Richard Dugdale

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of RAC Breakdown Cover


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

How has this company got a 4 plus star…

How has this company got a 4 plus star rating? Second time in my life i have ever had to call them out, first time they did not turn up until the next morning, this time stuck in a car park and unable to even gain entry to the vehicle at night in the middle of a town they still could not and did not get someone out to me. Eventually got back on the road by other means. AA next time for me.

5 August 2026
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Reply from RAC Breakdown Cover

Hi Richard,

We're sorry to read about your experience and appreciate your feedback. I’d also like to apologise that this was your second delayed experience, but on this occasion you mention that we were unable to have someone attend you. This does not sound like the normal service we aim to deliver, and I'd like to take a look into why this happened.

Do you mind getting in contact with us at either Facebook, Instagram or X please, with your details and the reference #164743? This will allow us access to your breakdown notes to assist further.

Thanks,

^Cara

Review of Beryl


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish customer service

This review is for their customer service which is absolutely appalling. They say the quickest way is to use the live chat. Total shambles, after being unable to pause my ride i went in to Tesco to do some shopping and sure enough someone had made off with the scooter. On informing customer services who are supposedly open 7 days replied with a generic message and hung up on me, complete opposite to being helpful. If yiu have a problem with your hire its very unlikely you will get any help from this lot. This was my first and last ride, wont use again.

9 August 2026
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Reply from Beryl

Good Morning Richard,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

We have received the Crime Reference Number you provided and, if Beryl is contacted by the police, we will fully cooperate with their enquiries and provide any information required to support their investigation. Your local police force will be able to provide you with updates regarding the reported theft.

Please note that it is the user’s responsibility to look after the vehicle while it is on hire. If you leave the bike or scooter unattended, it must be locked. You must either end the journey or pause the ride, and if pausing, you should not leave the vehicle until the app confirms that the journey has been paused.

As stated in our Terms of Service, the user remains liable for the unlocked vehicle fee if a vehicle is stolen while on hire.

We understand your frustration and appreciate your feedback regarding the support you received.

Kind regards,

Scott Campbell
Customer Operations & Risk Manager
Beryl

Review of RAC Breakdown Cover


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

My new car insurance with Tesco has RAC…

My new car insurance with Tesco has RAC breakdown included so was forced to call RAC to stop auto renewal. Took an age to het through and when i did had a customer service rep giving me a hard time for not renewing directly with them. Had one call out during the year to investigate an engine warning light. Initially a couple of hours to attend ended up being the following morning.

15 December 2025
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Review of duffmorgan.com


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Recall notice ignored

Having recently received an emergency recall for faulty airbags on my Citroen multiple attempts were made to contact this dealership for help. All ignored. Go get your Citroen elsewhere.

10 June 2025
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Review of iD Mobile


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If i could give 0 stars i would

If i could give 0 stars i would, signed up from another provider to get a better data deal. Complete shambles from start to finish, requested to keep existing number but despite this was sent a new one. Could not for the love of money contact anyone to discuss and also noticed correspondence was spelling my name incorrectly. Had no choice but to cancer direct debit. I guess you get what you pay for.

After eventually getting in touch with a human to cancel everything including my direct debit they still keep sending me a monthly bill and even on one occasion sent me a letter threatening me with court action. These lot are utterly useless.

8 May 2025
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Reply from iD Mobile

Hi Richard,

We understand your frustration with the recent experience. We strive to provide a seamless and positive experience for all our customers, and it's clear that we fell short in this instance.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the incorrect number, the difficulty in reaching our customer service team, we value your feedback and will use it to improve our processes and ensure a better experience for future customers.

Please get in touch via our Socials (Facebook or X), Live Chat, Community or you can email us at socialqueries@idmobile.co.uk and outline the details of your query, we would love the opportunity to put things right.

Regards,

Anika
iD Mobile

Review of Beurer UK


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Do not purchase these products

Do not purchase these products. I recently purchased an electric throw blanket. Not wanting to buy Chinese goods i thought this German product would be perfect. However; it was totally useless and barely heats up. I suspect EU regulations have made it unfit for purpose.
Still waiting for a refund still outstanding.

