Servicing Stop Reviews

Name: Servicing Stop
Address: Refuge House 9-10,River Front, London
Rating: 1.86

1.9 Rating 3,611 Reviews

21 %

of reviewers recommend Servicing Stop

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1.9

Based on 3,611 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Own Driver, Courier
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour

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0 800 970 9046

Email:

help@servicingstop.co.uk

Location:

Refuge House 9-10,River Front
London
EN1 3SZ

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Was pressured to pay for work that should be done to make the car perfect Guy didn't hear me when I said as long as it's passed MOT and had the service I'm happy. He then said THAT'S A RIDICULOUS STATEMENT after I said that I will probably swap it for another car because I didn't want the additional work done. I kid you not, he hung up!!!!😡”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I am somewhat amused to be advised that my service can not be completed because I have not agreed to pay additional charges of £899.36. I clearly asked for a cost to replace the additional filters and then a separate cost to replace the Rear shocks as advised, and I was not given these totals and many figures were advised, possibly to confuse me and for me to agree the additional costs. I can see from the received advice that what I requested is self-explanatory and simple as below: Additional Filters = £283.21 Break Fluid Renew = £160.00 Replace both rear Shock Absorbers = £407.70. Such a shame that the level of customer service differs from Servicing Stop to that of that of the appointed garage. Sales strategy is clearly that of a hard bullying tactic, which is not pretty.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Booked car in for its 1st service. Ford Puma, 20 months old, 17,000 miles. Collection went well, that’s where it ends. Had a call from Gary Needham at Servicing Stop. He talks at a million miles an hour, telling me I needed air pollen filter, specialist low ash oil (NOT recommended for my petrol engine) full brake fluid flush (otherwise warranty would be invalidated-total lie and unnecessary) and loads of other work for the service to be completed, totalling £500. I refused the work, then motor mouth Gary became angry Gary, telling me I must have the brake fluid flushed or the service could not be completed. I reluctantly agreed and he sent an invoice. £156 for a brake fluid change, same service is advertised at Kwik Fit & Halfords for £49.99. I called back to query the massively inflated price, to be told that the work had already been completed and my car would not be returned until I paid. I asked to speak to a managed as Gary was being so aggressive. He told me all management were in a meeting until 5.30pm. I needed the car back so had no option but to pay up. Absolute rob dogs. They brag on their website that Servicing Stop have appeared on Dragons Den, they don’t tell you that they have also featured on Rip Off Britain, BBC Watchdog and had a scathing write up in The Guardian newspaper. Avoid Avoid Avoid. I hope this bunch get shut down soon.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“these people are a bunch of thieving ba**ards. Picked my car up an hour late then phoned me at a very late time(3pm) in the afternoon saying the same as most other people have mentioned in other reviews such as "engine flush" and "fuel cleaner" and "complete oil change" and "water in brake fluid so all needs replacing". Wanted to charge me another £680 ON TOP of the £130 I had already paid up front. My cars windscreen washer was blocked and not working correctly and so it failed its MOT and they even tried to charge me £152 for "unblocking the pipes of the washer system"!!! I had already looked up on line how much it was with to replace the complete windscreen washer pump with labour & it was £90 so as soon as I mentioned that to the guy on the phone the cost went down from £152 to £90, what an amazing coincidence. It is now nearly 6pm in the evening & I have still not got my car back or heard from anybody at the garage in Oldham(A & S Autos on Vicarage St) that they said they were using . AVOID AT ALL COSTS, THEY ARE USELESS”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Paid 12 hundred quid 5 weeks ago for service and new sensor car still not repaired. Stay well away”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I paid for a service and MOT in the morning and they collected the car and now won’t give it back. They did unauthorised work on it and want me to pay £800 that I do not have to get my car back. Chris on the phone was talking fast and was being very unclear. They are a bunch of scammers leave them alone.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Avoid - cost an additional £404 on top of £97 paid up front . Scare/ bullying tactics on phone . Car returned , but now not working / engine light and unable to idle . Contacted both Sstop and the garage used , garage DNA Autos ( Colchester) put phone down on me and the usual ‘5-7 days ‘ stuff, via email from SStop . Total scam - DO NOT USE .”

