Nick Foster

We have used D A Gas for a number of plumbing issues over the past few months and always have good experiences. The most recent work involved a full flush and clean of the central heating, followed by fitting of two replacement radiators.
This took place over two different days, with different staff. Both guys were punctual, polite, considerate of our property and did very thorough and professional work. They checked with me if there were any decisions to be made, and showed me the jobs as they progressed, so I felt very confident about their work.
It's also nice that someone from the office calls afterwards to check that everything is OK.

I am building a Toylander Land-rover. The company recommended Paintman, which offers a full set of paint and other materials specifically for these Toylanders. It made it so easy to get all I needed - the correct colour topcoat, primer, thinners, brushes, brush cleaner, emery paper, a breathing mask with one order. Delivery was very quick, the products are all good quality and I'm very pleased with it.

I moved from BT to Gigaclear as there is no BT fibre in our village. The switch was fairly easy, and the service has been good subsequently. I was paying £39 per month, which was not unreasonable, but then the renewal price was targeted at £54 for the same service. I could have switched to Squirrel, at a better rate, but I called customer service at Gigaclear and spoke to Sandesh, who was helpful. We agreed a renewal price of £44 per month and I have stayed with Gigaclear.

Compost and plant arrived very well packaged and in good condition.

Easy ordering, and the tyre arrived quickly with the installer

This app is a great idea. We found somewhere to leave cases near the station and the whole process was very easy.

Easy to use service, and efficient booking of deliveries

The gigaclear service has been good for the initial 18 months. At renewal time the proposed new price was excessive. Following a call to Gigaclear, Mia was able to offer a better product at a lower price than the proposed increase. I'm happy to stay with Gigaclear on this basis.

Quick and efficient. I needed an unlock code for a Huawei phone (P9 lite) which had been on EE. I used Expressunlocks and the process was very straightforward. Having used them before, I was expecting a 2 part payment, the initial charge to check whether the phone can be unlocked, followed by a second payment to actually unlock it.
This brought the cost to ca. £50. Not cheap but I got the code well within the forecast 60 minutes. My phone unlocked at the first attempt using the code
I would use them again.

I have a four year old BMW which means I have to pay to maintain ConnectedDrive and map updates. The map updates are poor. A new junction on the M11 that opned in June 2022 doesn't feature on the map in April 2023.
The new model cars will also have a subscription service for things like heated seats (£150 per year), and heated steering wheel (£100 per year). So you might buy a car with the hardware installed, i.e. you have paid for it, but then have to pay more every year to take advantage of it. It also applies to many of the safety features. Outrageous.
This would really put me off buying another BMW.

Prompt service, good quality gas struts and sensible price.

I needed four tyres for my BMW X3. The others had worn prematurely so I also wanted an alignment check. I spoke to Colin, the manager, who explained what they would do, and the costs.
The whole process was smooth - a friendly and professional reception when I arrived, a phone call later to discuss what needed doing, and a car that was nicer to drive away, than it had been when I drove there. It is not my nearest tyre centre, but I would happily use them again.

My order arrived very quickly but I had ordered the wrong part.
I contacted eSpares and had an immediate response to give me a returns label, and info on the correct part number. I have now ordered this.
Good company to deal with.

I have bought a used X3 recently. The purchase was a good experience and I'm very pleased with the car so far.

I ordered a BBQ from here, at a good price compared to other sites. An advisory stated that, due to Covid, delivery might be delayed. In fact it arrived very quickly, well packaged and secured on a pallet. The delivery driver kindly put it into our garage. A good experience!

I needed new tyres for a BMW X3. A friend had recommended Kwik Fit mobile service so I tried them. I was very pleased, it was easy to wait at home, rather than at a fitting centre, and the fitting of tyres was carried out efficiently and professionally. I have booked them again as I need two tyres on another car.

I am fed up of getting spam email from them. They use a variety of domain names to avoid blocks, don't have an "unsubscribe facility" and do not respond to requests to be removed from mailing list.
I would not use them for recruitment as I assume that they would have similar bad practice throughout the company.
Update:
I have reported the company to the ICO in July and have informed them of this. I am still getting the emails so they obviously don't care about the recent GDPR legislation any more than they care about the individuals they contact.

I was expecting a delivery today, between 1.45 and 2.45 so made sure i was home in time for it. I had also specified to leave behind garden gate, in greenhouse if I wasn't in.
By 4.00pm I had heard nothing so checked the online status and was surprised to see my parcel "had been signed for"!. I went to look and found it propped up against the front porch. I don't like this dishonesty.