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"Never buy a car from these "
1 out of 5 stars
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I bought a Vauxhall back in August, by November I was putting in 2 litres of coolant so I rang the garage and their reply was phone warranty, literally 4 weeks later I was in the car with my granddaughter and the car started making a really loud ticking noise so I took it to my mechanic who I trusted , he took one look at the oil and said it could be that causing the ticking as it was black , even though Penybanc garage told me it had a full service so that was a bare faced lie , so I had that done with a new filter, the one that was in my car was dated 2021 and completely sucked in so definitely hadn’t been changed , my mechanic then said take the car back as it was still ticking so I rang Penybanc to which I was shouted at because I had taken it to my mechanic , he then said to drive it up to their garage, I said I was advised not to drive it as it would possibly cause further damage to car , they came down to pick my car up and drove it approximately half a mile and it broke down , they told me twice that they would put a new engine in , I rang warranty company and was told it was from scrap yard , the two charismatic men in the office are bully’s , I went to pick up my car after 2 weeks with no availability of a courtesy car , with my brother as I was worried going by myself, as soon as we walked into the office there was a horrible atmosphere, my brother asked for the relevant paperwork and was greeted with attitude, my brother was obviously upset as they were lying about servicing the car and putting a new engine in , to which the manager said she hasn’t bought a Bentley what do you expect, I’m at the stage now where the car is playing up again so I rang them yesterday and was told they are wiping their hands from the car due to my brothers behaviour, my brother was calm but upset that these two men were taking advantage and lying , so I am taking this further , so please don’t buy from these as it has caused myself a lot of stress which I don’t need .

"I got scammed by this horrendous garage "
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Lied about full service history. The stress and upset that they have caused me was outrageous. This was my first car I bought myself that I worked so hard for. They advertised the car with full service history and only when trading standards had to get involved did they admit that my car does in fact not have FSH. They tried to gaslight me into believing that the car did not need X amount of services based on age and mileage. Taking full advantage of the fact that I’m a 23 year old girl that was just looking trying to enjoy the experience of buying my own car.

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Lewis Priddy from Penybanc Car Centre in response to I got scammed by this horrendous garage

Hi Caitlin, Thanks for your review. Please let me clarify a few things; You purchased a 2021 Peugeot 208 from us back last summer, you and your entire family spent a few days back and forth inspecting the car, to make sure it was pristine! After the few days back and forth, you decided to purchase the car after we knocked money off, and gave you way over the odds for your part exchange. At point of sale, we obliged to every request, down to ordering specialist oil as you were adamant you wanted an OEM level of service, again we obliged. Despite having the car up until now, with absolutely no problems whatsoever. A a garage informed you that the manufacturer may offer to replace the timing belt as part of a 'good will scheme'. As part of this good will scheme, the car has to be serviced, and have invoices to prove that the vehicle has been serviced within the EXACT manufacturer specifications. Due to covid, this is impossible, as agreed with yourself. After relaying the information, and providing you with all the service history we have on the car, you and your local Peugeot dealer from Llanelli took it upon yourselves to call our service station (not affiliated with the garage, simply one of a few we use for jobs) and attempt to fabricate false service invoices so you could get your 'good will' from the manufacturer. As I'm sure anyone reading this can appreciate, this is fraud and we will not stand by it. I'm sure it must have lapsed your mind in the review, but we did offer to cover the timing belt supply and fit with ourselves prior to you manipulating, and trying to create false records with our affiliated garage. And despite the numerous threats, and your family shouting and screaming at me down the phone over the last 4 months, we even offered to contribute the cost of the timing belt to us, if you had it done in a Peugeot main dealer in Swansea, and not the one that were in on fabricating invoices. Obviously this wasn't good enough, so even after bending over backwards for you, you have come to the internet to spread falsehoods and miss information. I encourage anyone reading this to get in touch, so I can play some phone recordings so you can understand the type of people we are dealing with. Regards, Lewis Priddy

Joanne in response to I got scammed by this horrendous garage

Exactly what has happened to me , rude , lied about giving the car a service , 5 months later needed a new engine, replaced engine as it was under warranty, now another problem and in their words have wiped their hands clean of the car

