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4.9

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Managed to get an appointment that suited me. Young lad called Reece installed front and cameras. He then went through down loading the app and showed me all i needed to know. Very knowledgeable... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After local research for a hard wired Dash Camera, I found Carcomms very informative, compassionate and respectful. Booked in for fitting at their premises for 3pm. Lady fitter arrived on time and in... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The installer was professional and polite. The price was good. Two other companies said they would not install my dashcam onto my vehicle (Ford Ranger). The cable is well hidden with no damage at all.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pre purchased a NEXTBASE front and rear Dashcam and arranged for CYGNAL to install it. Arrived on site at 8am and after discussing the install with Camilla and Steve, Camilla installed the two camer... See more

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  1. Car Security System Installer

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Cygnal Ltd. Professional fitting of Emergency Blue Lighting, Vehicle Tracking, Parking Sensors, Immobilisers, Dash Cams and Reversing Cameras in Durham and the North East.


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4.9

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dash cam not fitted correctly and poor customer service

Buyer beware...
I had a front and rear dash cam fitted to my Discovery sport on the 30th of March at home.
Since the install I have had constant problems with the camera stating that the battery required charging every time I turned off the ignition. I assumed that the camera could possible be faulty and I contacted the Nextbase technical team. I was advised to bypass the mount and plug the hardwired lead into the camera, this did not work. I contacted Cygnal and was advised that if their wiring was not at fault that I would have to pay a further £50 this is on top of the original cost of £102 for the fit so I declined.
The constant sound of the low battery alarm has been really annoying and I also had the added worry that the parking feature would not be working.
So two weeks ago I contacted Nextbase again who advised me to fit the 12/24 volt adapter directly into the camera, this was missing from the box so I obtained another one and this has solved the problem I have been using the adapter since and have not had one low battery warning proving that either the wiring has not been fitted to a permanent live fuse or that the wiring is faulty.
The hardwired lead fitted by Cygnal will not even power the camera on now without starting the car this is not much good as I wanted the camera especially for the parking feature.
I contacted Cygnal again last week after testing the adapter and I was assured that they would sort it out and they would ring me to arrange this and I am still waiting!!
I am really disappointed in this company as I researched them first and because of the good reviews I was willing to pay twice the fitting price that I would have paid elsewhere to get a professional fitting unfortunately this is not been the case and I will now have to go to another company to sort this out at my expense.
Pathetic customer service!

May 16, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Sherrie,

I'm sorry to hear about your experience with us.

The first time you contacted us, we arranged a date and time for an engineer to have a look at your camera, but you then cancelled this appointment, telling us you had spoken to Nextbase and the problem had been fixed.
Since you last contacted us, a member of our sales team has tried to contact you again on multiple occasions but has been unable to speak to you yet.

If you are still having issues with your dash camera, please get in touch and we will have an engineer look into the problem for you.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Contacted via the website to arrange a dash cam fitting at home. Prompt responses, decent price and the fitter has done an excellent job. Would highly recommend.

May 12, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Simon,
Thank you, we appreciate your feedback.
Please keep us in mind for any future work you might need :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from carcomms

Great service from carcomms, contacted via Email to ask questions and arrange fitting for our own dashcams at home. My Emails were responded to promptly and answered each question asked, also arranged fitting for a time suitable to us. The fitter arrived within the time frame given. Dashcams fitted professionally. Myself and my husband are very pleased with the service we received. We would recommend Carcomms to anyone.

May 6, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Julie,
Thank you for your feedback, we're glad you're happy with the service provided :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service start to finish

Excellent customer service prior to the actual installation with regular updates regarding time and who would be installing the dashcam. Steve, the installation technician was prompt on the day and installed the dashcam with minimal fuss and explained the workings etc afterwards. Have since been to Scotland and back and dashcam performed exactly as anticipated. Highly recommended company.

April 25, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Thank you for your review.
We're glad you're happy with the service. I'll pass your kind feedback onto our engineer :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Immobiliser fitting

Bought my immobiliser and the fitting service from Cygnal.
Very good and attentive service start to finish and very happy with the product.
No hesitation in recommending this company for Car/Vehicle devices, great value for money and very trustworthy.

April 20, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi David,
Thank you for your review, we really appreciate your feedback.
Glad you're happy with the service :)
Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was very happy with the service and…

I was very happy with the service and friendly staff I had some parking sensors fitted the look just like they came with the car I had a small problem with the rear sensors which was quickly resolved over the phone they could not be more helpful I would definitely recommend this company

April 7, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Charles,

Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry you experienced this manufacturer issue but glad you're happy with the service :)
Please keep us in mind for any future work you might need.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant company

Extremely happy with the service Cygnal offered! Called up to have rear sensors fitted to my car and I was booked in within the week. Alison was lovely and explained everything throughly. Reece fitted my sensors and called me up within a couple of hours to say the car was ready to collect and tested the sensors with me. Absolute bargain and would recommend to anyone wanting sensors! Thank you all again :)

April 7, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Georgia,

Thank you, we really appreciate your feedback. I've passed your kind words on to Reece and Alison.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the second time i have used…

This is the second time i have used Cygnal for a dash camera set up front and rear and there service is second to none. They have very good knowledge of there products and the installation is very quick and work is very good. Overall great customer service would highly recommend.

