iPad screens
Cracked glass, dead digitisers, blank LCDs. Both Lightning and USB-C generations from iPad mini up to iPad Pro. More →
14 minutes from Formby
iPad Repair for Formby — 14 Minutes Away
Formby's nearest iPad specialist is 14 minutes up the A565 at our Banks workshop. iPad screens, batteries, and the board-level USB-C / Lightning charging port repairs most other shops refuse — wait-in-car for the quick jobs, drop-off for the trickier ones.
Since 2009 · 16 years' experience · No fix, no fee · Wait in your car
Why Formby customers come up for iPad work
Formby's iPad repair options run roughly the same as the iPhone ones — Liverpool, Crosby, or up into Southport town centre. The catch is iPad-specific: most general phone shops politely decline anything beyond a screen swap. Component-level work — micro-soldering a snapped USB-C port, replacing a swollen battery without trashing the back, fitting a digitiser without breaking the LCD — needs a microscope, hot air, and someone who's done it on enough boards to know which jumpers blow when. That's what the Banks workshop is set up for.
From Freshfield, the pinewoods, or the squirrel reserve end of Formby, the A565 north through Ainsdale and around Southport takes you to Banks in about a quarter of an hour. Plenty of parking on Gravel Lane — bring the iPad and a coffee, most jobs that don't need parts ordered are done while you wait.
What we fix on iPad
Batteries & ports
Battery replacement on every iPad generation, board-level USB-C and Lightning charging port micro-soldering, speakers, cameras. See more →
iPhone too
Screen, battery, port and component-level iPhone work — every model from iPhone 8 to iPhone 17 Pro. More →
Need iPhone repair in Formby? Same workshop, same drive →
How to get here from Formby
iPhone Repair Southport
178 Gravel Lane, Banks, Southport PR9 8BX
178 Gravel Lane, Banks, Southport PR9 8BX
From Formby take the A565 north through Ainsdale and around Southport, then follow signs for Banks. About 14 minutes. Gravel Lane has free parking and wait-in-car space for screen and battery jobs.
Common questions from Formby customers
Are there any iPad-specific repair shops between Formby and Liverpool?
Plenty of phone shops cover iPads to a point — usually screen swaps. The list shrinks fast for board-level work (USB-C / Lightning ports, swollen batteries, digitiser-only repairs). For that kind of job Banks is genuinely the closest specialist option from Formby.
My iPad fell on the beach at Formby — sand in everything. Salvageable?
Often, yes. Sand in the speaker grilles and ports is mechanical damage, not water damage, and it's a clean-and-replace job rather than a write-off. Bring it in — the diagnosis is free, and we'll tell you straight whether it's worth repairing.
How do I find my iPad's exact model number?
Settings > General > About > Model Number, or look on the back of the device for a small "A" number (e.g. A2378). Send that with your message and we will know exactly which parts to check stock for before you drive up from Formby.
Before you drive over
Send us a message or call with your exact iPad model — including the year and storage if you can find it (under Settings > General > About). iPad parts are more model-specific than iPhone parts and we don't stock every variant. If the part's in, you come over the same day. If not, parts usually arrive next morning and we book you for the day after. Saves a wasted trip.