Westwoodmotorgroup Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Looking at 27 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for being exceptionally professional, friendly, and helpful during every single interaction throughout the process. People genuinely appreciate the prompt communication and highly efficient service provided when arranging various vehicle rentals or making new purchases. Many consumers note that the dedicated team always goes above and beyond to swiftly meet urgent daily needs and resolve any unexpected issues. Long-term clients frequently mention returning repeatedly due to the reliable quality, great knowledge, and completely smooth process from start to finish. Reviewers emphasize that dealing with the organization is always a pleasure, resulting in stress-free arrangements and dependable ongoing support.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A huge thank you to everyone at Westwood Motor Group for helping me out at such short notice 🚘 When my car unexpectedly needed repairs, they sorted me with a hire car almost immediately, mean... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Westwood Wigan are absolutely brilliant. They have been supplying me a large number of rental vans for the last 6 months with great service and professionalism. Our demands move so fast yet they adap... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't recommend Westwood highly Enough! Jason and Beth go above and beyond to ensure our needs are met each and every time we hire from them. I hire multiple vans every month and wouldn't even cons... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience buying a van from Westwood motor group. Jack who facilitated the deal was great at communicating with us as well as Sam who delivered the van - both very professional and lovely peopl... See more

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Est. in 1987, we have provided car and van rental from our site in Wigan to the rest of the U.K. We are proud members of the BVRLA, and the Official Supplier and Sponsor of Wigan Athletic. Offering some of the very best prices backed up with our price check guarantee, whatever size of fleet we can help; providing you with a fast, friendly and efficient service. Whether it's Daily Hire, our Flexible Rental or Contract Hire options, we provide a fantastic vehicle at a great price, backed up with a superior service. Receive free upgrades and additional discounts when you open a Business Account with us. Our fleet vehicles are maintained to the highest standards, which are available to purchase with full service history.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would never use this company ever again…

Would never use this company ever again and would strongly advise all future customers to stay away. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I purchased a Ford transit van from your Westwood branch in Wigan on the 4/1/21 I also paid for a roof rack to be installed .
I absolutely love the van everything was brilliant with it 2-3 days after buying I was getting my ladders off the roof rack and noticed a big hole on the roof by the back door I phoned Mike at Westwood Wigan and told him about this and sent him pictures of the hole .
Mike came back to me and said we will get it fixed I wasn’t happy with getting it fixed as I paid £24,240 for a van that had a hole in it I have a pre delivery inspection check list and it says nothing wrong with the van I also said to Mike that I don’t know what water damage that could of caused which Mike replied no Jimmy it’s double skinned there that won’t have any water damage
I was then saying no I want the van swapping so Mike said wait till March till I get some new vans in we will sort it so I said ok I put duck tape over the hole so no more water could get in
I spoke to black horse finance so they could get involved as I was told they own the van I recieved a letter off Blackhorse on 11/2/21 the 2 options I have is get it fixed and have £200 compensation or come out of agreement and get my money back
It took me 6 months to find the right van so I was not prepared to give it back as I would have no van for work and I didn’t want it fixing as I didn’t know what damage rain water had done to it
When we got to March I phoned Mike to see what vans had come in there was a few that would be suitable for what I needed
Mike then said we will give you £19,500 for you van in part ex and the new van was £3,000 more than what I paid for my van so it was going to cost me £7,740 to get a van with nothing wrong with it
I think this is an absolute insult that Mike was expecting me to pay £7,740 for a van that is fit for purpose when none of this is my fault
So in the meantime I have had to use the van for work and a message came up on dashboard saying steering malfunction I got the AA out to it and they said it has to go into fords booked it into fords so I lost 2days work cause I couldn’t drive it Ford took the van in and reprogrammed it when I went back to pick up van the technician turned the van on and all the lights on dash lit up he said has that ever happened before I said no he then said you can’t drive this van so another 2 days work lost also I couldn’t get a curtisy van off fords as log book was not in my name now this is in June and log book still hadn’t been sent of this has since been rectified so I got talking to the technician in fords and was telling him about the problems and told him about the hole in the roof he said he would have a look next day I went to pick it up and the technician said the problem with the lights on dash board was water has got to the electrics behind panelling in back of van also clutch is starting to go
All I am looking for is a van that is fit for purpose I am having all this headache threw no fault of my own I am not willing to get it fixed because I don’t know what more problems will happen in future because of this.
Sent an email to Katie the general manager and she said it was with the legal team and I will have a decision buy the close of play 9/8/21
Since then I have tried to contact Katie on numerous occasions and she is either on the phone or in a meeting and she would get back to me. I am still waiting to hear from her.

