The experience with cinch was first class. From selecting the car, arranging the finance and ultimately the deliver of the car. Patience was definitely needed by Mia, Sam and Paige whilst I sorted ou... See more
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The experience with cinch was first class. From selecting the car, arranging the finance and ultimately the deliver of the car. Patience was definitely needed by Mia, Sam and Paige whilst I sorted ou... See more
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I rang up initially just to ask a few questions about the cars I’d seen online, I just wanted to understand the process of buying and potentially part exchanging my current car. Sophie was that helpfu... See more
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Buying online was very easy and straight forward. When collecting the staff were helpful and despite there being poor communication between the call centre and the branch did everything they could... See more
Delivery was ok but came at the incorrect time as as was previously agreed. Preparation of the car was dreadfully poor, dirty outside, not detailed inside and smelt of smoke. 3 weeks into owning th... See more
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Buy a quality used car your way. We take the faff out of buying a car – browse online or test drive and buy The One in-store in Derby . You always get a 14-day money back guarantee and a 90-day warranty with cinch. Drive your car away the same day when you buy outright in-store. Alternatively, choose home delivery or collection from over 100 convenient locations. Your options don't stop there – you can buy outright or pay on finance. And you can part-exchange your old car to save on your next one. Our expert technicians perform thorough checks to make sure only the highest quality motors make the cut. Plus, all of our cars have at least six months' MOT and a recent service, so you can enjoy your car straight away when you cinch it.
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Painless and friendly service with no push to buy anything.Delivery driver [Paul] was really nice to talk to and helpful in evey way.All was just great.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Great service, great staff and special mention to Ian Neal who made collection easy. Will be using again

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Cannot fault the service of these guys from picking my new car up and getting help with part exchange my old car especially Ian Neal helped with all the paperwork and was so helpful well worth a visit

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Staff at Chick Corby were amazing, very professional, made us comfortable and welcomed.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Everything went really smoothly, was kept in contact every stage of the way. The car was delivered to my house and the guy who delivered it was brilliant, took me through the basics on how to run it as I had not driven an automatic or electric car before.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
I have never been to cinch before however the process was simple and easy We dealt with Ian and he had a lot of patience with us we asked him loads of questions and he also gave us tutorial inside the car which made the handover so simple. He also mentioned to come back and ask anything and we were more than welcome will definitely recommend buying from Cinch as customer service is their priority 😀

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Website gives lots of information. Derby site was nice as well with good facilities. Staff are friendly and not pushy. The sales person, Layth, was excellent and had a great manner. We had a problem with the parking sensor and this was sorted efficiently by Darcie and Husnein after a few weeks.
Very impressive policy on 14 day returns.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Generally helpful, knowledgeable, honest and upfront. Ian Neal dealt with us upon collection and was happy to answer any questions and give helpful advice.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Service was spot on through out especially the handover with Ian Neal

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Really good and smooth service. Ian was very friendly helpful and made me very comfortable. Very happy with how easily everything went!

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Car advertised as a hybrid it wasnt...it had a completely different engine advert was false. Its cost me a day traveling a small fortune in fuel and of course road tax and insurance costs incurred beware of this company

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Communication was great and arranging delivery was simple. Pretty much a stress free way of buying a car.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Very happy with the service I received.
Big thanks to Charlie B for all his help.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Buying my car through Cinch was so straightforward and stress-free. I part-exchanged my old car and got a great price and the communication was great with regular phonecalls and detailed instructions of what I needed to do with regards to tax, V5 documents etc. Zaab delivered my new car and took my old one away and was so helpful, even after his journey from Derby to Burnley in the middle of a heatwave! My new car was pristine and Zaab took time to talk me through all the features as it was the first electric car I'd had. I would 100% recommend using Cinch.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
What a fantastic company
Made things so easy from start to finish
You have to ask them the quality of the car before you purchase but the 14day no quibble return deal, where if the car isn't as expected you can send it back. More than fair in my opinion.
Delivered on time, lots of contact all the way throughout the process.
Don't listen to the negative reviews, they are just being picky. our experience amongst 1000's of others was great
Would 1000% recommend Cinch to anyone and will definitely use them again.
Keep doing what your doing cinch, fantastic company

