Recently bought a Defender from Acklam Cars and dealt with Joe throughout. Hands down the easiest car purchase I’ve ever made. No pressure, no sales patter — just honest, straightforward serv... See more
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Acklam Cars has been established for over 20 years and has become a real success story improving year on year in all facets of the business. We focus on buying the very best stock, pricing it correctly using our live pricing strategy and ensuring that our customers are at the height of the business. The ethos of the garage from the very start of the process is to provide the customer with the best experience of buying and selling a car. Our teams are led by highly professional people who ultimately want the best for both the customer and the business, so whether you come to Acklam Cars to buy something special, or just to browse, we are here to offer you a very personal and memorable level of service. Since being founded in 2001, we have retailed and sold approximately 30,000 cars throughout the UK and overseas. We owe our success not only to ourselves and our team, but to our customers and their loyalty for choosing us and staying with us. We have the largest independent facility in Teesside, which is fully equipped with a purpose built forecourt and an indoor showroom. Selling and buying a wide range of cars and vehicles including sports, prestige and 4x4’s, we guide each one of our customers through the entire process of buying, finance arrangements, servicing and selling, ensuring a hassle-free experience for the customer. This is where our Heritage is found and where our success stems from. We pride ourselves on excellent reputation and the multiple awards granted to us over the years, including AutoTrader’s Customer Excellence Award 2020 and three year’s in a row CarGuru’s Top Rated Dealer Awards 2018, 2019, 2020. On top of this, we have thousands of internet reviews with over one thousand five star reviews on TrustPilot alone. We would like to offer our sincerest thank you to Acklam Cars customers of the past, present and future.
Acklam Car Centre
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- The North-East's largest independent Sports, Performance, Prestige and 4x4 dealership
- Whether you're at Acklam to buy something special, or you would just like to browse, we want to offer you a very personal level of service leaving you with a great impression and you wanting to come back. Here at Acklam Car Centre we are very proud to have the largest independent facility in Teesside which is fully equipped with a purpose built forecourt and indoor showroom. Selling and buying a wide range of cars and vehicles including prestige, 4x4 and sports, we guide each one of our customers through the entire process of buying, finance arrangements, servicing and selling ensuring a hassle-free experience for the customer. Since being founded, we have retailed and sold approximately 17,000 cars throughout the UK and overseas. Most importantly, we owe our success not only to ourselves and our team, but to our customers and their loyalty for choosing us and staying with us. This is where our Heritage is found and where our success stems from. We offer our sincerest thank you to Acklam Car Centre customers of past, present and future.
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237 Acklam Road, TS57AB, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
- 01642 813376
- enquiries@acklamcarcentre.co.uk
- acklamcarcentre.co.uk
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New car day
From start to finish joe and the team were on the ball jumped though hoops to sort out the real deal for both of us
This is the 3rd car I bought from them really over the moon with the service
Well what a truly wonderful Company to…
Well what a truly wonderful Company to deal with, these guys seriously know their trade.
They have all the attributes - Honest, Priced Fairly, Flexible, Perfect Detailing & Perfect Handover
Thank You Liam & The Team
Very friendly helpful and knowledgeable…
Very friendly helpful and knowledgeable dealership. They strive to go above and beyond with there customer service which is exactly what happened with my purchase, class act.
Acklam were very professional and what
Acklam were very professional and what. Great set up !
Great service as usual…
Great service as usual…. My second vehicle from them. I won’t buy from anyone else….
I would just like to thank Joe and all…
I would just like to thank Joe and all the team at Acklam Cars .
Very professional and nothing was too much .
This is my second car from Joe and hopefully see you in about 18months or so for another one .
Thanks again .
Great service no hassle and great…
Great service no hassle and great people thanks very much
My 3rd car purchase from Acklam Cars
My 3rd car purchase from Acklam Cars. Great selection of quality cars. Outstanding customer service from Paddy.
Paddy's customer service and…
Paddy's customer service and communication were first class, also at no point did I ever feel rushed whilst sorting paper work
Great company, great people, great cars!!
I bought my car from Acklam and was really impressed with the service. Paddy was helpful, readily available to answer any questions (even in his day off), straightforward, and made the whole process very smooth. I’m delighted with the car and would happily recommend Acklam cars to anyone looking for great service and quality vehicles.
Great dealership
Great company to deal with and premises are stunning adding to the whole experience. I dealt with Paddy and he always answered the phone and made trading my car against there’s seamless. Definitely deal with again cheers guys
This garage knows how to sell cars
This garage knows how to sell cars, how to buy cars and their customer service is premium grade.
Best experience ever car purchase and part ex experience with special mention to Joe
Outstanding service once again
Outstanding service once again from Joe and all the team at Aklam cars. I would highly recommend Aklam cars.
What A 5 Star Experience Followed With…
What A 5 Star Experience Followed With A 5 Star Service The Whole Team Lead By Joe Provides Something Special When Buying A Car Online.. I’ll Most Definitely Recommend Acklam Cars 👍
Excellent customer service yet again
Excellent customer service yet again
This is the second car I have purchased from Acklam cars
A big thank you to Joe and the team
I would highly recommend
Great customer service
Great customer service , Fantastic lads paddy did his best to secure a great deal and was a very professional service 100% all round .
Joe and the team at Acklam were great
Joe and the team at Acklam were great, would recommend anyone to buy a car here and will definitely be a returning customer.
Super easy to deal with
Super easy to deal with, cars are all exceptional and very efficient service throughout. So much so I bought my 2nd car from them within 6 months. Range Rover and Ferrari
Outstanding service yet again
Outstanding service yet again! This is the third car I’ve purchased from Acklam Car Centre, and every time they somehow manage to raise the bar even higher. Joe and the whole team are absolutely exceptional, knowledgeable, welcoming and genuinely committed to providing a first class experience. Nothing is ever too much trouble and they make the entire process smooth, stress-free and enjoyable.
Their professionalism, honesty and attention to detail are unmatched and it’s clear they take real pride in what they do. I can’t thank Joe and the staff enough for going above and beyond for me. I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to recommend Acklam Car Centre. They’re the best in the business!
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