August 31, 2021
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks for your review, although I think anyone reading it will draw an entirely different conclusion to the one you ostensibly have.

To summarise what you yourself have said and to fill in the bits you omitted;
• You bought a used van from us, which you say you were delighted with.
• You noticed an issue with the used van
• You reported the issue to us, we offered to put it right (as per the warranty) - you refused
• We offered to bring you a same size van as a courtesy replacement to use while the issue with your van was resolved - you refused
• We didn’t have a sufficiently similar used van to give you a like for like exchange at the time so we offered you a full refund - you refused
• You spoke to the finance company, who told you your van could either be fixed as we’d offered along with a goodwill gesture of £200, or you could get a refund - you refused both options
• You continually rejected every single offer we made to try to resolve matters for the following 7 months, all the while driving round in a van you claimed not to be happy with.
• You threatened us with a letter from your solicitor, at which point and to avoid further harassment of our team, you were, quite reasonably, (given that we could not offer you anything you would accept), advised that future communication should therefore be between your solicitor and our legal team and we would not say anything further to you directly until that was received. This has so far not been received and you have instead persisted on repeatedly calling us directly.

As any reasonable person reading the above will no doubt acknowledge, a used commercial vehicle, even one that’s only a year old might have issues that come to light after it’s been purchased, which is why we offer a warranty, unfortunately, despite our attempts to honour that warranty you wouldn’t allow us to put the issue right.

Your review appears to infer that the current problems are related to the original issue you reported, however, even if this is the case (which, however unlikely, it may or may not be), your refusal to allow us to put it right at the outset may well have exacerbated the issue. It’s unreasonable to blame this on us.

It’s also possible that the new issues are entirely unrelated to the first. Naturally, we’ll offer to put right anything that’s covered by a warranty, but wear and tear, any failure to maintain and any user caused issues are beyond the scope of what is covered. A lot can happen in 7 months and without being able to inspect the van to give a fair and reasonable overview of any faults and the probable cause of them, it’s impossible to know the correct course to take as to whether they’re our responsibility or yours.

Having reviewed the circumstances, I am satisfied that the Westwood team have gone above and beyond what would be expected of them in terms of professionalism and customer service in order to try to provide amicable, fair and reasonable solutions for you, however, we can’t force you to accept those solutions and discussions on the matter are lengthy and circular.

I can tell you, that I have instructed my team not to communicate with you further and we await the promised solicitor’s letter so that our legal team can respond properly in order to bring the matter to a conclusion. It give me no pleasure to do that, but there doesn’t seem to be an alternative when we’ve already offered more than anyone would consider reasonable.

Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star service received from Nichola…

Just returned our hire van from our trip to Cornwall. 5 star service received from Nichola Cheetham from start to finish she made the process easy. Polite and friendly. Will certainly be back to hire from this company again.

August 8, 2021
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks Karen, I do hope you had a pleasant time in Cornwall add look forward to welcoming you again. Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hired a van at very short notice to…

Hired a van at very short notice to move appliances into my daughter's new home.
Fantastic service at a great rate,would highly recommend.From booking in to returning the van,it was all smooth and the van was fantastic.

April 10, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

1st Class Service

Always a Pleasure dealing with Westwood, had a few large transits from them on hire, and a Luton over the past few weeks. Nichola Cheetham was very professional and friendly. A great service at a great price. Will definatley be using them again

March 5, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service as ever

I have used this company a few times in business and for private use , i have always found them pleasant and professional and great value for money , my latest booking with them was handled in a kind and understanding manor as my plans had been interrupted and Nichola tried and succeeded in helping me, i would highly recommend this company .
Mr Chadwick

March 3, 2021
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Our Nichola is an absolute credit to us and I'm sorry things didn't work out for you and so glad Nic' was able to do what she could to help you out. Thanks for taking the trouble to leave a review, passing on praise like this is one of the highlights of my day. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rented a small van to pick some tools…

Rented a small van to pick some tools up. Nicola the Lady I dealt with was extremely helpful and a pleasure to deal with. This is what you need in the morning, a lovely smiling face.

