Two sides to customer service
We were initially very excited to find Revolution Campervans, as (in comparison to some other van conversion companies) they seemed to have a great customer service, reasonable prices and good quality conversions. So we placed a deposit on a van with them. Unfortunately, due to the lack of availability of the van we wanted, and with having to wait until Autumn due to demand, we rethought things and made a subsequent decision to reprioritise life and put the money towards a house move first, before looking to get the van next year instead. We explained this and apologised to Revolution and said that we liked them so much in the initial sales stage, that we would be back in 12-18 months to purchase our van. Sadly though, at that point, the great customer service ended abruptly, and getting our £2500 deposit back turned into a huge debacle. We ended up having to speak to 3 different people over countless phone calls, trying to get our money back. Each time, each person ensured us the payment would be made straight away, but it never was. After 3 weeks, multiple excuses, empty assurances, and downright defensiveness, we discovered today that they didn't even have our bank details (which was odd, as we had obviously given them the details when we paid the deposit). We even had to give them the details twice again today, as someone had written them down wrong the 2nd time round. Thankfully we did, FINALLY, get our money back today. But not before having to really push for it. At one point, we'd been given so many excuses by different people, that we became worried we were not dealing with a legitimate company and might be facing a small claims situation. We can't tell you how disappointed we are - for something so simple to be so difficult. It is important though to re-iterate that our initial impression of Revolution was extremely high. They were very attentive at the sales stage. It's a huge decision and a lot of money that people look to spend on a campervan, and it's imperative that the purchaser is able to trust the people they're dealing with. I am sure that, had we simply bought the van, we would never have been privy to the 'other side' of the service, and been very happy with our purchase. Sadly for us though, due to this experience, we've lost trust in the company, and we will be looking to buy our dream camper somewhere else.
I am certain that the response we get on Trustpilot will indeed try to paint the situation differently. I feel sad as a customer these days that people cannot be truthful about a situation, and that customers feel powerless to do anything but try to point these things out to other people. In short 3 weeks is a long time to be waiting for £2500 when we were told we would get it through immediately (and no, the two account runs a month were not explained to us).
July 20, 2021
Unprompted review