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4.9

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Considering 392 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently mention that the sales team is exceptionally helpful, professional, and welcoming, ensuring a relaxed atmosphere without any unrequested pressure to purchase. Buyers consistently appreciate the remarkably smooth purchasing process, thorough guidance through vehicle features, and efficient communication maintained throughout. People also highlight the fantastic vehicle selection available, noting that cars are well prepared and presented in pristine condition upon collection. Consumers consistently report top-tier customer service, emphasizing quick response times, seamless trade-in deals, and accommodating staff members who go above and beyond. Many reviewers state they would gladly recommend the dealership to family and friends for future vehicle purchases.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was not looking forward to car shopping! Luckily, I found a lovely little Polo, low mileage and very clean. Paul made the experience pain free, very efficient, knowledgeable and friendly service. Pick... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having recently purchased a Ford Focus Vignale the customer service I received from all the team was first class.A special thanks must go to Will,Stew and Jamie for sorting a few little niggly things... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saw a car I really liked and dale was so helpful explaining everything about the car the finance and any questions I had. Stewart also was great they were very polite and friendly would definitely r... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great car selection and no unrequested pressure from sales staff to buy until help was needed. Once we decided on a car the purchasing process was straighforward, again with no pressure to upsell serv... See more

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  1. Used Car Dealer

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We are a used car specialist based in Shiremoor, Newcastle Upon Tyne. We are based at the north end of the Cobalt Business Park, and we are only 1 mile from the Silverlink Shopping Park, covering Whitley bay, Wallsend, North Shields, Tynemouth, North Tyneside & the North East. We offer quality used cars at very affordable prices. If you are looking for fantastic savings on your first car or looking to upgrade, you can be sure that you will find competitive prices and the best service from Redgate Lodge. Bosch Car Service – Redgate Lodge positioned in North Tyneside, opposite The Village Hotel at The Cobalt, have some fantastic offers on MOT, Car Servicing, Engine Diagnostics, Exhausts, Car Batteries and Discount Tyres at trade prices. Book in online or request a quote for any car repairs you may have. Redgate Lodge Bodyshop is situated on Westmorland Road in North Shields. We have a fully operational vehicle body shop that takes care of all of our bodywork and we have two large vehicle ovens, large enough for vans.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paul was super helpful and patience…

Paul was super helpful and patience with me as first time buyer! I now know everything I need. Car was super clean and such good condition! Thanks again Paul, super chuffed with my little A1

September 11, 2026
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Thanks for the great review! Enjoy your new car

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a car through Will

Bought a car through Will.
A pleasure to deal with and hassle free.
Wouldnt hesitate recommending them at all.
Keep up the excellent service guys. 😊👍

September 5, 2026
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Thanks for the great review! Enjoy your new car

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ford Focus Vignale

Having recently purchased a Ford Focus Vignale the customer service I received from all the team was first class.A special thanks must go to Will,Stew and Jamie for sorting a few little niggly things which were all done to my complete satisfaction.Will in particular is a personable young lad and clearly has strong customer focussed work ethic.Many thanks again to all the team.
George McCaughey.

September 7, 2026
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Thanks for your fantastic review, George. We’re delighted the team looked after you so well. We really appreciate your kind words and hope you enjoy your Focus Vignale!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

FIRST RATE EXPERIENCE FROM START TO FINISH.

Firstly the selection of cars is second to none. I'd reserved a car online but having got there if that one hadn't been perfect I certainly would not have left empty handed. I've never seen so many beautiful cars in one place. Paul Laidler who helped me though the whole process was a amazing. No pressure put on to buy anything , patiently tutoring me through an automatic gearbox for the first time. Nothing was too much trouble. After I had already agreed the sale and paid they still changed the two front tyres so all four matched. Great service. I aim to keep the car for a good few years but when it's time for a new one I'll definitely return to Redgate Lodge.

