Fastlane Autocare Avis 

DO NOT USE
Paid £214 for A/C re-gas only to be told pressure switch needs replacing they quoted £850 to change it.
I can buy the part for £30 and have it fitted by a local mechanic for £100.

Doesn’t even deserve 1 star. ❌Avoid ❌My car was booked in for November for a timing chain, told it would be a day and paid the upfront £1000 deposit, I get a call the following day saying it is actually a week they need the car which I could live with as long as it was getting fixed. After a week I was having to chase up, got no calls about what was happening at all, always saying can we just have it one more day which was the same thing every day eventually ‘Tony’ said one of the lads had ‘fu**ed it’ (his words) when putting it back together causing an oil leak, meaning a delay. They then came across rear breaks and pads at a further cost of £540+ so I agreed initially but after 1 hour I made a call back to say actually don’t do but was told they have already made a start even though they told me they don’t make a start unless taking a further deposit for that work! Again as I was having to ring and chase for updates on my car, I was then told that the parts for the breaks had not arrived and that is why they needed it even longer (after telling me days before they had made a start and I couldn’t cancel in order to get more money from me). After 2 weeks I finally got my car back, was assured by ‘Tony’ I would be able to get some form of discount for all the hassle as the work had cost £2550+. Go in to pick it up, things became heated during conversation as they said no I was not getting a discount and the manager ‘Ben’ came out to try explain why. Said they took the engine lid off and there was old oil there which of corse he will say, they had another disco in having breaks and pads done and that was the car they was talking about even though I had gave my name and reg in, and basically that they fixed my leak for free as they had came across it during the works so that is why I was not getting a discount. Paid and left cos they are a bunch of numptys. January, car goes into Hatfields on a recall, during a check they find an oil leak, it was returned to these as it was under a form of warranty, was told to bring it for 10am it will be an hour for diagnostic, I don’t live near so went off for 4 hours. I went back for 2pm and it had not even been looked at! When they finally did look I was told yes it was the side they worked on so book it in and we will fix it free of charge. Booked in the following week which I couldn’t make due to being quite ill, rang and spoke to ‘Tony’ who said ok bring it the week after, I go and he looked at me in horror realising he had forgot to book me in on the system, saying another car had to be returned to another country and took priority. It was booked in the following week, met by a different employee (sacked Tony cos he obviously said the truth and didn’t have a clue about cars) had it majority of the day, took a call to say the leak was coming from above where they had worked and not touched it so not fixing it and tried quoting me 500+ comical! I’ve spoken to multiple garages who have told me they would of had to remove the rocker cover gasket were the leak is to get to the timing chain to fix! It is back in a garage having the full timing chain re done as they have left it in a state and are denying all responsibility But they just wanted more money. They operate under different names to dodge the reviews just wish I had seen them before booking, search fast fit, fast lane, the car dr. Nothing fast about them, poor communication, poor customer service. Coakley must be laughing with all our money and ripping everyone off! I’d feel ashamed to work or be associated with that place. Have reported to trading standards, informed your local newspaper and seeking legal representation. Goodluck 😂

I was coerced into paying £4443.58 on the day they came out and was promised I would have a new ceiling in my motorhome because of a rain leak, along with a diesel leak repaired, repair of the windscreen washer and to have the roof fibre-glassed to ensure it was watertight. The ceiling looks ok inside, although not a professional finish, but the roof looks untouched apart from one metal plate, there is a hole in the floor the size of a dinner plate direct to the road where they removed the diesel heater and to make matters worse I still have a diesel leak and the windscreen washer still doesn't work. Trying to get them to at least refund some of my money and sort out the diesel leak and windscreen washer has been hell. They don't want to know. There is no customer service. They didn't provide a written quotation as requested and promised and won't provide either a receipt for the money taken or a guarantee for the work they are supposed to have done. Fraudulent cowboys who fleece vulnerable women.

A corner post of my trailer had broken and needed welding. Sent them photos and was quoted £400 PLUS VAT and they’d need it for TWO DAYS! I could buy another complete second hand trailer for that, and quicker.