January 13, 2021
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks Alan, you've made Nichola's day, which means even more people get to see her smile! - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

. Great customer experience.

I would highly recommend Westwood motor group. Quick, clear and efficient.
Great customer experience.

December 21, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks for that recommendation Ian, I hope you'll choose us again next time. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service from Nichola

Amazing customer service from Nichola! She was so nice & incredibly helpful, never left any questions unanswered. 100% recommend :)

December 7, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks Chelle for taking the trouble to leave us a review and for letting us know what a great asset our Nichola is to the Westwood team. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Van rental

Needed a van to move some heavy furniture from Liverpool to Wigan.
Staff were very helpful, friendly and professional.
The paperwork was simple and quick to complete.
The van itself was brilliant, very clean, easy on fuel and easy to drive.
Would definitely recommend, great company

October 31, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks very much for your review and your endorsement Terry. I'm so glad we were able to play our part helping you move your furniture. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company

Since the commencement of my contract, I have not had any issues with my vehicles nor contract.
I have had excellent service from the team on the rare occassion I have contacted them.
I would recommend Westwood Motors.

October 12, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

I couldn't ask for a better endorsement than that Gary, thanks so much for leaving us such a glowing review. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer Services

I've Contacted Westwood motors twice in regards to 2 vehicles I was interested in buying. The first time was a telephone conversation with a sales rep (cannot remember the ladies name). She was pleasant and took my details ensuring me that she would get back to me. Unfortunately the phone call didn't happen. I tried again a few months later via their email request online form but again received no reply. I was disappointed as I run a business myself and know the worth of good customer services. Westwood you really need to answer and follow up on the requests from your potential clients. Its not professional to ignore people no matter what their requests. If it was a one off incident then I could understand it but it happened twice to me and I assume other people too.
In response to Westwood motors reply:
I totally understand that things go wrong from time to time it happens to every business.
Sorry to hear some clients haven't been honest in their reviews, I've been truthful in my review but can understand your disappointment at not having more information to enable you to follow this up.
I've contacted you this month about a ford custom van, it has my email on there so you should be able get in contact with me direct unless there's a problem with your website.
This is not a fake review and you should be able to contact me to confirm with the information above.

September 24, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

I'm always concerned when we receive a review that’s less than positive and look to establish the facts so that we can identify what’s gone wrong so that we can apologise and put things right.

I think everyone understands that with the best will in the world, things do go awry from time to time, even for us, We have systems in place to ensure that all our interactions with our customers and potential customers are smooth and professional, specifically to avoid situations where callbacks and responses are missed. However, without being able to identify the anonymous reviewer, we’re at a disadvantage in that it’s hard to respond to this review, or to investigate what (if anything) went wrong.

Sadly, the internet in general and Trustpilot specifically, allows anyone to post anything they like anonymously, so we have, in the first instance, requested more information from the reviewer so we can investigate. As a businesses which prides itself on our service and reputation, we’re acutely aware that reviews aren’t always what they seem. For example, an ex-customer who had happily hired from us for years, fell so far behind in his rental payments that we were left with no choice but to repossess our vehicle. Following this, he dedicated himself to defaming us on every review site he could find, including this one (see below).

Good reviews tell us what we’re doing right, bad reviews help us improve, but fake reviews help no-one. If there’s a genuine grievance, I’d be the first to hold up my hands and express our regret, but I’d be doing the hard working Westwood team a disservice if I apologised based on an accusation I can’t substantiate and therefore may not be true. So I’d be grateful if the reviewer would provide me more information to allow me to comment further.


