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AA recovery service? I think not, in future..

Advantages: Female drivers are supposed to be given priority
Disadvantages: Shoddy work

...£84 last year for the AA Relay recovery service. I have called out the AA once, on 21st August en route to Stansted airport I got a puncture. The AA sent out its contractor, Tinda Lee, and the wheel was changed. On my return home from the airport 5 days later, the car began to shake violently. The AA contractor called out this time told me the wheel nuts had not been tightened. The wheel was about to drop off. I and the four children in the car were ...

anneyorkshire 10.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of AA Service Centres

ridiculously false failures

Advantages: It's in banbury
Disadvantages: Everything else

...trouble's) I took it to NATIONWIDE AUTOCENTRE in Banbury. i knew it would fail on a couple of things he told me needed doing, but not to the extent of a 'ballpark' figure of £800. Needless to say, i thanked them for the thorough 2 hour M.O.T. and went on my way. I then went to A.T.S. in banbury, (the 'A' stands for awesome in this case) to query the failure on the tyre, to which they assured me wasn't a failure! I then spoke to my friend about the ...
...£800. PLEASE stay away from nationwide autocentres unless you enjoy paying top price for unnecessary work. Going to go back to N.A. today to demand a refund on their mot, trading standards will be notified. P.S. i do apologise to all the people that think this is a rant and not a review, but if you had been lied to by a garage, who then tried to steal nearly £700 off you. You too would perhaps rant and even rave a little. P.P.S. I have a life, this ...

nationwideautossuck 28.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Nationwide Autocentre

Slow response times

Advantages: price
Disadvantages: do not bother to check that their contractors can really attend in times they give

Joined Brittania through CSMA as price was good. Used them twice in 2 years and each time they took 2 hours to arrive. Both breakdowns were in populated areas which were easy to get to and neither were in peak breakdown periods. Problem seems to be that they use contractors who basically will lie about how quick they can get there so they get the job. each time I was told help would arrive within the hour, but Brittania don't check with customer ...
...them twice each time. They subsequently sent me a satisfaction form to complete but failed to respond in any way to my comments regarding service. I did not renew for a third year as I see no point in saving a few pounds if they are so poor when you actually need them ...

famicon 27.10.2009 · Read full review

Review of Britannia Rescue

Very slow and 50% of job done

Advantages: wi-fi
Disadvantages: Not live up to advertised claims

...they get most complaints about In 'n' out and were not surprised at my frustrations. They all seemed virtually asleep as well - one couple had wasted most of the day because their car went off to an approved repairer and seemed to go missing, another customer absolutely blew his top, but I just wanted to get out of there. Certainly going to use the local garage from now on. ...

godgiven 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of IN 'n' OUT Drive Through Service & Xpress Mot

They did not do the work they said they had done .....

Advantages: They will sort it out if you shout loud enough ( but should you have to )
Disadvantages: They need training in customer service.

...Road branch in Gloucester of Nationwide Autocentre - and the work was hardly done. I will explain. The locking nuts to take off the wheels were never used ( still in packet ) and the vehicle was returned with empty washer bottles and the radiator cap had not been taken off ( paper left under cap to see if the reviews here were true ) I am totally incensed with this company. How do I know that the other work has been done ? I have to say it is doubtful ...
...reviewed, and surprise surpirse even Nationwide auto centre had to admit that certain work was not done. They stated they would get it done properly, and did so within a day offering half my money back. This was good of them. Now this centre has had incredibly difficult staffing issues of late, and have a new manager who I undertsand has been asked to sort matters out. If this is right then start at the front desk with the reception the customer ...

cultjam 08.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Nationwide Autocentre