I replied, asking if they had mistakenly added an extra zero but received no reply. I've now had it done in about 15 minutes for £30 by a honest professional.

AVOID THIS COMPANY
I paid £245 for a habitation check for our motorhome, a man arrived early morning to complete the check and informed me that I would receive the certificate by email later that day.
I received no email and I was selling the motorhome. I telephone the reception 3 days later in the morning where the man apologised and informed me he would email me the certificate. I telephoned again explaining the motorhome was being collected that evening. He again apologised and said he would email it straight away and ring me to check I received it. When he didn't call back I telephoned again and there was no answer. I left work early from Southport, drove to St Helens and the man on reception had to telephone the engineer who was out on a job for the information so he was able to write out a certificate as I said I was not leaving the office until it was sorted out.

Spoke to Will today he was really helpful and helped me a great deal. Would definitley recomend the company. Thank you Will your advise worked :)
Lynn Damsell

I am writing this letter to express my disappointment and frustration with the service provided by your company. My father's hobby motorhome required recovery and repair for its gearbox, and after receiving a quote of £950, we decided to entrust your company with the job.

However, things went downhill from there. It took over a week for the recovery to be carried out, despite your promises of a quick turnaround. Once you had the vehicle in your possession, the quote for the repair skyrocketed to £5k+, which was a shock and far beyond what we had expected.

We were then hounded hourly for an answer, which was unacceptable and unprofessional. We spoke to other reputable mechanics who informed us that the price quoted by your company was significantly higher than what was required for the work needed.

In the end, we had to pay an additional £450 for recovery and labour to put things back together, and we arranged for a reputable mechanic who diagnosed the problem and quoted us £750 for the repair. We were left feeling like total rip-off victims.

We trusted your company to do a good job, and instead, we were met with delays, false promises, and an exorbitant quote. We demand a full refund of the £450 deposit paid to your company, as well as an apology for the distress and inconvenience caused.

We will not hesitate to take legal action if necessary.

Dropped car off 09.15 am for 2 x tyres to be fitted. Was advised there was one other car before me so mine would be done soon and I’d be called to pick up. 11am I called as no call back, my car was now next. No call back again. Called at 12pm and car would be 20 mins I was told. 12.30 I get to the garage to collect. Car still outside with no new tyres fitted. They then take the car in before I could get the keys after I told them just to leave it as it had been 3 and a half hours!!! Still waiting outside the garage and it is 12.50. Utter rubbish service and non existent customer service. Liars to be honest. Why not just say they would be fitted last job of the day. Keep clear of this company!!!

Please avoid.

I am usually a generous reviewer and tend to see the best in things. However 7 months after promises that work would be done, numerous emails and phone calls, it has taken 2 lengthy in person visits to get a partial refund.

Been having numerous issues with my BMW. Took it to my main dealer who assured me the car was fine. Still having problems and still lots of orange lights reappearing. V unsatisfactory and they fleeced me of over £800. Lost confidence and was recommended to visit Fast Lane Autos St Helens. Booked in and paid the diagnostic fee, a quick call back had established a faulty sensor and replacement cost of just £69. Car fine now. V helpful guys. Wish I had gone to them first rather than overrated and expensive main dealer!!!!

They will con you off if they can. Avoid avoid avoid!!!
No communication for a week and then Quoted over 4000 pounds for work ( when I said I couldn’t afford this the guy told me my van was worth a lot of money now… which didn’t feel right). He then phoned back and said he could take 400
Pounds off the price which also didn’t feel right.
Spoke with a mechanic elsewhere ( who was recommended) who told me that quote sounded extortionate and I went to a specialist who confirmed this seemed to be the case.
I am female, young looking and not from Liverpool they were clearly trying to take advantage. Ended up spending over 300 pounds with them on nothing - in fact it seems as if they have actually broken my power steering.
You have been warned - they will try and steal from you off if they think they can.

