind for vehicle body repairers who undertake to structurally repair accident damaged vehicles. The standard incorporates the industry agreed technical specification for the process of vehicle body repair, outlining the processes and procedures directly related to the safe repair of accident damaged vehicles.
Ensure the repairer you choose has the CSS Standard. Click here to find your nearest CSS Repairer.
What Does the CSS Standard mean for Consumer Confidence?
A vehicle body repairer undertakes an independent audit, and displays the CSS Certification, to ensure

1
Qualifications
Ensuring the craftsmen carrying out the repairs have the appropriate qualifications.
2
Repairer Traceability
Ensuring that every aspect of the job is recorded and traceable.
3
Equipment
Ensuring the bodyshop has all of the tools and equipment to repair correctly.
4
Satisifaction
Ensuring that customers are satisfied with the work done and they have somebody to help if there is a shortcoming with the repair.
5
Confidence
You can have confidence that the repairs have been carried out to the highest standard.
If your vehicle needs repair
Look for the CSS logo
A Vehicle Body Repairer (bodyshop) that displays the CSS Logo with the current year has achieved the Certified Steel Standard.
What is a Vehicle Body Repairer and how they can help?
Why it is important that the person who repairs your vehicle is fully QUALIFIED!
The importance of a safe repair

What is the CSS Standard?

What Does the CSS Standard mean for Consumer Confidence?

A vehicle body repairer undertakes an independent audit, and displays the CSS Certification, to ensure

Qualifications

Repairer Traceability

Equipment

Satisifaction

Confidence

If your vehicle needs repair

What is a Vehicle Body Repairer and how they can help?

Why it is important that the person who repairs your vehicle is fully QUALIFIED!

The importance of a safe repair