Nationalminibushire Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Driver was great and managed to get us to venue in good time considering there was so much traffic everywhere. On our return journey he was ready and waiting for us and again go us all home safely and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We the minibus hired from National Minibus Hire for our trip to Aintree Races in Manchester today we where let down national minibus got a last minute driver for us 4. The driver arrived on time he w... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A coach booked for a round trip from London to Glastonbury festival, failed to show up for the return journey. No communication at the time, no refund and still no recourse months later. Contempl... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a good experience with National Minibus Hire. The booking went fine; I was contacted by phone a week before to double check arrival and pick up times, and given the driver's name and mobile... See more

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National Minibus Hire is Taxi and Coach Hire Company with driver in the UK and abroad.The fleet consist of 8,12,14,16 seater and 24,29,36,49 seater coaches.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

so far booking was easy

so far booking was easy however, I have yet to receive an order confirmation and details on how to find my driver/ mini us on the day, does anyone have an information on how and when this happens?

cheers
Thom

August 29, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unprofessional and unreliable. Do not use this company!

There was a group of 26 people wanting to go from Hartlepool to Sunderland to attend Let’s Rock the North East. We had booked this bus weeks in advance and it was all we could actually book as there was 3 other events happening around the same area on the same day so local taxis and buses were not an option unfortunately.

When we contacted the company to book this bus, they quoted us £780 altogether for 26 of us, and they wanted a £380 deposit. We collected our money from everyone and paid the deposit no problem at all.

All communication was done by email and we thought that once we paid we would be picked up on the day at the time we booked for and would pay the remaining balance as that was what we were told.

When the day and time arrived we went to the arranged meeting point and waited for the bus, but it never arrived. We booked for 9:30am and we had been trying to get in touch with the company from 9:45 to around 10:30 with them declining our calls, letting it ring through, saying user busy, etc.

We did call and get an answer from a Man called Dave Harris - he is the most rude and unprofessional person I have ever came across.

He accused us of not paying for our bus as when we stated we paid the money on the 31st July he told us there was no 31st July in the calendar (which there obviously is!) and he also stated that it is our responsibility to contact them when we have paid to confirm payment, we were never told this and why on earth should a professional and managed company like we thought this is need it’s customers to do a double check of payment??

We were still talking to him on the phone and he had found the deposit, but then said he never sent the bus because we hadn’t paid in full - well we were only asked for the deposit and weren’t told about paying the rest before we were told to pay on the day!

It gets even better as 3 people had spoken to him on the phone during the time we were on the phone and all 3 people were called names. One was called cocky and told she needs to calm down, another was called a R*tard and another was called a drunk and said she needs to get off the phone - it was 10:30 in the morning we hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol!

We will never use this service again! We had 26 people waiting excited to go to the festival and this bus let us down, they left us in the lurch, they are unprofessional and unreliable. We missed the festival in the end and the price of the bus was double what anyone else would’ve charged!

The only positive about this company is that we got a refund, none of us could believe it at all but I guess that makes the situation better - however the way that my friends were spoken to on the phone and the audacity of accusing us of not paying can not be made up for.

The one star has been given because I had to give a star, but also because he did in fact give us a refund.

I would recommend that you do not use this company!

August 23, 2021
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Reply from Nationalminibushire

Thank you for taking the time to share your comments. While we aim to provide every guest with a memorable experience, regrettably, there are rare occasions when we fall short and we thank you for bringing your impressions to our attention and allowing us the opportunity to remedy the occurrence in any fashion we may. The details you have described are not reflective of the goals we aim to attain each day. Service par excellence is the minimum standard we aspire to achieve.

However, in the transport business, unfortunate instances do occur as there are a host of variables beyond the control and influence of all parties concerned. In this case,

1. First of all, there was no payment confirmation for the 31st of July, payment was made on 3rd of august with no payment ref / confirmation sent to accounts team regarding payment, we carry out over 100 transactions each day , Trying to pinpoint one transaction without confirmation is impossible

2. There was clearly no effort made to contact us since you made the bank transfer since 31st of july until the date of your booking.

3. There is strickly no cash policy during the covid period , which you where made clearly aware of when you made your initial enquiry


While we always appreciate clients sharing their online comments, we are even more humbled when we have the chance to speak personally so that we can work to resolve any concerns that may exist.  We thank you again for your invaluable feedback. We have also issued a full refund of £380

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

fantastic service Thank you to National…

fantastic service Thank you to National minibus hire for giving a amazing service. The minibus we had was perfect for our group - we also got a text from Dave with the drivers number prior to the date of travel, we defiantly be using national minibus hire for my next journey. it was a smooth transaction from start to finish.

March 12, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service!

These guys were fantastic! Lots of communication, always picked up my calls, they had lovely clean coaches and the drivers were so lovely. I would definitely use them again no questions asked.

September 11, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful team

Very helpful team
The national minibus hire team were extremely helpful when I used them to attend a wedding. I misplaced my phone on the bus on the return journey and they were incredibly helpful in returning it to me as quickly as they could. I couldn't be more

September 12, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from national minibus …

Excellent service from national minibus . Had everything booked and sorted within minutes. Reliable service. Will definitely use again next time I am in London. Thanks Ali and lloyd from all the Irish gang
Crystal Underwood

September 10, 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you looking for a great minibus hire …

If you looking for a great minibus hire experience in nationalminibushire.co.uk gave me the best experience great drivers , was on time , perfect day to be honest! I appreciate all the help at such short notice .. Thanks john

September 3, 2017
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