Auto electrician came out .
Gave part diagnosis.
£174 . He couldn’t fix it and gave report to investigate further .
Had to chase the information of the company. Didn’t supply it same day . Waited till 1040 next day give them a chance to ring with report and cost of second stage repairs. No one contacted me . Used there chat section to find out some info , and I transferred to phone around midday for more details. £625 to bring in and strip down , and still on top of that , the repair ie the fix , would be extra
Felt alarm bells ringing, too late after the event . If your here reading this review, trust your instincts. Mine were proved right based on other reviews. Very polite and pleasant while they are speaking with you , but slow and poor communication to get to the heart of things . By the way , the name of the chat consultant was Brad Thornberry . On talking with the guy on the phone , whose name is Josh , he confirmed he was the same person. A little strange in my opinion!
By the way , I found this out after this event so added for those of you out there wanting to know something about this company.
I eventually went with a word of mouth company that a friend has used . The company I went with take on work off companies and do it on there behalf. On speaking with the new company I’m going with they said Fastlane use their services.

So to me it just looks like they send out the work to someone else , the other company fixes the issues. It’s then returned to them who make out like they’ve done the work.

They appear to me to just be middle men adding on top their cut which grossly inflates the price !😳🤔
The cost of the full repair including vat was £360 .
So you can see based on what I was quoted the enormity of the mark up .
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On checking this company a year on from my original review I see that they are still in business.
How sad in today’s world that this company can be allowed to rip peoples hard earned money .

WOW WHERE DO I START!!! Please if you’re reading this never use this company to repair a caravan. I brought a 1994vintage caravan to restore. Didn’t realise how much needed doing and as we started to inspect noticed it was damp!! Should have got rid of it then!! Decided to call the PROFESSIONALS!!! Wow I wish I would have read these review before I handed over any cash to these cowboys!!! They came, inspected and said “Oh yes one whole side of the caravan needs re-framing and boarding and the floor too and all the awning rail to come off and re-sealed. It needs doing properly for it to be water tight. The took away to repair and upon further inspection said the back legs need repairing and the floor at the back. We paid this company over £3,000 and can’t BELIVE how stupid we were sending this payment before we seen it in person. I did actually ask for photos of works carried out before I paid them and then sent a picture but it never had the ply boards on the wall just the frame showing, I asked if this was being finished and they said yes on the phone. YOU SHOULD HAD SEEN THE STATE IT WAS SENT BACK TO US!!! I felt so upset and made countless calls to this company. Ben the manager agreed to have the caravan collected and fix all problems and put ply on walls ( which should have been done) they hadn’t done anything they promised the awning rails hadn’t been touched!! They come and collected the caravan and took back to repair. Put ply on walls etc and sent a few before and after pics back to us. I received the caravan back and still wasn’t convinced that the awning rails have been removed and sealed properly but they assured me it had been done and was water tight. LOW AND BEHOLD as soon as we’ve had a bit of heavy rain these past few weeks the whole left side of the caravan with new ply!!!! Is damp!!!! So they basically have done nothing and we’re back to square one!!! So angry with this company and proceeding to take further action. Surly they can’t get away with this false advertising, claiming to be a professional caravan specialist!!! I have never wrote a bad review in my life but I've had to do this as feel we’ve been robbed and lied too by this company.

Failed to refund a cancelled call-out.

Zero communication at all stages of the process.

Took it to court.
County Court Judgment obtained against the company.

Highly recommend not using. And if you do, use the UK government claims scheme.

Had multiple works done and a full service on my Peugeot, had a few engine fault lights. Staff got me in straight away and got her back on the same day running like a dream! Great, friendly staff and very good prices.

Full service was done on my car and two new tyres. Very reasonably priced and excellent customer service. Will definitely visit again

Came to fastlane for new brakes. Booked and fitted next day.

Booked a full service on my car with fastlane, and my car was ready the same day. Great service thanks again

Great experience thank you for sorting my tyres last minute

Absolute scam stay away do not recommend!

Charged me £174 for diagnosis on my motorcycle

Mechanic was there for no more than 20 minutes told me it was the stater relay was broke (it wasn’t)

Said they will come back after the weekend to fit the part, no one showed up

Called them they said it would cost me £380 to fit a £15 part!!

Did it myself and it wasn’t even the issue with the bike

Absolute con artists