www.thatcham.org/what-we-do/methods-repair Model specific crash repair methods are at the heart of Thatcham’s mission to ensure safe and cost effective vehicle repair. Working from a fully equipped and ultra-modern research workshop, Thatcham’s technical repair experts produce a wealth of vehicle repair data, ranging from light structural research, to full body methods. By physically deconstructing and reconstructing vehicles during each project, Thatcham are able to provide details on every panel in a vehicle, ensuring safe, accurate and efficient repair methods aimed at returning crash damaged vehicles back to their pre-accident condition and NCAP safety rating.