20 January 2025
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Review of Grand Furniture

Review of Grand Home Furnishings


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish id read the trustpilot accounts…

I wish id read the trustpilot accounts for this company first. My bad. Purchased a bed online over the Xmas period and now I can’t get in touch with anybody to arrange delivery. Know one answers the phones, no response to emails. Complete bunch of wastrels that need to go out of business and stop wasting peoples time

5 January 2024
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Reply from Grand Home Furnishings

Hello Richard. We have looked up your name in our system and do not see it. Perhaps you have our company confused with another. If you have any questions please give our customer service team a call at (866) 472-6343.

Review of Tobycarvery


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Toby Carvery Buckhurst Hill Essex

Toby Carvery Buckhurst Hill Essex. So firstly before I go ahead, must say I made a mistake but because the woman at the desk was so rude and obtuse I never did discover how I could have done things differently. So; on my Toby app there was a Black Friday voucher for half priced main meals for dining in and collection. I decided to get a collection order but there was no way to redeem the voucher on checkout. I had a feeling it was dodgy but thought maybe they would scan at collection when as it advised to show the voucher when collecting. I was told that as I’d already paid the voucher could not be redeemed. Clearly it wasn’t clear how to redeem and I’d made a mistake. Tough luck move on. However, the woman was so utterly rude and aggressive, I was unable I even explain. She literally spoke like I were something she’d scraped off her shoe. It was 6:30pm Toby, your notorious Iv discovered for not following up on complaints and feedback. You need to get rid of that woman or at the very least retrain her in customer service.

23 November 2023
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Review of Tapi Carpets & Floors


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Thought I’d take the opportunity to…

Thought I’d take the opportunity to relay some b experience with this outfit. Had a new carpet fitted in my living room early 2021, not a cheap one either. After a few months I noticed the carpet was flattening and discolouring roughly in a circular patch in front of the gas fire. Clearly the heat radiating from the fire was having adverse affect. I contacted Tapi who said they would look into it and get back to me. They didn’t May 2023 I am replacing a sofa and was shocked at the difference between the what was hidden and protected under the sofa and the actual living portion of the carpet. I live alone, only live in the house around 8 months if the year, it has worn badly and is obviously very poor quality. Will have to replace next year when I sell as unsaleable with this carpet

13 May 2023
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Reply from Tapi Carpets & Floors

Hi Richard

Thank you for leaving your review.  At Tapi, we pride ourselves in delighting our customers and we’re sorry to hear of your experience with your Tapi product. I have escalated your review to our Customer Support Team for further investigation, and an allocated Case Handler will be in touch with you shortly to discuss your complaint further. In the meantime if you have the time we would really appreciate if you could email us any photograph's you may have of these problem area's for our review.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Kind regards

Kirsty @ Tapi

Review of Biffa


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Lazy

Worse than useless this lot. Beyond lazy, Iv literally watched them going down my street in Norwich ignoring bins in easy reach just because they didn’t feel like it. Norwich council are a disgrace for contracting this lot.

9 March 2023
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Reply from Biffa

Hi.

Thank you for contacting us and I'm sorry to hear this. Unfortunately, we do not hold residential account details. Please contact your local council regarding any residential service issues.

Best Wishes,
Biffa

Review of DFS Furniture


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I would have given 5 stars if it were…

I would have given 5 stars if it were not for the ridiculous delivery charges.
Just add it in to the cost if the sofa for goodness sake!

4 February 2023

Reply from DFS Furniture

Hello Richard,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your review. We do appreciate any feedback.

We do apologise you feel this way in regard to the delivery charge.

Our Delivery charge is the same in-store, online and over the phone, as this allows us to offer our excellent delivery service for our sofas, where your furniture is assembled in a room of your choice by professionals and the packaging of your furniture is then disposed in a responsible manner for recycling.

We do assure you that the delivery charge is always discussed at the point of sale when purchasing in our stores or over the phone and is also shown on the checkout when placing an order online.

Kind Regards,

Simon T
DFS Central Customer Support

Review of talkradio.co.uk


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What on earth has happened to the…

What on earth has happened to the TalkTV app? If you’re like me and watch on catch-up on the app or record from home to skip through the adds you can for some explicable reason no longer do this. My app was upgraded this morning and while watching last nights Piers Morgan show I was constantly besieged with adds I could not fast forward through. Missed the last half of the show and will no longer tune in. Great shame.

