LV

len Vickery

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of CarTablet


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Motor Tablet Pro Max for BMW

I enquired about the Motortablet Pro Max and would it fit my BMW R1300RS SE reg last September as they appears to be some query about it would fit the 26 Model but not the original Launch 2025 models online.
Motortablet confirmed there has been a slight update by BMW and it will not fit the 2025 registered R1300RS.
This is a disappointment but has saved me ordering something and then the hassle of returning it. So appreciated the heads up.

August 21, 2026
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Reply from CarTablet

Thank you for sharing your experience, Len. We completely understand the disappointment that the MotorTablet Pro Max isn’t compatible with your 2025 BMW R1300RS, but we’re glad our team was able to confirm this before you placed an order and saved you the hassle of a return. We really appreciate your understanding and hope we can offer a compatible solution for your bike in the future.

Review of EE


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The sales person was good but your…

The sales person was good but your website is appalling. Once you move to another page finding the original is a nightmare. I am not convinced your package options and what is included is accurate. I have remained on the same speeds as before which seemed to match with the 43.99 package, £5.00 cheaper than I was currently on. The sales lady assured me that was the case and I have a 6 router but looking at the picture it is nothing like mine and clicking on the ultimate package, that is the router I currently have. Overall I think the website is a disaster Kept getting 'oops something gone wrong'. It needs serious attention. If there was another supplier with similar service and no faf to change I would have changed. This is nothing like the service when it was solely BT. The Chairman needs to be aware of this. Total muddle for older people.

May 26, 2026

Reply from EE

Hi Len,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

We always want things to be straightforward and easy for our customers.

We appreciate you sharing your experience with us and have taken your feedback on board.

Thanks – CW

Review of OddBalls


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer experience

Easy to order online and a decent price. New to Oddballs. Slight problem with Royal Mail Delivery. Firstly, it took 2 working days before tracking showed them as moving after Oddballs had clearly dispatched. I did do an online query to Oddballs which Olivia answered within an hour showing it was not moving. Unfortunately, clearly a dopey new postman as when I got home expecting them delivered, no trace. Checked online tracking and was then showing 'couldn't find the address. Property has a private and business address with same postcode. Letters had been delivered with the same surname but Oddballs parcel being returned to sender. I dashed into the sorting office (3 miles) closed but went to the Post Office adjoining and a helpful cashier when in to sorting office and found the package. Certainly no complaints about Oddballs.
Have worn one pair of Bamboo Boxers. Great fit and quality and wouldn't know I had them on all day. Far better than previous well known brand I have worn whose elastic starts to stretch after a couple of washes.
I'm hooked on Oddballs. Hope they are as comfy under motorcycle leathers.

November 20, 2025

Reply from OddBalls

We appreciate you sharing your experience and are happy to hear that you found our online ordering easy and the price decent. We are sorry for the delivery issue you faced and are glad our team could assist you promptly. It's great to know you love the fit and quality of our Bamboo Boxers! We appreciate your feedback.

Review of JustAnswer.co.uk

Review of ChipsAway


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class repair to some deep gouges…

First class repair to some deep gouges on the corner of my plastic bumper. Ryan arrived at the agreed time. Lovely chap who clearly knows his stuff and within 3 hours the car was back to it original immaculate condition. So impressed with the kit carried in the van for paint matching etc and a great guarantee on the repair

January 15, 2025

Reply from ChipsAway

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your business!

Review of AGA Cookshop


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Class Service

Items I needed easy to find on the website and a reduced price over local dealers which was a key factor in ordering off the net. Arrived very quickly and well packed.

November 28, 2024

Review of Octopus Energy


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

IHD unit not working

My IHD unit in the kitchen showing current use and costs etc suddenly stopped working. I tried resetting with no success. Emailed Octopus and it was picked up by Beth B who entered into correspondence about what to do but nothing worked. Beth then said she would send it a message remotely. Slightly sceptical as Beth is at the call centre in New Zealand. The kick in the pants the unit needed worked instantly and I'm happy again. Beth also suggested I register for the new style unit that is being released soon, which I have done. Well done.

