PS5 broken in Skelmersdale? A real workshop 31 minutes away.
From Skem, Up Holland, Digmoor and Ashurst, our Southport workshop is around 31 minutes out through Scarisbrick. We do the PS5 repairs the phone shops won't touch — HDMI ports, overheating, 3-beep error fixes, board-level no-power diagnosis. Independent workshop, same engineer, since 2009.
31 minutes door-to-workshop
From Skelmersdale, head out via Northway onto Cobbs Brow Lane, pick up the A5209, then Carr Lane and the B5246 through Scarisbrick, joining Southport New Road / A565 into Banks and north Southport. Around 31 minutes and 14 miles outside rush hour. Easy run down from Digmoor, Tanhouse, Birch Green or the Old Town — the workshop is on Gravel Lane with parking directly outside.
Address: 178 Gravel Lane, Southport PR9 8BX · Phone: 07568 149550 · Free parking directly outside.
Real workshop, real bench, real micro-soldering
The most common PS5 jobs we see from Skem and the surrounding West Lancashire area — same prices as the main PS5 page, same-day turnaround, same 6-month warranty.
HDMI port replacement
The most common PS5 repair. Micro-soldering on the main board, new port fitted and tested. Same-day if dropped off before 2pm.
Overheating & deep clean
Full strip-down, heat sink and PSU clean, fresh liquid metal on the APU. Brings a console that crashes mid-game back to running cool. £50 fixed.
3-beep UART fix (PS5-specific)
For consoles that beep three times and refuse to boot. Soldering to test points + UART log clearing. Fixed price. Few shops can do this.
No-power diagnosis
Completely dead PS5? Component-level fault finding with thermal camera and current injection. Either fixed or no-fee.
Disc drive replacement
Disc-edition PS5s with grinding noises, no-eject or read errors.
Full PS5 pricing on the pricing page. No quote forms, no hidden fees.
Frequently asked
Where's the nearest proper PS5 repair to Skelmersdale?
For HDMI port replacement, 3-beep UART fixes and board-level no-power diagnosis, the phone shops around Skem and Ormskirk won't do the soldering work. Our Southport workshop does it all in-house, around 31 minutes out via the A5209 and through Scarisbrick. A short run for a real repair versus posting your console away for two weeks.
How long is the drive from Skelmersdale?
About 31 minutes for 14 miles on the fastest route — out via Northway onto Cobbs Brow Lane, then the A5209 and B5246 through Scarisbrick, joining Southport New Road into Banks. Free parking directly outside the workshop.
Do I need to book or can I just turn up?
A quick call first is best so we know you're coming and can confirm the price, but drop-offs are fast — usually 5 minutes at the bench. Common jobs are same-day before 2pm. Many Skem customers drop and collect later; we text when it's ready.
Got an Xbox as well?
We work on Xbox consoles from Skelmersdale just the same — HDMI ports, overheating, disc drives, no-power. Different bench, same engineer.