SG Petch Reviews

Name: SG Petch
Address: McMullen Road, Darlington, County Durham
Rating: 4.75

4.8 Rating 5,365 Reviews

94 %

of reviewers recommend SG Petch

4.8

Based on 5,365 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Own Driver
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	Greater than 88%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	95%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	4.8 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Returns Process	Easy

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Phone:

01325 488886

Location:

McMullen Road,
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 1XZ

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Anthony Edward Mcclelland MBE

SG Petch 5 star review on 22nd April 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“First class service from Eric and Emma at the Durham branch. Wouldn't hesitate to use them again, both of them were fantastic”

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(Durham) - Posted 4 years ago

Thats great to hear, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“Traded in my previous vehicle for a Leon today, Matthew has been absolutely fantastic and made the whole process a breeze and beat any other deals I had found. Overall, super pleased and love my new motor!”

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Posted 4 years ago

Thats great to hear Michael. Thanks for your review and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“Rude, unhelpful, inadequate, unprofessional and for sure the worst Fiat dealer in the UK! Following an independent assessor inspection my insurance decided to take my Fiat for further diagnostic and a compression test to SG Petch in York as recommended by the assessor. I wasn't very happy about sending the car to SG Petch York because one of my friends had an extremely bad experience with an Alfa Romeo bought from them but I had no choice in the matter. My car suffered water ingress into the engine and clear instruction have been communicated to the insurance not to start the engine but SG Petch had different ideas... After one week my insurance rang me and told me that SG Petch checked the car over and according to the Service Manager the car never suffered water ingress and the engine was damaged by normal wear and tear, but could not tell me what kind of test they done to the car. So, I rang SG Petch directly and spoken to Simon and astonishingly he told me that all he did to the vehicle was starting it, letting it idle for 5 minutes, heard the engine knocking, seen some smoke pouring out of the exhaust and concluded that the car had simple wear and tear without checking oil level or anything else... Obviously, Simon got very defensive when I started questioning his diagnostic skills considering that previous assessor already established that water did enter the engine and left traces of it in the air filter housing and also that the level of oil was double on the dipstick. Simon quickly backtracked and explained that he would have to run a diagnostic and perform a compression test to confirm this. Funnily enough that's what the car was sent there for, to have a diagnostic, a compression test and not to be started causing even more damage and delaying claim with totally inaccurate information!! They eventually did a partial dismantle and found water in the engine and compression loss in 2 cylinders but couldn't (wouldn’t) find the cause of the water ingress. The Vehicle was returned to me with top of engine dismantled dumped in the boot, diesel leaked all over the boot mat, clips carelessly left on top of the scuttle panel, with less mileage than when it left my house and to add insult to the injury even with the boot shelf and removable storage containing tools and personal belongings STOLEN from the boot! Oil level tripled on the dipstick and DPF blocked confirming that they started the vehicle many times while the car was with under their “care” and why has the mileage been tampered? I approached the insurance that confirmed to me that the car was never meant to come back to me in that state and that they would have to investigate it further and suggested that I could contact SG Petch directly to speed things up. So, I sent an email to SG Petch which was abruptly answered by the Aftersales Manager asking me to direct any questions to the insurance and not them! I even ended up having to contact FIAT UK customer service to act as intermediary and apparently SG Petch communicated to my insurance that they would only dismantle the engine and not put I back together but none of this is mentioned on the inspection report filled by them. Surely you wouldn't forget to add such important information on your report if that was true? They even lied to FIAT UK telling them that I never asked any technical questions to them, I had to forward my emails to prove that they were blatantly lying. I contacted SG Petch again and had an exchange of email with the Aftersales Manager which was totally unhelpful and not interested in answering or addressing any of my concerns even after Fiat UK customer service advised me to direct my concerns to them for a resolution trough a Technical Ticket that only the dealer can forward to FIAT. Refused to answer or explain why they decided to communicate wrong information to the insurance, why they started the car numerous times knowing that would cause more damage, why items have been STOLEN from it, why they allowed the car to leave their premises with partial dismantled engine and why the mileage has been tampered with... Eventually after a further inspection and my own homework the water ingress that caused the damage was found and claim now closed with extreme delays thanks to the unprofessional attitude of SG Petch in York. Stay well away from this dealer, I wouldn’t trust them to run a bath, never mind run a diagnostic check on a car!”

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Posted 4 years ago

In November 2020 we were asked by an insurance company to inspect and report on the damage incurred to this customers vehicle. They were advised that we would need to strip the vehicle down to do so. The insurance company authorized a limited time for us to proceed. Once this was completed we reported our findings to out client the insurance company in writing. They then asked further questions which required further time authorizing for us to be able to answer, this was declined. The insurers then got the vehicle recovered to another garage for further investigation. At no point were we asked to rebuild the vehicle and it was never ready for return to the owner. When the owner raised the issue he was advised to contact his insurer as they were our customer and his complaint needed to go through them. We have always cooperated fully with the insures and have given an honest assessment throughout. Regards, Martin Cooper Aftersales Manager - SG Petch York

Posted 4 years ago

“Excellent service from start to finish. In fact, we could not have wished for better service. Wonderful Sales Executive; dealt with our purchase in a very professional, timely manner. We will recommend SG Petch to others without a doubt.”

