1/5 Laura R. 3 years ago on Google
I
had
a
car
accident
on
the
15/05/19
when
another
driver
drove
straight
into
the
back
of
me
on
the
motorway.
She
accepted
full
responsibility
so
it
was
send
to
Gemini
Dudley
to
be
repaired.
Car
picked
up
fine
and
took
them
3
weeks
to
repair
it
and
redeliver
it
back
to
me.
They
told
me
that
my
insurance
had
written
it
off
as
it
was
too
much
to
repair.
This
meant
that
I
started
looking
for
another
car.
Nearly
signed
a
new
finance
deal
with
a
garage,
and
just
decided
to
check
how
much
my
insurance
would
pay
out.
My
insurance
had
no
idea
what
I
was
talking
about
and
told
me
that
it
was
in
the
process
of
being
repaired.
If
I
hadn't
checked
I
would
have
ended
up
with
a
£15,000
finance
car
I
needed
to
pay.
The
second
I
got
in
to
drive
it,
my
dashboard
lit
up
like
a
Christmas
tree.
Check
engine
light,
service
lights
the
lot
came
on.
Rang
the
garage
and
was
told
that
someone
would
bring
a
diagnostic
computer
out
tomorrow
morning
and
plug
it
in.
Went
to
the
shops,
opened
my
boot
to
put
my
shopping
in,
and
the
whole
boot
floor
fell
down
into
my
spare
wheel
compartment.
They
hadn't
even
attached
my
car
boot
floor
back
to
my
car
and
literally
just
placed
it
on!
I'm
thankful
it
was
just
a
bag
of
shopping
and
not
a
my
2
dogs
that
usually
sit
in
there.
Decided
to
check
over
the
rest
of
the
car.
FILTHY
interior,
shoe
prints
on
my
back
seats.
Car
is
covered
in
scratches
(I
had
2
scratches
on
my
car
when
it
went
into
to
be
repaired,
it
came
back
with
over
20!).
A/C
button
broken,
upholstery
peeled
off
my
gear
stick,
rear
bumper
wasn't
even
attached
to
my
car!
They
then
told
me
that
they
never
even
touched
my
boot?
The
impact
was
on
the
rear
of
my
car
and
therefore
the
boot.
The
whole
boot
door
was
replaced,
yet
apparently
they
didn't
even
touch
it?
So
it
magically
fixed
itself
apparently.
I
get
my
car
back
the
next
day
and
the
bumper
has
been
put
back
on.
The
boot
floor
has
been
reattached
etc.
I
thought
everything
was
good.
Then
2
days
later
I
opened
the
passenger
door
for
the
first
time
and
notice
all
various
car
parts
in
the
passenger
door!
These
were
definitely
not
there
when
it
went
in.
So
again,
I
contact
the
garage
to
explain
and
demand
an
explanation.
I
speak
to
Leon,
to
which
he
replies.
"We
haven't
done
any
work
on
that
car.
It
went
from
your
house
to
Renault
and
we
haven't
touched
it".
Yet
the
day
before,
he
admitted
that
THEY
had
fixed
the
imperfections.
I
have
date
stamps,
and
also
video
recording
and
CCTV
of
it
leaving
my
possession
broken
and
coming
back
fixed.
But
apparently
they
didn't
do
any
work
to
it.
So
again,
my
car
has
magically
fixed
itself.
I
ask
where
all
the
grommets
and
car
parts
in
my
door
have
come
from
to
which
Leon
laughs
and
replies
"So
you've
had
a
lot
for
work
done
for
free
and
you're
complaining?"
Are
you
joking?
You
had
no
reason
to
be
rifling
about
and
taking
my
draining
system
at
the
front
of
my
car
apart.
And
yes
I
am
complaining
about
"free
work".
Especially
when
you
cant
even
be
bothered
to
put
it
together
correctly.
I
suppose
I
could
pull
all
the
wallpaper
off
your
house
and
I
could
repaint
only
half?
Don't
you
dare
moan!
After
all,
you've
had
half
a
job
done
for
free.
Shame
the
other
half
is
a
complete
mess
eh?
You
should
be
grateful
for
free
work.
I
have
now
started
the
report
to
trading
standards,
financial
ombudsman
and
motoring
ombudsman.
I
have
timestamped
photos,
reports
from
the
garage
signed
by
their
mechanics.
All
emails,
phone
calls,
CCTV
and
video
recordings
as
evidence.
I
have
been
given
money
from
my
insurance
to
go
elsewhere.
That
in
itself
speaks
for
itself.
Insurance
companies
don't
cough
up
cash
easily
without
evidence
of
complete
incompetence
on
the
garage's
behalf.
AVOID
these
monkeys
like
the
plague.
I
would
have
been
better
off
having
my
car
written
off
then
the
absolute
farce
this
garage
has
caused
the
last
2
months
(and
still
ongoing).
Update:
The
car
had
to
be
sent
to
another
garage
as
they
had
stuck
my
rear
bumper
on
with
DOUBLE
SIDED
STICKY
TAPE
and
a
SINGLE
SCREW!!
My
insurance
have
had
to
raise
a
claim
with
the
garage
to
get
the
money
back.
Absolute
shambles!
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