June 4, 2024

Review of Wessex Water


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Useless Call Centre

I discovered a Wessex Water 4" main which runs through 4 of my fields was leaking slightly and causing a wet patch. I tried ringing the WWA Call Centre in Bristol and got answered by the most unhelpful female. I gave her the farm Postcode and asked her to get the local area manager to ring me. Point blankly refused unless I gave her exactly where the leak was. I refused as in the past staff have been too lazy and parked in the lay-by adjacent to one of the fields and will climb over the fence breaking the hedge and fence down. That hedge is already being used as a public toilet and getting broken down. I just wanted the area manager to ring me or come to the farmhouse and I would unlock the top gate to gain access and point out where it was. I've already allowed them to put marker posts in the hedges where the pipe runs to make tracing easier. Female just would not listen and told me unless I told her she would terminate the call which she did exactly the same time as I did. It could stay leaking as far as I was concerned as it has to be borne in mind, farmers don't get rent for pipes across their fields. Luckily I found on my mobile the number for the area foreman and rang him. He was there in under an hour and arranged repairs the following day ensuring crews went in through the correct gate. The guys who did the repairs were efficient and didn't make too much of a mess so I could give them 5 stars, but this female and call centre is just useless, won't listen, self important and rude. Female needs to understand leaks aren't just in a street outside a certain house number. Farmers do not want crews driving and walking through crops unnecessarily.

August 6, 2023

Reply from Wessex Water

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Len. I sincerely apologise for the frustration you experienced during your interaction with our call centre, we have addressed this with the operative to ensure better communication moving forward. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're grateful that you brought this matter to our attention. We understand the importance of addressing leaks promptly and with the utmost care for your property. We're pleased to hear that our crew was able to assist you promptly and efficiently. We will take your concerns seriously and use them to improve our customer service experience. Thank you again and please let me know if there is anything we can do to assist in the future. Charlie

Review of The Cornish Bakery


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Clarks Village Poor Management/Service

Visited the Cornish Bakery at Clarks Village Outlet, Street yesterday. Good food, but prices are high for what it really is. Can't give more stars as having purchased hot food it was cold by the time we got to eat it. About time they stopped allowing couples and families to grab an inside table whilst someone else in their party goes and joins the queue resulting in those who have paid the extra tax to eat in and are served can't get a table and had to go and sit at the few tables outside in a cold wind and drizzle. Spoke to a young member of staff who couldn't care two hoots.

July 3, 2023
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Review of HelmetCity.co.uk Ltd


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Mail Order Service

I ordered a Tom Tom Rider 550 late one morning and it arrived by early afternoon the next day. Well packaged and sold at a good price below the RRP. Will definitely use again despite a Helmetcity outlet not over far away from me saving the hassle of driving there and paying to park.

June 19, 2023

Review of Cartridge Save


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Straight to for Ink/toner Supplies

Always go straight to this site for printer supplies. Good prices for genuine cartridges and usually arrive the very next day. Can't ask for anymore. Not sure about the cheap pen that is always included in the package.

April 12, 2023

Review of Bzpaintball


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company and Guys to Deal with

I returned to Paintball at the end of last year after about 15 yrs of No Play. Needed to basically get new kit. Apprehensive at first as wondered and I now too old to be running around woods or a speedball field, the latter I had never experienced. I did get a secondhand Marker Privately which BZ are agents for and had serviced it. Over 4 Months I have bought loads of kit from clothing, to marker stand, carbon tank. Before I order, I always ring for advice. Totally unbiased from guys who play paintball themselves and aren't out to sell the most expensive. Provided it's ordered either by phone or via the website by 1500 hrs it will be dispatched that day. Only once did it not arrive the next day by lunchtime using the free 2-5 day delivery option if over £100 spent. Amazing when I am probably 300 miles away.

