Swapfiets UK Reviews 

412
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Considering 89 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for their helpfulness, friendliness, and attentiveness, often going above and beyond. People consistently highlight the excellent and efficient service, noting the ease of bike swaps and repairs. Many appreciate the smooth, stress-free user experience, finding the service a welcome relief for urban cycling. However, some customers found the bikes frustrating to ride, noting that the brakes take getting used to, with some models requiring backpedaling. A few other people also felt that customer support was unhelpful or unresponsive, and some experienced issues with billing or incorrect charges.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy to book the appointment, service to your door. Bike exchanged immediately. I am taking a star of as the staff member who came around did not say a single word to me or my husband and just proc... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The delivery and installation went well. I ordered to rent the bike on 4 Sep and the earliest delivery schedule is 13 Sep which is for me, it is too long. They didn’t actually offer us additional s... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It was an easy and quick experience getting my bike swapped over for another one (at home) after getting a puncture. I would have given 5 stars if the wait hadn't been 4 days for someone to come to m... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Happy with the bike and service. Back breaks take a bit if getting used to, and the bike is heavy to ride around all day. But the ability to lock it pretty much anywhere is good, and have the peace o... See more

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  1. Bicycle Rental Service

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The modern bike membership | Free repairs - anytime, anywhere | Making cities more liveable


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4.3

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

I couldn't be more grateful for Swapfiets and their excellent service! I am renting an electric bike to help me get around in late pregnancy. Whenever there's been an issue the team have always been efficient, proactive and helpful.

June 29, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you for your feedback, we're super happy to hear this! 💙

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shady cancellation practices- avoid!

I gave written notice by email of my intention to cancel one month in advance, and returned my bike within this period. Despite this, they have charged me for a further month (because I didn’t email them my date of birth?). They have just sent my debt to a collection agency. The outstanding amount is less than £3. Avoid at all costs.

April 3, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Aisling,

Sorry to hear your request of cancelling could not be completed correctly!

When a subscription is terminated by e-mail or via phone call/whatsapp, we require a customer’s date of birth for verification to access in personal data.

We do our best to avoid including the debt collection agency by sending our members five email reminders in case of a missed payment. Only if the payment has not been done after five weeks, the invoice will be forwarded to the debt collection agency.

If you have any more questions about this, please send us an email support.uk@swapfiets.com

Best,
Team Swapfiets🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience at the store in…

Great experience at the store in Spitalfields! Got my Power 1 e-bike today and looking forward to my new commute.

May 18, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you so much for your kind review! Enjoy the bike 💙🤩🚲

Kind regards,
Nora from Swapfiets

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service

Incredibly rude telephone service. I upgraded to the Power 7 in March 2023, but wasn't advised that I would effectively receive two bills at the beginning of April, which has left quite a dent in my finances for the month - spoke to a woman on the phone who effectively told me that it was "my life, not hers" before hanging up the call.

Update: after waiting for a response to my complaint, I was offered a measley £10 off of my next bill. This is apparently an adequate compensation for the level of financial strain I was left under for a month. Incredibly poor customer value - when my contract is up, I will be looking elsewhere. Terrible service.

The point is that I wasn't advised about this double billing in one month and this lack of information led to a serious financial strain for me in that month - the rudeness of the advisor added further stress. No efficient or appropriate compensation or apology was offered.

April 7, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Bobbie,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience on the phone.
We will discuss your feedback with the team to make sure it does not happen again.

As for the charges, our bills always go out on the 1st of the month. If you start/upgrade a subscription after the 1st, the bill will be added to the next run. The amount you paid for the city bike in March should be credited to your account.
If you have any more questions about this, please send us an email at info@swapfiets.uk.

Kind regards,
Lotte

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you

Thank you for your good service today and your driver nice friendly chap today who got me back on two wheels

March 30, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the nice review, Donald!
We're glad you were able to get on your bike quickly!💙🤩🚲

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good and friendly service

Good and friendly service. Only issue was that I had to wait a bit over 48 hours to have my deficient bicycle replaced.

March 29, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the review, Johannes! 🤩
We are sorry your bike had issues, it doesn't happen often but it can happen unfortunately!
We definitely aim to offer repairs within 48hours, when possible!
Apologies, if this time the wait was a bit longer than expected.
We're glad to see you happy with our service, despite the inconvenience! 💙💙🚲

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good

Fast and good

March 29, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Alpha! Thanks for the review 🤩! Lovely to have you with us! 💙🚲💙

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad experience.you gyz gave me…

Very bad experience.you gyz gave me unfit cycle which is to hard for running..I really disappointed for that

March 25, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi! I'm sorry your bike had issues, it doesn't happen often but it can happen unfortunately: that's why repairs/replacing the bike is included in the service! If you want to contact us at info@swapfiets.co.uk (or +44 20 38 08 00 05) we can discuss this further! 💙💙

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I got a puncher in my bicycle

I got a puncher on my bicycle. The company member gave me a new bike in 5 minutes. It’s amazing

March 24, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

I'm glad you were able to get your bike swapped! Thanks for the kind review Patel 😊🚲💙

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ultra-efficient bike swap

Swapped my bike today, at my house. Got a message 20 min in advance and transaction done within 2 minutes. Absolutely brilliant

March 22, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you for the review, Willem!🤩
We're glad to see you satisfied with our service! 💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swap was easily scheduled

Swap was easily scheduled, and was done quickly and efficiently.

March 21, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the nice review, Theo!
We're glad you were able to get on your bike quickly!💙🤩🚲

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you

The team member who greeted me and made me feel very welcome. Accommodated very quickly to help me out.

March 17, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you so much for the positive review, Hannah! 💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast service

March 13, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you for the review,Riyaz!🤩
We're glad to see you happy with our service! 💙💙🚲

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience

Very good experience. Very helpful

March 11, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Mudassir! Thanks for the review 🤩! Lovely to have you with us! 💙🚲💙💪

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff are very much cooperative and…

Staff are very much cooperative and helpful solved my problem in minutes. Highly recommend and very good experienced

March 11, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you Hardik! 🤩🤩 I'm very happy to hear this! We really appreciate you spending time to leave a review! 💙💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I showed up right when the shop was…

I showed up right when the shop was closing. The lights were off and the two guys were ready to go home after a long day, no doubt. They could have refused to serve me, but they kindly stopped what they were doing and took care of my needs - I wanted to swap my bike for a new one because I had been riding it for nearly 9 months and the rear light was busted. Five minutes later I was on my way on the same bike (new) with a rear light working. Thank you. Love the service even more now.

P.S. We forgot to test the bell. It doesn’t work well (gets stuck). So, I’ll be back.

March 11, 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi James! I'm so glad to hear it, I'm actually quite proud to have colleagues like this! 🤩 Thank you for these kind words. Feel free to come back to change the bell whenever you want! 💙💙💙🚲

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