14 October 2022
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Review of Dunstonhallhotel


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pure Greed

On arrival of the Dunston Hall driving range we noticed the prices for a basket of balls had been increased by a staggering 40%+. A basket of balls costing £6.00 now £8.50. I sincerely hope these greedy businesses fleecing their customers during an already precarious financial time for many get what they deserve and go out of business.

16 September 2022
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Review of Shark Clean UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

recently purchased a Black Friday…

recently purchased a Black Friday cordless power fins vac. Vac works ok when its running but am barely getting 15mins of run time. Contacted customer support who were a nightmare to get hold of and ignored my first support ticket then had to call and got through to a crackly foreign call centre only be to be told they didn't have batteries for the unit and id have to contact Argos and get the whole unit replaced.
Totally hopeless and i wished id spent the extra and got a Dyson

9 December 2021
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Reply from Shark Clean UK

Hi Richard,

I'm sorry to hear you're having some problems with your Shark, but we should be able to get you back up and running again soon.
We would recommend following the link below to complete the steps which should resolve the issue for you.

https://support.sharkclean.co.uk/hc/en-gb/categories/360002517580-Troubleshooting

Kind Regards
Shark Clean UK

Review of Estates & Management Ltd


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give 0 stars I would

If I could give 0 stars I would. This company and the way it operates is a total disgrace. Sadly I don’t think they care as it’s not the general public who employs them one can only hope the owners of apartment blocks etc will take note.
I registered and paid a fee in 2013 for sublet application and have paid the renewal when invoiced. I recently received an email informing me they had no record of application and I must register and pay again. The email s are passive aggressive and I’m now forced to jump through hoops in order to prove it was completed because of their incompetence.

27 August 2021
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Review of Bulb


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a complete waste of time Bulb are

What a complete waste of time Bulb are. The switch from my old supplier was a nightmare of which I have already complained about and today, despite endless reminders about my Smart Meter installation they have failed to show up! No message or call to tell me. Took day off work and has been a complete waste of time and money. I wish I’d stayed with BG.

11 May 2021
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Reply from Bulb

Hi Richard,

We're sorry to hear that it wasn't attended. Sometimes engineers are unable to attend smart meter installations due to emergencies that come up meaning they need to attend elsewhere or previous jobs overrunning. If an appointment is missed you will receive £30 compensation from us. We can then of course rebook the appointment.

I can't give a more comprehensive answer without your details so I have sent you an email to get those from you if you'd like us to take a look. Please check your inbox and get back to me as soon as you can.

All the best,
Holly

Review of British Gas


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute bunch of thieves

Absolute bunch of thieves! Just switched to another provider. I was in credit on both accounts at point and still got a sizeable end of statement bill which was never fully explained. Their customer services are useless.

11 April 2021
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Reply from British Gas

Hi Richard, If you have been paying via DD. The account is only billed once every 6 months and the DD reassessed at the same time. I'm sorry if this hasn't been explained to you. If you need to discuss this please contact our team on Social media. You can do this by DM on Twitter to @BritishGasHelp or PM on Facebook using https://m.me/britishgas. Please include your name, address, email address & #Trustpilot. Thanks Kev

Review of Tapi Carpets & Floors


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delays and excuses is all I have heard…

Delays and excuses is all I have heard when they have been bothered to contact me since July when I placed this order. I have to re-carpet all of upstairs on this property and all of my second property next year this lot will not be seeing my business. Total incompetence.

2 December 2020
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Reply from Tapi Carpets & Floors

Dear Richard,

Thank you for leaving your review. At Tapi, we pride ourselves in delighting our customers and we’re sorry to hear of your experience with the delay on your delivery.

I can only apologise for the service you have received as it does not represent our high standard of customer care. It is through your feedback that we can continue to refine our services to deliver excellent customer service every time.

I have passed your valued feedback on to store who will be in touch shortly.

Kind regards
Ria

Review of FirstPort


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Iv been getting fleeced for years by…

Iv been getting fleeced for years by this company. The monthly service charges are exorbitant with regular adjustment bills asking for more money. I am horrified and dismayed at the reviews on here which probably means they continue to get away with daylight robbery but I am in the process of complaining to them and to the property ombudsman. Something has to be done. The maintenance being done appears extremely overpriced

11 September 2020
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