"Stay Away worst experience ever"
1 out of 5 stars
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Stay away from Penybanc car centre. Be warned that the after sale customer service is appalling, atrocious and substandard. Worst experience of my life in buying a car from Penybanc. I bought a discovery and within about couple of miles of driving from the dealership warning lights for faults in the car was displayed. Returned the car within 2 days for repair work. Car was with dealer for almost 2 months. Car was returned with part repair work completed and more faults identified in specialist report. 2 Courtesy cars given during that time, one was very small and very low power for a family car and other in a very unhygienic state. Two parking tickets were stamped on me without proper evidence. When asked for clarification and to give feedback of the service I was verbally assaulted with swear words and threats to throw me out of the dealership by the owner. I was left traumatised for a number of days. I had to file a police complaint. I had to take the help of the financer to return the car back to the dealer. I have lost £4.4k of my hard earned money in the deal with all kinds of allegations of damage to the car due to the return. I have now raised the matter with Ombudsman. What goes round comes round. Beware of your actions today, tomorrow is coming.

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Lewis Priddy from Penybanc Car Centre in response to Stay Away worst experience ever

Hi Sanjay, We're disappointed to see the review you left giving the circumstances. Especially considering half the story has been told. When you initially complained that there was a problem with your vehicle, we booked it straight in to get the work done. Your initial complaint was that the EML was illuminated, due to an EGR fault which we put right immediately. Whilst having an inspection at a Land Rover specialist, they recommended that we do the timing chain and some other remedial work to ensure you had a good car for the foreseeable future. Our bill was in excess of £5000, which we did not quibble. During this time we supplied you with a brand new Toyota Aygo X to keep mobile (which we have no obligation to do). On many occasions you phoned up to complain about the lack of 'power' and proceeded to become aggressive on the phone. Despite this, we actually went out and purchased a Volkswagen Touran for you and your family to use. Despite this, you were still unhappy! Upon completion and return of your Discovery, there were 2 x parking fines that we had paid in advance for you to ensure the charges incurred did not get out of hand. Instead of being amicable and paying forward the fines we had already paid, you got defensive and accused us of lying over £70's worth of parking tickets. Despite all we had done for you. In conclusion, I am pleased to announce the ombudsman, the finance company, and the AA vehicle inspection did indeed side with us, and that is the end of the matter.

"Shocking company would keep well clear !"
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The absolute check on the two blokes that work there selling me a faulty car and tell me I have to keep it even tho I'm still with in my 30 day writes and after me paying a fee for paper work haven't even got the courtesy to send me my deposit back waste of space pen y banc !!!!!

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"Spent 12k on a Van with problems"
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would, I’m so annoyed, So I’ll try and make a long story short, I spent £12k on a 2020 Citroen Dispatch van from Penybanc car centre Ammanford to find out it had numerous electrical and mechanical problems, I emailed Penybanc and it was booked into NG Carworx Ltd Ammanford to have the problems sorted under warranty, the van went in for 2 days, I got the van back and only one of the 8 problems was fixed, NG Motorworx assured me everything bar on item was fixed, I put it in writing (e.mail) to NG carworx that numerous items hadn’t been fixed and heard nothing back, I also put it in writing to Penybanc car sales (e.mail) and heard nothing back. Then I phoned penybanc and got excuses why no one replied, next they booked the van into Bassetts Citroen in Carmarthen, penybanc wanted me to help pay for it, I said no way, anyway it went in under warranty for nearly three weeks, I got the van back from penybanc, they said everything was fixed, but only one item was fixed again, Just been to my local garage and there are error codes on the van that they say were either not looked at or penybanc told them not to fix possibly because of cost, either way I still have a van with problems, penybanc executive is now getting funny with me saying book it into my local garage then, & pay for the work to be done, and they will refund me…I can see what will happen there, they themselves should be sorting it out, I’ve lost all trust and faith in penybanc car sales and the sales executive there now. Think twice before you buy a vehicle from Penybanc because once they have your money that’s it, there’s definitely no AA Dealer Promise with these guys.

