No work ethic :34 days and no work done
I had a US Import LHD Audi Q7 that had some wiring issues. Just prior, I had had a diagnostics company do some investigations and so I passed on all the info. I asked 3 things-
1) Can you get the wiring diagrams as I’ve been told this may be an issue
Answer: Yes no problem at all
2) Can I leave the car with you as I am away for a month with work, and I need it ready for when I get back, but I don’t want the car left on the road as it has expensive new head unit in a box on the front seat
Answer: Yes that’s fine, we have our own secure storage facility
3) Can you keep me updated
Answer: Yes, of course, we will do up to 3 hours investigation then come back to you with recommendations, I will put it in the workshop on Thursday (2 days time) and then contact you.
Me: Great, please use WhatsApp to contact me
Answer:I’ll put that in the diary
After 3 days I heard nothing so called them, no answer, called again no answer.
Called the next day, again, no answer.
After numerous attempts to contact them, finally on the 4th day a guy answered and said the guy who will be working on my car is away, he’ll be back next week, best call back then.
14 days after leaving them the car I was told they need to get the wiring diagrams, it’s shouldn’t take long.
20days- still no wiring diagrams and when I filled up I was told “they will get here when they get here”.
Frustrated at this lack of effort, I obtained the official wiring diagrams myself from Audi USA and offered to send them at my expense.
Rather than, as I expected recoebe this with thanks, they said they couldn’t use when I asked why, they said they have to be Audi original diagrams, I said they are, so they then said as they were pdf versions, it would take to long to figure it all out and they needed the e-version (they have now had the car 3 weeks and not done any work in it.) I couldn’t understand why they were being so obstructive.
When I reminded the them of their promise that the wiring diagrams wouldn’t be an issue and that they would keep me informed, and it was now nearly 4 weeks and no wiring diagrams and not once had they contacted me, not once, - I had done all the chasing, trying to find solutions while they appeared completed disinterested.
I then expressed my concern that the car wouldn’t be ready for when I returns as promised and they have under delivered and came across as lazy and disinterested.
They then became defensive, all of a sudden I had a written report (which mirrors Carly the information I had given them word for word, and an invoice for 1 hrs work (saying they had done nearly 2 but wouldn’t charge me for 1- they had had the car 32 days at this stage)
Reluctant to pay the invoice as it had been such an ordeal chasing them to do anything, I then recimded and in the hope of putting the matter behind me just paid and gave them details of when I wanted to pick up the car. The day before and on the day of collection, having paid the invoice online, I confirmed my arrival time and stated I was coming direct from Heathrow airport in a taxi. They confirmed the car was ‘ready’. When I arrived by taxi, wheeling 2 large suitcases I was handed the key and told the car is parked about a mile away! I couldn’t believe it! The agreement was to collect from the garage- This was an obviously spiteful gesture.
When I finally arrived at the car after having to organise another taxi, I was amazed to find it parked on a road on an industrial estate absolutely covered in leaves and grime. It was obvious the car hadn’t been moved for weeks, it was my impression they never even had the car in the workshop, as everything in the front seats of the car was exactly as I had left it, and, especially as the report of work done was a copy of the info I had given them.
Trustpilot mentions I should suggest areas for improvement, but with attitudes like this, I would simply suggest avoid using them, and don’t make the mistake I did.
16. September 2025
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