Hendy Car & Van Store Portsmouth Reviews Summary

Category: Used car dealer Portsmouth

Address: Painter Cl, Portsmouth, PO3 5RS, United Kingdom

Phone: +442394270205

Rating: 4.3
based on 169 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "From the moment we arrived until the following week we left with our vehicle we received outstanding customer service."
  • "It was a pleasure dealing with these guys."
  • "I’m very impressed with the high standard of car preparation & great customer service."
  • "The level of customer service was out of this world."
  • "I would recommend this company if you're buying a car and want piece of mind that they will go above and beyond for their customers."
  • "Absolutely commendable service."
  • "The team at Hendy went above and beyond to help me out!"

Cons:

  • "The FULL service history wasn't complete."
  • "Very poor service."
  • "Poor customer service, the garage do the repair, doesn't finish the job on time."
  • "A car purchase and handover should not take 2.30 hours."
  • "Really unhelpful. Really bad service. I booked an appointment to see a car and when I arrived they said that the car sold."
  • "Beginning to agree with other reviews that HENDY customer service is non existent."
  • "Aftersales care is appalling."

Showroom & Facilities

Pros:

  • "Very professional and good pex price too, the showroom layout and design is one of the best I've come across."
  • "The showroom is big and good to look around as it's mostly laid out by type."
  • "Great place. Very clean inside and outside."
  • "Lots of attractions for people who are waiting. For example xbox, pool etc inc free delicious coffee."
  • "The car store had a great and friendly atmosphere."
  • "Loads of cars on display and they are conveniently sorted by type and brand."
  • "A hidden gem for buying a used car 100s of cars on the site, free tea and coffee."

Cons:

  • "Trying to call the store for the past week for the purchase bill and tax receipt but every time we call they are either busy or with customers doing 'handover'."
  • "Place itself to find it was a bit confusing, we drove passed it twice but eventually found it."
  • "The car was also filthy when I bought it, hair in the cracks of the seats, near the handbrake."
  • "Not sure dust,dirt and white polish over black trim is really what I call a good clean."
  • "Arrived to find odd scratches and scuffs with the rear panel gaps being tight on one side and a finger gap the other."
  • "When the car was delivered only the tires changed none of the other things were done."
  • "Damage on the door and boot not noted anywhere on the advert and had to chase up to get it booked in."

Staff & Sales Experience

Pros:

  • "Many Thanks to Wahid personally and all the team."
  • "They made the test drives a pleasure and kept me calm."
  • "He made sure he was always available, helped me organise finance with Jordan who was also very helpful."
  • "The apprentice Ryan was more than happy to help, answering our questions to the best of his ability."
  • "Jack Baigent and Jordan Francalanz were very helpful, professional and friendly."
  • "Sales assistant Codi was very professional and answered all my questions, no pressure selling at all."
  • "Wahid also helped when josh was busy with another customer."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately they didn't want anything to do with me once they received the money for my vehicle that I purchased."
  • "I wanted to buy car in cash but was persuaded to take car on finance."
  • "The Salesmen knew nothing about the Cars they were selling."
  • "So by all means buy a nice car from Hendys but forget about after sales care."
  • "I then had to keep following up with calls everyday for over two weeks until he came back from a holiday he didn't mention and nobody else could help me out."
  • "I could never get through to the original salesperson and nobody else would process my refund."
  • "I asked for Hendys help multiple times but never heard back from them so I feel scammed."

Vehicle Quality & Selection

Pros:

  • "I've been really pleased with my new car, it was really well presented and met the description perfectly."
  • "Crazy amount of cars to choose."
  • "Brilliant car in fantastic condition."
  • "They had a great selection of stock and I was able to pick the perfect car."
  • "Great vehicles but as a customer I want to contact the correct person once I get to the reception desk I have experienced many times where you ask for sales and end up getting put to another department."
  • "Fantastic range of top quality cars and vans."
  • "The vehicle was exactly as described."

Cons:

  • "Just bought a brand new car and not even in one week I came 3 times to sort out a problem which was reported during the test drive."
  • "6 months down the line 1 paddle shifter stopped working."
  • "Couple of minor issues were resolved straight away."
  • "Unfortunately the brakes were squeaking almost immediately."
  • "The number plate has a Hendy advert on it which doesn't make the number plate the standard size!"
  • "The worst experience I have ever had! Thought it was going smoothly until got to 3rd week of having the car and it went faulty, engine light come on and dash light up like a Christmas tree!"
  • "After days of trying to contact after care team managed to get the car in the garage and got it “fixed” a week after being repaired the car was at fault again!"

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