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(York) - Posted 4 years ago

Thanks for your review Paul and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“A recommendation is that my family, Mr, Mrs, two daughters and father in law, has bought about 14 cars, of five different manufactures, over some 15 years. A trusting and friendly relationship has developed with all the staff, both sales and servicing, over the years.”

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(Middlesbrough) - Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for leaving us this lovely review Oliver and your continued custom. We hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“Orderd an ex demonstrator Hyundai i30 N performance via click and collect to the Sunderland branch of SG Petch the car was a great purchase and Michael beck the sales executive goes above and beyond to make the transaction as smooth as possible. The finance package was also competitive and got a great px price for a car I traded in, first time buying from SG petch but won’t hesitate to use them again in the future.”

SG Petch 5 star review on 15th February 2021

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(Sunderland) - Posted 4 years ago

Thank you for your custom Andrew and taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoy your fantastic new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“It is well worth the 40 mile trip to this garage, everyone from the sales team to the garage staff are friendly and very helpful, this is my fourth Kia I’ve bought from Petch at Richmond and I’ve also recommended Petch to family and friends who have gone on to by from here. Excellent service. 👍”

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(Richmond) - Posted 4 years ago

Thanks for your review Alan and your continued custom and we hope you enjoy your new Kia.

Posted 4 years ago

“The purchase of the Kia Soul ev 2020 went perfectly. It is too early to give a definite answer as the instrument display failed within twenty minutes of delivery. I am still waiting to find out what will be done about it.”

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(Darlington) - Posted 4 years ago

“From the first phone call to delivery of my new car first class service. Very happy with communication and service.”

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(York) - Posted 4 years ago

Thats great to hear Sam, Thank you for leaving us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“A lack of information lead to me not getting the exact spec of car I wanted leaving me feeling disappointed poor communication”

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(Durham) - Posted 4 years ago

We are sorry to hear that, If you would like to discuss the matter further visit our contact us page here - https://www.sgpetch.co.uk/contact-us and then select Car Sales, then Durham from the drop down menu. Thank you for letting us know.

Posted 4 years ago

“Salesman was brilliant from start to finish. I was kept informed all the way and all questions I had was answered. S G petch even contacted after having the car a few weeks to make sure all was still ok.”

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(Durham) - Posted 4 years ago

Thats great to hear Amanda, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“Audi sq5. Ryan was very helpful and attentive, we travelled over 100 miles to buy the car. Ryan had our new beautiful car ready and waiting. Floorless transaction with paperwork Would definitely use SG Petch again.”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Catherine, Thanks for leaving us a review and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“Absolutely fantastic. Ryan guided us through in these unusual times seamlessly. Stress free from start to finish.”

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(Darlington) - Posted 4 years ago

Hi Steven, Thanks for your kind words and taking the time to leave us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“Very professional, helpful and supportive- a wonderful experience despite the lockdown restrictions”

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(Middlesbrough) - Posted 4 years ago

Thats lovely to hear Christine, Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“From the initial enquiry to delivery of the vehicle , Ricky Doughty from York branch was an absolute pleasure to deal with , he listened to my wants and never exacted any pushy sales traits associated with the industry , I asked for certain stipulations for the sale and they were met , had a small incident after taking the car where the coolant level alarm came on , this was due to have a new water pump and timing belt fitted , Ricky drove 17 plus miles to top up the coolant level and was very apologetic , because I live in Richmond and not York the warranty with the vehicle can be used in my hometown SG Petch saving a lengthy commute to York , I would definitely use SG Petch and especially York branch for any future car purchases as they were very accommodating and Ricky is a man of his word and SG Petch should value employees like him as he embodies true professionalism and is trustworthy , something I look for when parting with hard earned money buying a new car .”

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(York) - Posted 4 years ago

Hi John, Thanks for leaving us a review and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“My 5 stars goes to Chris at the York branch, I had enquired about replacing my old car at Darlington but was not given the best deal as a returning customer. It became apparent that offering me not an approved Kia meant more money to you and not the best deal for me! I will not be returning there next time I wish to change my car.”

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(York) - Posted 4 years ago

Hi Robert, Thanks for leaving us a review.

Posted 4 years ago

“Paul was a great help, reassuring and got me a fantastic deal. Wouldn't go anywhere else.”

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(Darlington) - Posted 4 years ago

Thanks for your review Ian, we hope you enjoy your car.

Posted 4 years ago

“Fabulous company. Always feel looked after. A big thanks to Sean and Gareth at Skippers Lane for their excellent customer service.”

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(Middlesbrough) - Posted 4 years ago

Hi Nicola, Thats great to hear! Thanks for leaving us a review and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“We dealt with Matthew in the Seat department and he is an absolute diamond. 100% would recommend SG Petch just based on our dealings with him. Hes a top guy and is also incredibly handsome.”

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(Durham) - Posted 4 years ago

Thanks for your review Jonathan, and we hope you enjoy your new car.

Posted 4 years ago

“Great to deal with done everything for me had very little to do myself spot on”

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(Durham) - Posted 4 years ago

Thanks for leaving us a review Paul.

Posted 4 years ago

SG Petch is rated 4.8 based on 5,365 reviews