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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The salesman Conor was so helpful he went out of his way to explain everything. Even called me out of business hours. The car was in a fantastic condition following the pre sale work. I would certai... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sol Blakey has handled my Motability application from start to finish, has been flexible & helpful throughout & tool time to show me all the features of my new adapted C3 Aircross with advice on cha... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We’ve had our new car 13 months - Our contact with Peugeot, Sol,was excellent. Thorough, explained everything and well considering we hadn’t owned an all electric car before. Polite and helpful, a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute rip off, quoted £700 for first service on a vauxhall vivaro. Rang two other vauxhall dealers in the area and was quoted under £300. The women on reception was friendly but obviously doesn't k... See more

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For nearly 100 years, Tates Cars have been at the forefront of the motoring industry. Customers across Crawley, Brighton, Gatwick, Pyecombe and Redhill have been coming back to us time and time again to buy their new cars, vans and for aftersales services


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tates. Kia

This is the second time we've gone back to them as they were so helpful. A pleaseure to go back to them as they made everything very easy and straightforwards with questions and paperwork as we decided to update our vehicle to a later model. They Phoned us the next day to make sure everything was ok. Couldn't fault this company as staff friendly and efficient.

October 25, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Calvin was very helpful and friendly…

Calvin was very helpful and friendly throughout our Kia finance purchase.
Overall a very easy process, thank you!

October 26, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Max is great n helpfully n go through…

Max is great n helpfully n go through with me bout t cars very slowly n make sure that I understand so customer service is really good

October 8, 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Could do better

We left our car for 10 days to have the door handle replaced. I called the service desk and spoke to Cameron who was unable to tell me if the work was completed, or where the car was. I had to use the Kia App to confirm that the vehicle was at Tates so that we could go and pick it up.

November 3, 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to review. I’m so sorry to hear you haven’t had a positive experience; I can assure you that this isn’t the customer service we do aim to provide. If there are any outstanding issues you have that you need addressed, please contact me on marketing@tatescars.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Returning customer due to great car

Returning customer due to great car, great service and great after service. Can't ask for more

October 21, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, great sales staff. They were outstanding in their knowledge and took their time to explain things . Even after buying my citron c5 they checked that I was happy with it. Definitely would recommend to family and friends.

October 13, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Honest accountability

I would say on this occasion the dealership did deal with any issues that came about with honest accountability and action. So I will give them 5 stars for that aspect, as we were taken care of. The dealership is clean and the standard is great interns of exterior and set up. There was virtually no upselling in this interaction, however I personally wanted to see the options for upselling and what the difference was between the cars.

September 27, 2023
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Hi Zac Thank you for your positive comments, it is always nice to receive feedback about our colleagues and the good levels of customer service they deliver. We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service and we are pleased that we achieved this for you. I will pass your kind comments on to Louis. Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good guidance from salesperson

Good guidance from salesperson, questions answered honestly, test drives were no problem.
We were treated with respect at all times, and issues raised about the vehicle were rectified without any objections.

August 18, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great car, reasonable staff.

Helpful staff, but some niggly miscommunication between individuals. All resolved in the end, but you need to tighten up if you want a 5 star rating.

September 8, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

We have used Tates now (specifically Max) for our last 3 cars now and always have a great experience. Max always keep us informed though out our journey from start to finish.

October 5, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have a Motability car that was due…

I have a Motability car that was due to go back i chose a Suzuki s cross for my new Motability car Mr James Stanton was very professional and the change over from dropping my car off to getting my new car was handled very well ,i can reckon mend this dealer for really good service

October 19, 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Totally disgusted by Tates Kia this…

Totally disgusted by Tates Kia this time. We have purchased 3 Kia Picanto over the years and are well known in the showroom.
My Kia Picanto X-Line Auto was booked in for a 40k or 4 year service and MOT.
The advisor the day before informed me that the cost of the service would be £467.85 and the MOT another £58.
I was absolutely gobsmacked that they think, anyone in their right mind, would pay this much money. Almost embarrassing from the advisor.
I politely declined the service over the phone and went online and a few clicks later was able to book (if I wanted) the exact same work, at the exact same dealer, for £321 (Service £281).
They had no choice but honour this price when I collected the car to save face.

Utterly shameful and disappointing behaviour. I won't be using their services again. I understand phone bookings are generally higher in price but this was a pisstake.

I have no complaints about the quality of work done or the information subsequently provided.

October 20, 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to review. I’m sorry that you haven’t been fully satisfied with your visit. I completely understand the frustration of this and I can assure you that this isn’t the customer service we aim to provide. I have discussed with the service team and there appears to have been an error with the menu pricing system which we were not aware off. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we now have Kia investigating the system for us so that this never happens again. Again apologises for all the inconvenience this has caused. Regards

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