Read before Purchasing !!!
To all future customers of cars of Christchurch, please read the below before purchasing.
I would like to highlight that I am thrilled with the new car that I purchased from them, it was a little pricey, however, the service provided by David, initially, was very good.
The issue started with the part exchange.
I part exchanged my old car with them, I did not get much for it but paid for the extended insurance I purchased at the same time as getting the car. When I went to purchase the car I forgot to put the paperwork in the glove compartment but drove and posted them to David the next day who then confirmed he had received all the service history and V5 in the letter box.
Roll on 6 months later and I received a court summons telling me that I needed to attend a court hearing due to driving without insurance for my OLD CAR! I was in complete shock, and wanting to sort this I contacted DVLA, and the courts and declared not guilty on the plea, initially.
I contact David at Cars of Christchurch, and he informed me to send the court summons over initially almost made out I had not done a part exchange with him, then informed me they would investigate. I had to send quite a few texts and emails to follow up, bear in mind I have a very busy job myself.
The findings of their investigation came via test message saying:
Hi Georgina,
No problem I can confirm we received your message. I believe you have handled everything correctly in this matter and I apologise that you have had to deal with this issue. Many thanks, David.
?!?!? Okay so I asked if he had the V5 or slip, and the answer was no.
I have since chased via email and text with nothing.
I have been advised by DVLA and Citizen advice that I should have taken the slip out before handing the documents over and should not have posted them. They have advised based on the evidence that I have a case and are advising the next steps legally.
David has been put as a witness for the transaction for the court hearing which I am awaiting a date.
I am mortified that this has happened and the stress it has caused me, I cannot explain it in words.
I will keep this post updated with the final stages as future customers need to know that good customer service is not just about the sale, but how important the after-sales care from the company is.
I will be posting this on further sites to warn people to make sure that if you do purchase here, make sure you check all paperwork.
I also have since found out that the extended warranty I took out does not exist with the provider. So even more stress ahead.
Be warned!!
19 de agosto de 2022
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