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Posted 2 years ago

“They trick you. Avoid. They have your car and know you are in a weak position. Force you to write a review before bringing it back. Charge inflated prices for work which you have no way of knowing is necessary, but sounds like it's not. Engine flush? Advisor talks fast to brow beat you into acquiescing.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Total scam of a company. Booked service and paid upfront then got call to say that I have to pay extra for advisory work.. ie Renew brake fluid - £145 . Elsewhere £50 . Engine flush £84.50 . Elsewhere £16 plus some oil surcharge £25 . Then talked into paying to get car back.this company is a scam . They use two bit dodgy garages that make you wonder if the work was actually done and stamp your service book with their co. Logo instead the garages. Avoid... avoid.. avoid”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Complete Con men same old trick quoted £120 for basic service and MOT. Phone call later to say problem with mot needs brake fluid change to pass? Then upgraded oil premium oil now £525. Can’t ring back no evidence the car even had an oil change how do they carry on everyone should now Know they are a complete fraud. Run a mile never worth it. AVOID!!!!!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“DO NOT USE THEM. Lied to me about advisory work that the garage never even mentioned to them, and hiked the price massively on that too. Charged me 1200% mark up on fuel additive, then claimed the price meant that for the lifetime of the car, it would be free every year, as long as I used them. Not sure how it’s free, if you’ve front loaded the price by that much. I eventually got nearly £400 back from them, but they still had my pants down. They CONTRIBUTE NOTHING, just middle men, get on google and find a list of garages yourself. They were subject to a WATCHDOG investigation and dropped by a “dragon” who initially made an offer. DO NOT USE THEM.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have gave 1 star as not allowed to give less. I would not use this company again. They are an absolute rip off. I Didn’t get additional work flagged up at service done due to astronomical cost, and after this point the costumer service plummeted. Save yourself money and go somewhere else!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“This company is a complete joke, really messed me about, lost a days money waiting for them and they didn’t show, and I’m the mug now trying to get a refund for zero works and you have to email and wait like a muppet when they should do the decent thing and refund straight. No number to actually speak to anyone”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Terrible service and a complete rip-off, Avoid at all Costs!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“1. Vehicle collected by driver who was not courteous at all. 2. Car mechanic was insisting I give him a 10 out of 10. what is this? some kind of joke? 3. I have not been given any receipt of the work carried out - neither was my service book stamped!!!!!! 4. I have paid a whopping 450 pounds and that too only for Engine oil flush, oil change and fluids top up - this is ridiculous. I truly regret having fallen a trap to your cheap online price scam - I will ensure I leave a review on every forum. 5. Car screen wash column is empty- which makes me wonder - what have you guys done ? why have you charged me 450 pounds?”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Don't waste your time ..they collect my car midday instead of morning, they charged me 1600 pounds for parts that they have change without notice. When I refuse they said that the garage had already started the work and my debit card was already charged. Zero service..rude behavior.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Absolute bunch of Cowboys!! Booking a van for an MOT and service. They started off well by picking the vehicle up on time but then it all went wrong. I got a call where they told me there was nearly £1500 Worth of work that needed to be done. After losing my temper with them, they dropped the price to about 1200 which was still a rip off. It was due to be all done in the same day, but I had to chase multiple times to find out what was going on only to find out at the last minute that the car would not be ready for another day by which time service Stop had taken the payment off me Which I only made because they told Me that the car would be ready Avoid this company at all costs”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Avoid completely - rude staff - no contact numbers - my car was two years old and only had done 14ooo miles, and the list of jobs was laughable costing 000s of pounds. 100% scammers someone should stop their practices as the garage i had found the address of had not asked for those jobs to be done. AVOID PLEASE!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Avoid at all cost, Scammers, Take your car and tell you all sorts are wrong with it”

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Posted 2 years ago

“If there was any 0-star rating, that's what I would have given this rip-off company. Lucky enough for Servicing Stop, there is no such star rating in the system. In a nutshell, this company should never be allowed to continue to rob innocent people of their hard-earned cash. I'm considering taking this company to the Financial Ombudsman to investigate its activities. I think all these people who have had similar experiences should take their case to the Financial Ombudsman to get something back from Servicing Stop; otherwise, this company will be making underserved profits to the detriment of the good people of this country. In a manner like what was mentioned in several of the reviews, I got my car booked online for car servicing and was told that if I make payment during the booking, I will get a discounted service cost of about £120 and that they will charge me additional money if my car requires a typical oil type. On the day my car was picked up for servicing, I got a call at about 1 p.m. that the service garage would flush and replace break fluids, coolant, transmission fluid, and wiper fluid, in addition to the usual engine oil change. This guy, I must tell you, is so good at sweet talking you into thinking that your car needs a huge amount of servicing so that you will agree to whatever charges they bring upon you. In a nutshell, I was made to sign an agreement for a total of £529.92 that excludes the initial £130 already paid online. So overall, I was ripped off £659.92 to service just one car. The works Service Stop Ltd. claimed they did on my car that require paying the £529.92 include: an oil surcharge (specialist oil); a brake fluid renewal (service advisory); a check and renew (anti-freeze) (service advisory); and a lifetime fuel treatment and engine flush. The irony of all this was that when the car was returned with the report of the service work done at the garage, none of these were mentioned in the list of the work carried out. Apart from the oil and oil filter change that was listed, all that was done was topping up all the different fluids in the car. Another finding was that they also charged for anti-freeze that I filled up a day before the car was taken out of Servicing Stop Ltd for servicing. There is another sad experience I have not mentioned. After the car was returned in at about 5 p.m., in the process of testing the car, I noticed an engine light on the dashboard of the car. So, I called the company the next day because their office was already closed at the time I made this discovery. When I reported my discovery and my dissatisfaction with the services provided, I was told their customer service would get back to me to discuss my concerns. It's been about a month since I contacted Service Stop Ltd, not even a call from their customer service. My advice to people is to never get involved with this company, as they are a gang of tricksters waiting to rob you of your hard-earned money. So, run! Run! Run! when you see Service Stop Ltd. A word is enough for the wise.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Servicing Stop is rated 1.9 based on 3,611 reviews