September 5, 2026
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Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted Paul made the whole experience relaxed and pressure free. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back when the time comes!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a great experience with Paul…

I had a great experience with Paul laidler at Redgate Lodge. Paul give me the full information of the car and explains everything in full. So happy I came here to buy my new car. Thanks Paul

September 5, 2026
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Thanks for your lovely review. We’re delighted Paul gave you all the information you needed and made everything so clear and straightforward. We really appreciate your kind words, enjoy your new car!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent, came in seen a car come back next day to collect. Paul laidler was the sales person, he explained everything to us, easy simple no hassle at all.

September 4, 2026
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Thanks for the great review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Paul has been absolutely fantastic…

Paul has been absolutely fantastic throughout the whole process, my first time buying a new car and I didn’t really know what I was doing, but Paul went through and explained everything to me, and I couldn’t be happier. I couldn’t recommend Paul and Redgate Lodge any more highly.

September 4, 2026
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Thanks for your lovely review. We’re delighted Paul made your first car buying experience so easy and straightforward. We really appreciate your recommendation and kind words!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome service from start to finish…

Awesome service from start to finish extremely helpful and I am extremely impressed with the whole service thank you Dale for such good service

September 4, 2026
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Thanks for your lovely review. We’re so pleased Dale looked after you so well and that you were impressed with the service from start to finish. We really appreciate your kind words!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service so quick and efficient…

Amazing service so quick and efficient and extremely friendly- smooth process from start to finish and excellent value and vehicle thank you so much Dale for your outstanding service

September 4, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your lovely review. We’re so pleased that you’re happy with your vehicle. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words on to Dale! 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Car auctioned and sold with money in the bank all within 1 week…

They offered virtually the auction price for the car and rang to advise when it would be collected and arrived as agreed and paid and took car all completed within about 40 mins - so very good experience. The guy I dealt with at the house was great - no complaints from me. 😁

September 3, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your great review. We’re delighted we could offer you a great price and make the whole process so quick and straightforward. We really appreciate your kind words about our collection team and are pleased everything went smoothly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Dealt with Will, great help and made purchase and part exchange easy. Very good service all round.

Dave R, Fife, Scotland

September 3, 2026
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Thanks for the great review, Dave!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service start to finish

John and Dan collected my car after a really good offer was made through Motorway. Professional and friendly service from start to finish from the first phone call to driving the car away. Will go directly to them in the future next time I sell a car

September 3, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted John and Dan made the whole process so smooth and professional, from the initial offer through to collection. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to helping you again in the future! 😊

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well when you get sold a "lemon" I…

Well when you get sold a "lemon" I didnt believe it could be true

I called on a Friday said the car was good and ready to go its passed all the checks in the "200" point check and then some

I arrived on a Sunday after taking a days sick and driving 3/4 hours from the Midlands to arrive and see the outside of the car gleaming and the inside and the under bonnet aswell

Luckily I know something about cars
After careful inspection there was leaks in the injectors on 2 out of the 4
And There was what was best described as a pond in the rear boot and the front brake discs were not up to scratch for the tiguan (uneven brake wear)

After all discussions with will he said he would get it all sorted no issue at all but I would have to wait to get the car as a mechanic had to look over it

Imagine being told that after 3/4 drive to have to drive back in the car you was going to p/e

Communication was poor not kept in the loop unless I asked got to the Wednesday finally some clarity and was told the car has the issues resolved they have fixed the brakes, injectors have been cleaned and reseated also the leak into the boot had been fixed
All is good !

Got told car would then be delivered to my address and someone would take mine back and I would be given the £400 ceramic coating as a apology

The Car definitely didnt have that applied

Fully expected the car to be delivered on the back of a trailer but car arrived driven by someone who just slapped 190 miles on it and was given a fuel tank empty.