*** Follow Up ***
The reviewer has responded in part to our response for which we're grateful, but unfortunately, because we operate a fleet which contains approximately 600 Transit Custom vans alone and receive, on average 140 emails a day, narrowing things down to look at the specific circumstances is still a little difficult. However, we acknowledge that the reviewer couldn't be expected to know this and in any case isn't obliged to provide us any additional feedback at all. So we appreciate the extra effort made to follow up constructively.

While we hope that the reported issues with two contact attempts are just an unfortunate alignment of circumstances (such as transcription errors, undelivered emails etc), we're never complacent about such things and always seek to improve where we're able.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and helpful staff…

Excellent service and helpful staff especially from Bethan

September 12, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

You're very kind Brian, thanks for letting me know what a great job our Bethan is doing - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dealt with Westwood now for nearly 2…

Dealt with Westwood now for nearly 2 years amazing service for all the team especially Bethan who has helped me from day one would highly recommend

June 27, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks so much for the endorsement Liam, always a pleasure. Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just bought a VW Golf R from Westwood…

Just bought a VW Golf R from Westwood Motor Group and the service we recieved was outstanding, Bethan went above and beyond to make sure that the transaction went smoothly. The car was delivered to our door step as described and in Immaculate condition. I will be highly recommending everyone to Westwood Motor Group

May 7, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

You’re very kind Nikki, thanks so much for taking the trouble to leave us and Bethan such a glowing endorsement. It was a true pleasure to deliver and to see the smiles this fantastic car was greeted with. Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service as always

Brilliant service as always. Cheers Mark.

January 22, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Always a pleasure Mark, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top Marks

Great to deal with and did everything they could to get my van ready for collection asap after being without a vehicle. Ryan was particularly helpful.

January 14, 2020
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks Dave for taking the time to let us know what a great job our Ryan and the team are doing and for leaving us a 5 star review - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pleasure to deal with and fantastic car

I had been looking for a grey Kia Sportage 4 2018 + near me but there weren’t any. I saw one that Westwood were selling at a great price, but it had a note that there was outstanding finance. From the moment I spoke with Kate she was very helpful, and I ended up travelling from Scotland to Wigan (over 200 miles) to buy it within days.

Kate arranged for one of their team to pick me up from Manchester train station, which I was very grateful for because my train was over an hour late and Stuart waited patiently for me at the train station.

The car was in perfect condition and finance was cleared for me coming down. Would happily use them again and would recommend them to others.

Thank you, Kate for all your help and Stuart for waiting patiently for me!

December 1, 2019
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks so much Jennifer for taking the time to write us such a glowing review, I've been delighted to hear about how Kate and Stuart have done a terrific job looking after you and passed on your praise.

I do hope you had a pleasant and safe journey back to Scotland and are enjoying your new Sportage. Thanks again for choosing Westwood. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New Toyota Proace

Just picked up my new Toyota Proace
Been using Westwood for over 15 years and never had any problems whatsoever
Nice pleasant transaction from ordering to collection
Highly Recommended

October 29, 2019
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

You're very kind Andy, it was a pleasure as always. Thanks for choosing Westwood once again and thanks also for taking the trouble to leave us a 5 star review. - Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always a superb service

Always a superb service. Kate and the team are always on hand to help to make sure we have what we need.

October 25, 2019
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

It's always a pleasure to see you Lesley and thanks once again for choosing Westwood to expand your fleet further. I hope your sporty new pair of Golf R32's make you smile! Chris Melling (Managing Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Horse Box Hire

My 1st time hiring the 3.5 tonne horse box this weekend and the box itself was brand new top spec, lovely to drive and very spacious for me and my horse and all his belongings. The box has a camera which gives you lots of reassurance that your horse is safe and allows you to have a calm drive transporting your horse. The staff at Westwood were very professional and friendly from start to finish with nothing being any trouble. We made use of the living area; fridge, gas stove and bunk beds which were also another great benefit. Very well priced for the high standard of customer service and the vehicle itself. I will definately be hiring from here again. We loved travelling in style. Kirsty

October 21, 2019
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Reply from Westwoodmotorgroup

Thanks so much Kirsty for taking the time and trouble to give us such lovely feedback and for leaving us a 5 star rating. We look forward to welcoming you back and speeding you on your way the next time you're planning an equestrian adventure. Chris Melling (Managing Director)

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