David Thurgood opened Peregrine Motors (Moreton Essex) in 1986. In 1988 he expanded the business into the vehicle air conditioning market, servicing, repairing and installing automotive and agricultural air conditioning systems. This included an onsite service covering Essex, Suffolk and North East London, for trade and retail clients. Latterly David lectured on vehicle air conditioning at the Essex and the East London IMI centres. In 1998 David Sold Peregrine Motors and purchased Kilmington Garage (Axminster, Devon). He introduced extra facilities including diagnostics, a valet service and air conditioning servicing. Kilmington Garage ran successfully until 2006 when David sold the core business of Kilmington Garage to Sean Greig of Sean Greig Auto Repairs, Colyton (3 miles from Kilmington). Sean now runs a thriving garage servicing both his original and Kilmington Garage’s clients as well. Meanwhile David is concentrating on vehicle air conditioning in his own right but working closely with Sean Greig at Colyton.