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"Shocking service would not recommend"
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I would not recommend pen y banc car sales to any one i would keep well clear the amount of faults I have with my car is unbelievable going in to the thousands being told I've got to keep my car even tho its not even a month in to my finance agreement luckily I've been told by the finance company they can not do that and I have every right to return the car and the finance company will collect the money off them the attitude with 1 bloke up there is disgusting so my advice would be keep well clear the cars look nice but also nothing but issues with them

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"stay away terrible service "
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Bought a bmw 1 series diesel and was supposed to be serviced week 1 had to put a litre of oil in car and 3 weeks later another litre complained car was using they told me to go to warranty company which i did but you can not get any garages to work under theyre requirements so not worth paper its written on !! then contacted dealer again and they agreed to look at it they said they could find no fault with oil usage and that its within bmw allowed usage which is not the view of bmw specialist garages i spoke to also mentioned car was reviving itself whilst driving again no fault found since ive had mechanic diagnose clutch and dual fly mass wheel need to be replaced parts are £700 with out labour also passenger side window mechanism has broken and needs replacement which i have not relayed to them due to not expecting them to be helpfull as blocked me on fb when warning people not to buy from them !! all in all a dealer not to be trusted and trying to make out theyre a trusted dealer with aa backing all in all stuck with a crap car from a crap dealer

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"Great Service 5 Star"
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Lewis was brilliant no pressure and nothing was to much trouble for him to sort out. Very Happy with my Rav4. Derek from Berkshire

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"Stay away"
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Shocking, deception, lies. Owners shouting down phone stating they were not cowboys was final straw. Be still waiting now if I hadn't caught them out, me cars engine required a new one, went straight to Penybanc where they said it would be ready in 2 days, unaware that I had gone to the garage where the car was getting repaired! Check out the owners past on Google, made it difficult to get my cash back after paying in full, stay well away.

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"Awful place avoid"
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Terrible service, terrible staff rude offensive and intimidating. Still waiting for a “gesture of goodwill” offered over 2 weeks ago. Car needs £1700 of brake and tyre work doing but they’re not interested. Avoid this garage!!!

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Lewis Priddy from Penybanc Car Centre in response to Awful place avoid

Good Afternoon David, Just to address the above review - You bought a 1 Owner Full Service History 2013 Mercedes Benz E Class from ourselves. Upon enquiring I sent you in depth video's on the car, highlighting the very very few defects present. We put a new premium brand tyre on the car, and sent it for MOT where the vehicle passed. The vehicle was then delivered free of charge to yourselves. You then took it upon yourself to take the car to multiple garages for 'free health checks', where the findings were farcical. With the Halfords one in particular recommending that my brand new Falken tyre was deemed 'dangerous' where in fact it had done merely 10 miles on the road. This is just one example of the absolute nonsense Halfords made up on there report. This was all explained to you, and you agreed. However this still wasn't enough. The car was taken to another garage local to yourselves, where another issue was found, and the garage deemed the car to be dangerous. At this point we offered to repair the car straight away, and furnish you with a replacement car whilst you waited for the work to be done. You declined the offer, and wanted a cash settlement of nearly 2k?? We even offered to give you a full refund for the vehicle. Despite this, you were not happy with any of our offerings, and instead took the car to VOSA for another independent MOT. Where I'm sure we were both elated to find out that it, indeed passed. I assumed this would be the end of the matter, as there is nobody more thorough than VOSA, however you have proceeded to leave us negative reviews, on multiple platforms, despite our offers to rectify at every opportunity. In conclusion, I do not see how we were able to do any more as a garage. Kind Regards, Penybanc Car Centre

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David Smith in response to Awful place avoid

Just to update my previous review…. I was sold a car that had been serviced by Penybanc, the only proof being an emailed pretend invoice showing a service kit for the car as I was told “you can’t add to a Mercedes service record because it’s online (another lie) After a couple months of ownership the “major service required” message has come up on the dash. My local reputable garage informs me that the car hasn’t been serviced recently as the filters are obviously not new. The major service including a gearbox service has cost £800. Just another lie from Penybanc car centre. AVOID

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