April 2, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Michael,
Thanks again for your review, we really appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Dash Cam Fitting (front and rear)

Booking process was easy and payment was taken, date and tine agreed. Fitting took about 1hr, was asked to sign the document to confirm everything was ok and as I checked the car (car was 2 weeks old from new) the floor door trim had not been refitted properly, as assume this is where the cable for the rear dash cam was hidden. The fitter agreed and refitted it, took a while to get it fitted correctly.

Everything else seemed fine and so I signed and accepted the fitting.

Following that I had the most annoying rattle from the drivers side pillar area, with the car being new, I though this might need time to settle, but it just continued and didn't clear. Contacted the dealer to look into it and they took the car in, Technician could also here the noise and when he called later he explained that the dash cam wiring had not been secured behind pillars and this was then vibrating and causing the rattle. Dealer tidied the cabling up and the rattle was resolved.

I was very cautious about getting the dash cam fitting for this type of reason and didn't goto Halfords etc, in the hope I wouldn't have this type of problem.

Overall I was happy with the fitting, on the surface everything looks great, just the slight niggle that I then had to be told by the dealer that the issue I was complaining about was caused by fitting.

March 20, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback.

Sorry to hear you had a problem with the fitting, we'd be happy to come out and take a look if required.

Please get in touch with the office on 0191 5170888 if you'd like to discuss this further.

Thank you,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Scorpios7

Fitted scorpion s7 came did the job no issues

March 18, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Darren,

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cygnal 5 Stars *****

Guys turned up on time, got straight on with the job. Neat and tidy work fitting both front and rear sensors. Guys explained how sensors worked. Both Guys were friendly and courteous. Office who dealt with my query from start to finish were very informative enabling me to make the right choice. Would recommend this firm.

March 14, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Karen,

Thank you for your review, I have passed your kind feedback on to our staff.
Please keep us in mind for any future work you might need.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic company

Fantastic company, reece who done the job of putting a reverse camera on my car was very polite & completed the job professionally & answered any questions i had & was very tidy absolutely delighted with the job & would highly recommend this company, amber in sales answered any questions i had also five stars to this company

March 4, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Amanda,

Thank you, we really appreciate your feedback. I've passed your kind words on to Reece and Amber.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect dashcam install.

I had my new dashcam installed, both front and rear in under two hours and for a reasonable price. Very neat and tidy job, it looks like it came straight from the factory.

March 1, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Alexander,

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent affordable service ,dash cam…

Excellent affordable service ,dash cam hard wired by a great knowledgeable lad, no hassle.recommended

March 1, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Peter,

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had Cygnal fit my dash cam after…

I had Cygnal fit my dash cam after making the BIG mistake of trusting a well known high street store to fit my last one to my previous car. From making my initial enquiry to the actual fitting, the ladies in the office and the engineer dealt with me in an ultra professional manner. I was staggered to find that my camera was fitted in around 20 minutes, and what a brilliant job they made of it. Well done, and thanks very much.

February 25, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Paul,

Thank you for your review. I've passed your kind feedback on to our staff.
Please keep us in mind for any future work you might need :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can’t recommend this company enough.

Can’t recommend this company enough.
After being nearly rammed off the road in December having dash cams now makes me feel much safer on the road.
From my very first inquiry everyone has been extremely helpful and friendly.
The young man that fitting the dash cams was lovely , informative and took no time at all to fit them at my home . The cost is excellent for the quality of equipment used ! Keep up the great work !!! Thanks for making me feel safe on the roads .
MMMckeown.

February 25, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Michelle,

Thank you for your review. I'm glad we could help make you feel safer on the roads :)
I've passed your kind words on to our staff, we really appreciate your feedback.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The whole process of booking an…

The whole process of booking an installation of a dash cam at my locations was well executed, helpful staff on the phone and a very curtious installer.

February 17, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Hi Martin,

Thank you for your review, we really appreciate your feedback.
Glad you're happy with the work :)

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Process was seamless from start to…

Process was seamless from start to finish for my Ghost install. Great customer services and professional installation so would not hesitate to recommend their services.

February 17, 2022
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Reply from Carcomms

Thank you for your review, we appreciate your kind feedback.
Please keep us in mind for any future work you might need.

Thanks,
The Cygnal Team

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