Did my little walk around once it arrived plugged a scanner into it car was FULL of different codes including airbag codes etc
Told the lad who dealt with it his response was "I could plug a scanner into every car in the lot here and they would all throw some form of code"

Exactly what you need to hear after paying 28k for a car

Cleared codes and a air bag one stayed luckily figured out it was just a seat belt retention fix

After owning the car for a couple weeks now and after the recent storms I go to the back of the car to find guess what a nice pool of water sitting in the boot

After doing a lot of youtubing found that it was a 2 rear drainage holes that was FULL OF WATER AND MUD. Shame I cant add photos and videos cause it's all documented

Truly love the car but been let down by the garage and given the stock they have i thought it would of been good but it's more like a trade centre UK kind of deal

Get the sale and get rid of the car asap

So all in all solid 3/10 rating for the garage and would highly! Recommend you take someone who knows cars before even going into this place cause the service is just not good enough and the quality should be 10x better given the stock they have in there lots

Will was nice enough and helped where he could but the higher ups and mechanics need to actually check what's going on after the issues the car had were not checked or in the boot case rectified

August 16, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We are naturally disappointed to read your review, particularly as a number of the points raised don't reflect the considerable efforts our team made to resolve your concerns.

Firstly, we completely appreciate your frustration at travelling a considerable distance to collect the vehicle and then discovering items which required further attention. This wasn't the experience we wanted you to have and, once the concerns were brought to our attention, we agreed that the vehicle should remain with us so they could be investigated and rectified before you took delivery.

The issues you raised were subsequently attended to by our workshop. As a further gesture of goodwill, we arranged for the vehicle to be delivered approximately 190 miles to your home address at no cost to you, collected your part-exchange vehicle and also arranged for Williams Ceramic Coat to be applied to the vehicle free of charge.

We are therefore disappointed to read the suggestion that our approach is simply to "get the sale and get rid of the car", as the actions taken by our team in this instance demonstrate quite the opposite.

Regarding the diagnostic codes mentioned in your review, modern vehicles can store historic and intermittent fault codes for a variety of reasons, and the presence of a stored code does not necessarily mean there is a current fault with the vehicle. Nevertheless, we appreciate that the explanation you received at the time could have been communicated more professionally and reassuringly.

More importantly, you have now advised that water has returned to the boot area following recent heavy rain. If the original water ingress issue has not been fully resolved, then naturally we want the opportunity to investigate this further rather than leave you with an outstanding concern.

One of our team will be contacting you directly to discuss this and arrange the appropriate next steps.

We're pleased to hear that you genuinely love the car, but we're sorry that aspects of your experience have left you feeling disappointed. We take customer feedback seriously and will also be reviewing the preparation and communication surrounding your purchase internally.

Redgate Lodge Motor Group

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The process was very straightforward

The entire process was exceptionally straightforward. The customer service was highly personalized, and I am incredibly grateful to Mr. Paul Souter for his outstanding assistance. He was fantastic throughout and organized the sale with impressive speed and efficiency. Thank you very much, Paul.

August 30, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted Paul made everything so easy and hassle-free, and that you’re so happy with your new car. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to seeing you again! 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant garage.

Great experience buying my lovely Ford. Paul S sorted every small detail for me. No hassle, no stress and a fantastic car! Will be back in four years for the next one! Highly recommend this garage.

August 25, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted Paul made everything so easy and hassle-free, and that you’re so happy with your new Ford. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to seeing you again! 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class service

From the fist call to pick up of the car was first class we delt with will a pure gentleman very clear on everything would highly recommend Redgate lodge motor group to anyone

August 28, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted Will made everything so clear and straightforward from your first call through to collection. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope you enjoy your new car! 😊

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a superb dealership

What a superb dealership! I was incredibly well looked after by Dale, who couldn’t do enough for me after my long trip up to the north east. I wouldn’t have any hesitation to use these guys again. Thanks Redgate Lodge 😁

August 28, 2026
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Reply from Redgate Lodge

Thanks for your fantastic review. We’re delighted Dale looked after you so well, especially after your long journey to the North East. We really appreciate your kind words and recommendation, and hope to see you again in the future! 😊

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