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Pete Francis

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of National Holidays


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Scotland's Beautiful Banffshire ?

We were picked up from Rotherham Bus station an hour late.No explanation was given why so when we arrived at the hotel in Peterhead, Scotland we had literally 25minutes to get ready for dinner .Not a good start. Day one we were taken to Cruden Bay for 1hour. Nothing there except a cafe. We were then taken to Aberdeen where we had 4hrs. The city was like any other with your usual shop chains and was a bit filthy tbh.Day 2 we were taken to Ballindalloch Castle for 3 hrs. Nice castle but again we just sat in the cafe for most of it as it rained which couldn’t be helped. Finally day 3 we were taken to Banff and then to Fraserburgh. These small towns had nothing. Banff had The Spotty Bag shop which was basically a small B&M with a cafe upstairs. Fraserburgh was a small town with a few pubs and charity shops.
And that’s it! This tour was named “ Scotland's Beautiful Banffshire”. Couldn’t be further from the truth. We’ve been on tours with Wallace Arnold,Maxfields and Skill’s in the past and we’re all a hundred times better than this. The Waterside Hotel in Peterhead wasn’t much better. We passed a multitude of different distilleries but never had the opportunity to go in one of them! The driver was pleasant enough but never talked. Previous coach holidays the driver pointed out stuff and gave mini history lessons. Nothing here though.
When we got home we just scratched our heads and said to ourselves “What on earth was that?” Sorry but I wouldn’t travel with you again.
Forgot to point out that you advertise the coach was equipped with a toilet,coffee machine and “free” water. We were told the minute we set off that the toilet was there for “emergencies” as wasn’t to be used. I talked to others on the trip and some really wanted to use the toilet but had to hold it until we got to the next toilet stop. Not very good considering most were elderly

June 30, 2025
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Reply from National Holidays

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations, particularly regarding the late pickup, destinations, and coach facilities.
We will review your comments about the itinerary, the driver's commentary, and the onboard amenities to improve our tours.

I am sorry to read that you don't feel that National Holidays is for you - we have hundreds of fabulous holidays so I do hope you take a look at some of our other offers. Kind regards Monica

Review of Evans Halshaw


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

No reply to enquiry

I have purchased 5 cars from the Rotherham Ford branch over the last several years. I’m wanting some information regarding the dates and registration numbers in order to find out if I can claim anything regarding mis-sold car finance.This was 2 weeks ago and although I received a confirmation email to my enquiry I’ve heard nothing back through a letter,email or phonecall.
Come on Evan’s Halshaw you’ll have all this information to hand

February 10, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Evans Halshaw

Hi Pete,

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,
Evans Halshaw Customer Services

Review of Movavi


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Grossly overpriced for what it does


Purchased the slideshow maker for £38 but if I’m wanting effects I now have to pay nearly £90 for a year or £28 a month !?!
I wish I’d not bothered and stuck to my Adobe software.

January 24, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Movavi

Hello!

Thank you for your review. We are very sorry that you have such an impression of the program.

You can use the basic set of effects, which is provided free of charge when purchasing the program. Additional sets of effects can be purchased with a separate subscription. This opens access to all existing sets and those that will be released during the subscription period.

Best wishes,
Movavi.

Review of Ripe photography insurance


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good experience

After a few hiccups I finally got my claim settled.Thanks

February 3, 2024
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Reply from Ripe photography insurance

Thanks for leaving us a review! It’s really important to us that we make our customers happy, so your feedback is really appreciated. If you have any further comments on how we can make your experience so far even better, then please get in touch.

Review of Evans Halshaw


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ANOTHER bad experience

I pay nearly £250 a year for ford service with Evans Halshaw.I got a nearly new car from the Rotherham branch about a year ago.Unfortunately the side lights on the car never worked so on the first service I notified them that this needed to be sorted.Along with the sat nav which had the previous owners address on it which I couldn't erase from the system.Also the ford sync/carplay worked intermittently.I had to postpone my service for a week but when I eventually took it in and received it back NONE of the above were dealt with.So now I'm having to take it back.Thoroughly disappointed with them again.I'm going to take it to another garage to see if any of the other listed things they said they did actually took place

June 14, 2018
Unprompted review

Reply from Evans Halshaw

Hi Pete

Thank you for taking the time to speak to me today,

I am truly sorry for the issues you have had with the dealership and that the issues you notified them off were not corrected. I appreciate this must have been frustrating for you.

However I am happy to hear that you have rebooked the appointment for these to be addressed. As discussed I have passed the details over to the relevant manager and asked that they do contact you in the next 48 working hours to discuss this further with you.

If you do require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks,
Emily – Customer Service Specialist