This van we bought from them has given us 2 years of hell with practically no use. Will never use them again
3 weeks to repair and never touched it blames on mileage rather than find the fault when questioned becomes very arogant hard to deal with would avoid in future
Absolutely disgusting attitude. Shouting down the phone and threatening me with court. I emailed to say major issue with gearbox (Van advertised as great condition, full history, good running). Called me shouting down the phone then hung up on me. I wanted to be amicable and resolve it sensibly. Got money (under £300) off the sale as he could not provide service history to prove timing chain. (Now he's claiming discount because of gear grind...) Yes, I did drive it round the estate at low speed. Yes, 2nd gear did sometimes grind. He drove it too and it also did the same. I guessed it might be the selector cables as not familiar with the van and was assured it was a good running van. Asked at point of payment if there was a warranty. "Yes, 30 days". Since then discovered that rear doors cannot lock, 2nd key isn't even for that van, rear brakes bind and grind, gearbox is probably on it's last legs and driver seat belt broken and several other issues. Great, a van that you can't safely use or even park in the street securely. Van listing taken down... Oh well, just as well I screen shot it... ...meanwhile, I'm off to trading standards
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This is a terrible company, they lie from the minute you set foot on the premises, they will agree to repairs (there will be lots), but will cover them up rather than repair them where possible. Selling unfit vehicles - damp, equipment not working, broken chassis, damaged wheels - I could go on. Will promise you all sorts for you to buy - missing paperwork, guarantees, warranties, servicing certificates, gas checks. They will tell you they are in the post but you will NEVER see them. Horrific customer service. They say will call back but never do, even the management are unprofessional, rude and will ignore all letters. Dangerous. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
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Bought a transit, was told it was in excellent condition. Just been MOT'd so I was happy to buy. EGR first to go. Then brakes despite being told brakes had all been replaced before sale. Don't do a lot of miles so it's ticked along until its MOT. My garage informed me the van requires more work as underside is full of holes where obvious cover up has taken place before I bought it. No response to my numerous attempts to contact this business. Please do not go near this. They are absolute rip off merchants.
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BE AWARE of this man and his company. I bought a vehicle from them in February with the promise that full service history was to follow. It’s now 8 months on and no service history, just lots of “still waiting for Mercedes “or ignorance. I chased Mercedes myself through my local dealership and their is no service history at Mercedes for the vehicle.
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They are more than happy to take your money and promise excellent after sales service but god help you if anything goes wrong! Bought a van during lockdown that was delivered with a serious fault (which the delivery driver conveniently omitted to tell us about when he dropped it off). We were then promised by them that our local garage could repair on their behalf under their so called warranty as we were still in lock down. Then come the time to pay for the work work, guess what.......... they totally rescinded on the agreement and don't want to know you at all, and never call you back. Handy hint. The only way you will ever get to speak to the "amazing five star" gaffers James or John is if you withhold your number! All you then will get is an earful of shouting and rantting like other reviewers have experienced. Even the prospect of Trading Standards does not phase them! Don't just take my word for it, read all the other reviews 1st. As a previous reviewer wrote, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" would appear to sum up our experience of them as well. AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!
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Phoned them and they seemed like good helpful people and we agreed that I could have a car and that I just needed to phone after work to pay a deposit to secure it. Then when I phoned after work they said they would phone back in 2 minutes but never got one back and then when i eventually managed to get them to answer my call again they said they sold it, I was absolutely devastated!
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BEWARE . All of the positive feedback on the Facebook site and on Google reviews is from people associated/ friends with the 2 brothers. I have messaged this company regarding a VW transporter i had seen on Ebay(seller: fifetradecentre09 ) . The advert says it is a 2.4TD in really good condition inside and out. I spoke to John Mcphee on the phone who stated the vehicle is in really good condition and has no issues with damp or leaks and I explained to him how many i have been to see which have been rotten. John assured me this was in really good condition so I travelled the 250+ miles only to get there and find poor attempts to cover up the damp and black mould that the van is riddled with. The under carriage is rotten and the body is 1 strong wind gust away from becoming detached. Poor attempts to spray paint over corroded steel wheels and the brakes were scarily dangerous. This should not be on the road let alone have an MOT!! When i asked John about the MOT he became very aggressive and started to shout for me to get out of his compound. R315 RSA. BEWARE OF THIS VEHICLE !! VOSA and trading standards INFORMED
Akos Szabo in response to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hi! I have unfortunately bought a van from them and had similar issues with them. The van had fresh MOT when we bought it, but it was dangerous to drive from the start, as the turbo was damaged, it was already pushing oil into the intercooler. It could have caught fire anytime. When complained to them about the condition, they never answered to our emails and when we went there personally, they became aggressive with us, i needed to call the police. We went to small claims court to get the price of fixings back, but since we have it constantly breaks down, and cost us thousands. We reported them to trading standards as well, but they can unfortunately still continue to trade. They continuously playing with people's lives with their dangerous vans and cars.
I would highly recommend this Company to anyone. Great to deal with, honest, polite and James went out of his way to deliver the truck to the door, over one hundred and ten miles. A true gentleman giving VIP service, plus a great truck at a good price, very rare these days. Don't go anywhere else.
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Fife Trade Van & Car Centre
Unit 9 Glenfield Ind Estate
Cowdenbeath
Fife
KY4 9HT
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