Has anyone used - Servicing Stop (as seen on dragons den)
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Has anyone used - Servicing Stop (as seen on dragons den)
because every now and again we get a one post wonder join up just to plug a garage, no intro in newbie section, no photos of their car like you normally get from new menbers, just this so its always suspicious.
Servicing Stop COMPLETE RIP OFF - ATROCIOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE
I booked my MOT with ServicingStop and 1/2 hr after my car was collected I received a phone call from the garage quoting £360.00 for a recommended Cam belt change (not essential but they thought it may be due for a change)- I said to leave it for the moment.
Shortly after I received a call from ServicingStop stating that my car had failed the MOT and they proceeded to inform me how much it was going to cost me; ball joints £96.24 x 2, wipers £21.60, lock nuts £42.00 & a boot kit £102.00 totalling some £358.08!!. TWO MINUTES after declining to have these done by them (I wanted a 2nd opinion) the garage rang again to ask how much ServicingStop had quoted (which I found strange as I thought they worked together)- they appeared shocked at the price and said that they could do it for a mere £167.00 - £191.00 difference??? - it appears to be either one massive mark up by ServicingStop? or a con between them both.
I have now taken it to Formula One Autocentre who have quoted £91.20 for both ball joints, the boot kit, the tightening of the wheel lock nuts plus the labour! wipers were £4.99 in Aldi (fitted by me), Wheel locks - £7.98 on EBay! RESULT!!! I saved myself £265 by just taking my car to another garage.
After returning to have my car re-tested at the recommended Servicingstop garage they even told me that SS were a rip off!!
BEWARE!
I booked my MOT with ServicingStop and 1/2 hr after my car was collected I received a phone call from the garage quoting £360.00 for a recommended Cam belt change (not essential but they thought it may be due for a change)- I said to leave it for the moment.
Shortly after I received a call from ServicingStop stating that my car had failed the MOT and they proceeded to inform me how much it was going to cost me; ball joints £96.24 x 2, wipers £21.60, lock nuts £42.00 & a boot kit £102.00 totalling some £358.08!!. TWO MINUTES after declining to have these done by them (I wanted a 2nd opinion) the garage rang again to ask how much ServicingStop had quoted (which I found strange as I thought they worked together)- they appeared shocked at the price and said that they could do it for a mere £167.00 - £191.00 difference??? - it appears to be either one massive mark up by ServicingStop? or a con between them both.
I have now taken it to Formula One Autocentre who have quoted £91.20 for both ball joints, the boot kit, the tightening of the wheel lock nuts plus the labour! wipers were £4.99 in Aldi (fitted by me), Wheel locks - £7.98 on EBay! RESULT!!! I saved myself £265 by just taking my car to another garage.
After returning to have my car re-tested at the recommended Servicingstop garage they even told me that SS were a rip off!!
BEWARE!
New user here. We used Servicing Stop just recently for a service as we are going to Italy soon and our service turned into a recommended bill of over £1100!! The garage that had the car are a local MOT station and established about 15 years. The guy phoned my missus to warn her not to drive the car anymore as the ball joints were shot. His words were extremely dangerous. I think he thought she was single and was trying it on because I checked the front wheels, saw no damage to tread, no noises from steering, there was probably about 1mm movement on 3-9, 12 - 6 was solid. Not the sign of completely knackered joints. Also when she was on the phone querying something she said she needed to check her MOT sheet which she thought was in the glove compartment and low and behold has since gone missing - why??
Possibly because they said one of the arm rods was extremely worn and needed replacing and after she phoned Halfords to see what the adviseries were on her last MOT, surprise surprise that particular arm rod was replaced last October and there were no adviseries on the joints either. The tester at Halfords said it was near impossible for a 2006 Santa Fe to go from nothing to a death trap in 8 months. She only uses the car for totting about, school runs etc.
This company is a big ****ing scam. I checked the MOT station on Google and didn't see anything out of the ordinary so why
world they risk their rep by saying essentially her car is a danger when she could just take it elsewhere and get a totally different opinion. Surely it makes them look incompetent. I can only assume they thought she was single and were trying it on. I would advise everyone to steer clear of them!!!!!!
Possibly because they said one of the arm rods was extremely worn and needed replacing and after she phoned Halfords to see what the adviseries were on her last MOT, surprise surprise that particular arm rod was replaced last October and there were no adviseries on the joints either. The tester at Halfords said it was near impossible for a 2006 Santa Fe to go from nothing to a death trap in 8 months. She only uses the car for totting about, school runs etc.
This company is a big ****ing scam. I checked the MOT station on Google and didn't see anything out of the ordinary so why
world they risk their rep by saying essentially her car is a danger when she could just take it elsewhere and get a totally different opinion. Surely it makes them look incompetent. I can only assume they thought she was single and were trying it on. I would advise everyone to steer clear of them!!!!!!