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
This is the second car I’ve purchased from Cinch, and unfortunately it will also be my last.
I decided to give Cinch another chance after my first vehicle arrived with damage, hoping it had simply been bad luck. Unfortunately, this experience has been even worse.
Cinch advertises that every car undergoes a comprehensive inspection before being sold. Based on my experience, I seriously question how thorough these checks are.
On delivery, the car was missing the tyre inflation kit, the horn wasn’t working properly, the steering wheel was misaligned, and the car repeatedly struggled to go into gear. These are not minor cosmetic issues; they are faults that I would have expected to be identified before the vehicle was sold.
The delivery driver also told me that he believed the car may have had a new gearbox or clutch fitted and that this was why it felt “a bit sticky” when changing gear. However, after the vehicle was inspected by the repairer, it transpired that the clutch required replacement parts. This only added to my concerns about the condition of the vehicle when it was handed over.
To Cinch’s credit, they arranged for the vehicle to be repaired and provided a courtesy car. However, the administration surrounding this has been extremely poor.
After the repairs took longer than expected, Cinch approved an extension of my courtesy car. Despite this, the hire company was never informed and attempted to collect the vehicle. I contacted Cinch, who assured me the issue had been resolved. The very next day, I then received another call informing me that my courtesy car had been cancelled overnight and that it now needed to be collected. Once again, I was left trying to resolve an issue that should never have arisen.
To make matters worse, Cinch has refused to extend the 14-day returns period, despite the fact that I only had the vehicle in my possession for six days before it had to be taken away for repairs. The remainder of that period has been spent with the car in the garage, leaving me unable to properly assess the vehicle before the returns window expired.
Throughout this experience, I have felt like I have had to chase updates and resolve problems that were not of my making. Apart from one member of staff who apologised after I raised the courtesy car issue, I have received very little acknowledgement of the inconvenience this has caused.
What concerns me most is the overall pattern. My first Cinch purchase arrived damaged. My second has arrived with multiple faults requiring repairs, followed by repeated administrative errors that have caused unnecessary stress and wasted my time.
Used cars can develop faults, and I appreciate that repairs sometimes take longer than expected. However, I do expect vehicles to be properly checked before sale, for return policies to be applied fairly when a car is unavailable due to repairs, and for basic communication and administration to be handled competently.
After two disappointing experiences, I have no confidence in Cinch’s vehicle preparation process or customer service and won’t be buying from them again.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Cinch made an administrative error that resulted in car showing extra owner. Human errors happen and I would happily forgive but they have refused to acknowledge that an extra owner on V5 will have a negative impact on the value of my car.
Unfortunately the empty gratitudes and patronising response from the after sales team (who have made every attempt to kick my issue into the long grass) has spoilt the good customer service that I received pre-sale. I assume that Cinch deliberately prioritise pre-sale care because they want the business but don't care what happens if things go wrong after they have taken your money. Cinch are a massive, high profit company and could choose to vastly improve their after sale care if they wanted. I would be very ashamed if my company was run this way.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
A very smooth and efficient service overall. Everyone I spoke with from Cinch from start to finish was friendly, professional and assuring, they were also happy to answer all of my questions throughout the process.
I would highly recommend Cinch.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
After having the car for 2 months and multiple trips to the garage, the faults that were on the car before I bought it have not been fixed, broken wheel bearing, missing bolts, no working AC etc... and to top it all off all the days waiting for it to be repaired won't be compensated ( garage was far from home ). This has been my worst experience buying a car and my last one was at dealership that doubled as a hand car wash!

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
Using the right to reject the vehicle as it has been found with major issues. The aftercare received has been shocking. Long phone calls that I have been put on hold for half an hour to an hour every time. No answers back on emails sent. No information given back to anything. Don't know where we stand.
We lodged issues with the vehicle on the 11th May which was only 3 days after taking delivery of the vehicle (8th May). I even rang the aftercare team on the 13th May to get it booked into a Marshalls Garage for a diagnostics test which has email correspondence also.
We then found out on the 22nd June (the first date available for the car to undergo a diagnostics test). So after a 6 week wait to have it seen too, we found out that the car had a fuel leak on the fuel injectors, loose wiring and loose bolts within the engine.
So, for us that feels like we have been driving a very dangerous car since we acquired it. Especially with the car being the family car where both of our children are in the vehicle most of the time we drive it. That has severely knocked our (me and my wife) trust in the car moving forward.
It is shocking to hear that the information provided to your aftercare team whenever I contact them about the case is very limited. I have had 3 different people chase this up for me. All have started from scratch and contacted the garage and then upper management/technical team and have all had the same conclusion and no resolution for moving forward.
The fact that the cars issues and the garages report has been sat with your technical team for over a week now and the use of "upper management" in some correspondence from your aftercare team. I can only assume that this has also been flagged as a very serious case.
It just feels like we are going around in circles with no actual breakthrough in communication or information to resolving the issue. Emails I have sent have had no response to the need to know now questions.
But we all know that the car isn't fit for purpose and isn't safe to drive on the road. We are left with no courtesy car and basically cobbling together a plan to get to our places of work to earn money to potentially have to fund another vehicle for the short term and maybe long term. As well as getting our children to school and other places they need to be.
I do feel very let down in this whole process and have considered getting in touch with the financial ombudsman and other relevant parties to get this resolved.
In the first 6 months after purchase, the law assumes that any issues with the vehicle were present at the time of purchase, and are therefore the seller’s responsibility.
Especially when I reported the "misfiring" issue 3 days after purchase. So to me those issues were already present when I took delivery of the vehicle. So how were they not found when it failed its MOT and they had to fix other issues to pass the subsequent one. It hasn't had a service since March 2025 either. So there were opportunities to find these issues before collection of the vehicle.
Absolutely no closer to resolving it and in all honesty I am so glad I got the extended warranty for a year. But I don't see our case being resolved quickly and I just hope the right thing is done.
We want to get our money back at the very least and we get some sort of compensation as the car sold wasn't fit for purpose and was dangerous. As well as the fact we have been left without a car and no courtesy car or way of getting to work or children to schools.

Reply from cinch - Derby Superstore
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