In my opinion, avoid and go elsewhere
Be careful. I called and booked in. I dropped my car and went to town for them to assess it. Given that I'd already had it assessed elsewhere and knew what the issue was, I did question this but 'it's the process'. When I returned I was presented with a bill for £117!! There was NO WORK done, just that they'd taken a look and that was the cost for taking a look. I disputed this and the manager came to speak with me, he asked me to step out of the waiting room. I did and explained that at no point had anyone told me there was a charge to look at the task in order to quote for a fix, the fix by the way would have been £1100! He said that he himself took the bookings and would have 'definitely' told me there was a charge. I'm pretty smart, yes, a woman who doesn't know cars, but smart enough that if someone says, "there's going to be a £117 fee to look at your car" - that would not have passed me by! I challenged him and asked to listen to the recording as I am confident it wasn't said. He went off to 'find the recording'. In the meantime, a lady who was in the waiting room came out and asked me more as she'd overheard some of the conversation. She said, "I hope they don't charge me", mine's in to 'see what needs doing' so she went to ask and reception told her that yes there would be a £117 fee! She also disputed that she had been told this. The manager returned to me, with no call recording and I said I would not pay unless he could prove he'd said it. He said "it's fine, you can go" and then he added "I'm going to listen to the recording" and I emphasised that he had said that and he clearly hadn't found the recording.
At one point, I was considering having this work done there (yes even at that crazy price) but having called round I hear it's more like a £800 job including part, so I feel there is a lack of integrity and honesty in this garage. So much so that I shall ensure I never return. Be warned. My advice, ask and then confirm when you drop your car in how they intend to charge.
24 January 2025
Unprompted review