About Myton Automotive

It all started with Matt… he was an avid Jaguar enthusiast and particularly loved the XJS. He ‘broke’ one in the mid-1980s, made some money selling the parts, and Just Jags was born. 

Back then, the dismantling process was quite rudimentary, with the team working late into the night sometimes even using axes to break the vehicles down to their component parts! 

Our base was the garden of an old, haunted pub in the Black Country. As our business grew, we eventually bought the pub and the surrounding buildings, becoming one of the most successful Jaguar breakers in the UK, exporting used parts worldwide.

After twenty years of hard work and sometimes sleeping at his desk, Matt sold the business he had founded to pursue his dream of racing Jaguars. It was the early days of ecommerce on the internet and the new owners Doug, Ros and Tom saw the potential in what Matt had built from scratch. In the same year that they bought Just Jags they also acquired a successful small automotive business that sold new Peugeot parts online. By merging the technologies of both companies together, a new ecommerce website for Just Jags was born, which started our venture into new parts.

When Tata purchased Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008 (aka JLR), the integration of both manufacturers, including the use of common parts, prompted us to adapt our business. We expanded our product offerings to include Land Rover parts and launched a dedicated Land Rover spares website in 2009. 

 

In 2012, we sold the old pub in Walsall and relocated to Leamington Spa. Given that our offerings had expanded beyond just Jaguar parts, we rebranded as Myton Automotive, named after the area of Leamington Spa we moved to. 'Myton' fittingly means ‘the place where two rivers meet’ which we thought reflected what Jaguar Land Rover had achieved in bringing these two iconic British brands based in the Midlands together.

In 2023 Myton Automotive joined the APD group of companies. APD are an independent family run motor factor founded in the 1940’s and have ten branches based mainly along the M4 but also have a few branches in Norwich. Both companies have similar cross over in that they are both still family run and are not just some faceless corporation.

This partnership marks a significant milestone for Myton Automotive, and we are excited to extend its benefits to our valued customers.

 

With additional dedicated staff, we are now better equipped to help you find the perfect part. Our extended opening hours mean we are here when you need us most. 

We have also enhanced our delivery services, offering faster and more flexible options to suit your preferences. 

APD are investing heavily in our website technology to ensure a seamless online experience no matter where our customers are in the world. 

 

Our dedication to precision and making sure you get the right part first time is as important to us as it has ever been. 

Car parts can be hard to get right so if you are not sure what part number you need, contact us with a description of the part and your VIN number and a member of the team will send you the official JLR parts sheet with a diagram for that part of the car to confirm the part number. 

 

Our commitment of offering our customers cost-effective alternatives to genuine parts remains at the centre of everything we do, allowing our customers to continue cherishing their special cars for years to come. 

We believe in giving our customers choice wherever possible. We can source any part a main dealer can and ship it around the world. but our specialty is saving our customers money by offering quality alternatives via the JLR part number.

We source parts directly from the factories that make the parts for Jaguar and Land Rover, often referred to as ‘OEM’ parts, which meet the same specifications and quality as genuine parts. We label ‘OEM’ parts with the suffix ‘-O’.

We also offer high-quality aftermarket parts (suffix ‘-A’) at competitive prices, all TUV approved. Additionally, we provide reconditioned items (suffix ‘R’) with guarantees.