Review of Stratstone - BMW Harrogate


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's with sadness I write this review

It's with sadness I write this review. I took my car in for a brake service with no issues at all about a month ago. After a check all round d I was advised to have rear pads done along with works on athe e brake which meant the price went from £155 to just under £600. I agreed to the work. So the issue began when my fiancé picked the car up and called me to say there is a loud sqealing noise from the car. I reported this straight away to the garage who said please bring the car back. As my partner was at home which is round the corner I said I can bring the car back at a more suitable time. So after no driving the car and being able to take it today. I was told I had to pay an extra £180 for diagnosis. But the issue has directly.been caused by the work. So I refused to pay for an issue caused by the garage. Someone eveve reported my partner had drive with the handbrake on which is a total lie as she had only spoken to David?! Now I'm left with an issue caused by BMW Harrogate who I feel now are just here to get as much out if you as possible. Very disheartened about the situation they have left me in. I now have to look at options in getting my money back for the work done and getting said issue fixed. Handled poorly by the service manager who at first gave a good impression. If you use them be wary of the upsell they even use your data on services to cold call to upsell service plans and I can only Imagine the script they use and David even said it is a poor way of going about things. I'm so disappointed after using the garage for many years.

June 14, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Stratstone

Hi Kyle,

We're disappointed to see you haven’t had a positive experience.

Satisfaction is one of our top priorities, so we would like to learn more about your experience to see if there is anything we can help with.

Please contact us at service.followup@evanshalshaw.com and we will ensure to put you in contact with the leadership team.

Thank you,
Customer Services