April 17, 2023
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Review of EG Group


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Discriminatory Garage. Motorcyclists not welcome

Visited Shell, Brecon Road, Crickhowell Wales NP8 1DE on Monday with 2 other motorcyclists, all professional people. Utterly discriminatory garage. Two of us had flip up helmets which were up when we went into pay. It was a wet miserable day. Female cashier barked 'You should remove your helmets'. Faces were clearly visible for any CCTV and I just paid and left. The question I ask of this company is 'Do you ask Muslin women to remove their Burka's. I would hope not. Why treat motorcyclists any different. You have no knowing if anyone in a Burka or other headdress Cultural or not is going to rob the place, so totally unnecessary to single out motorcyclists.
Utterly in appropriate and will never visit this garage and would urge any motorcyclist to avoid. They clearly discriminate and don't like us so why spend money there. Alternative garage a short distance away on the approach to Abergavenny.

April 10, 2023
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Review of G Plan


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

Disappointed. Ordered (Early Oct) a Hurst suite comprising 2 X 2 seater electric reclining sofas & matching chair in Top P grade leather from Woods, Dorchester (High end furniture retailer who I've used before, Fantastic retailer and customer service). Due for delivery Jan-Feb 23 but arrived 19 Dec. Thrilled as previous suite written off when flooded. Chair appeared beautifully packaged in 2 large Poly bags with cable tie and cardboard. When delivery chaps opened it (I witnessed and sign declaration on delivery sheet) they spotted damage scuff on leather at back corner. Said they would leave it and to use it and G-Plan would sort it, probably build another. The sofa's are beautiful and so comfortable. Appears G-Plan initially blamed Woods for the damage but Hannah at Woods has been amazing dealing with G-Plan.
G-Plan appointed a third party repair firm who sent a touch up stick to me (I twigged they were disputing when the cost of the touch up was invoiced to Woods inside the envelope) and they tried to book an apt to send a technician. No way would I accept the scuff just being painted over on a suite with retail value of £10,000. It has ping ponged about and now G-Plan are making a new leather cover and when available sending 3rd party to re upholster in my home. Very disappointed and really concerned it will never look & feel the same not being properly done in the factory. In hindsight I should have refused to have accepted the chair but accepted and knowing G-Plan expected a full replacement. Open minded to see how it looks when done, but this should have been a new chair made and dispatched. Just be careful accepting anything from this firm with a fault. Not as reputable as I expected. If it had not been for Woods and a direct purchase goodness knows the reponse.

February 9, 2023
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Reply from G Plan

Hi Ien,

We're very sorry to hear about this and can only apologise. We hope the new cover arrives with you soon, so that you can enjoy your new furniture fully.

Best wishes
The G Plan Team

Review of Wessex Water


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good Experience

Good Experience; Chat answered instantly and the operator very helpful and arranged what is necessary. I normally hate using chat with any company as usually a poor experience talking with fools. Certainly not the case with Wessex Water.

January 5, 2023

Reply from Wessex Water

Hi Len, thanks for leaving us a review. It's great to hear that we were able to get things sorted nice and quickly for you. We pride ourselves on delivering a five star service so I'm pleased this was no exception. Many thanks again for your comments. Charlie

Review of 247 Blinds


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have had a number of blinds from 247…

I have had a number of blinds from 247 over the years. Always TOP QUALITY and stitched professionally. Never look elsewhere. Want a blind, go online, order a number of samples and then order. Always arrive within 2 weeks and often within the week. Great service.

December 22, 2022

Review of Petguard


Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Renewal Ease

Renewal was easy but slightly uncomfortable at the way way above inflation increase in premium. This cannot continue year on year.

November 14, 2022

Review of DPD UK


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brandon who covers my area has got to…

Brandon who covers my area has got to know many of the customer names and parcels arrive at the right place. Sadly, with some drivers and firms that is rarely the case with rural properties, often with similar house names.
Recent parcel was unbelievable quick in arriving.

December 23, 2021

Review of DPD UK


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Nightmare company for rural dwellers

The worst delivery company I have had the pleasure to experience, so much so, I try at all costs now to only buy from online companies who ship with other carriers.
Numerous times, parcels have not turned up and history shows they have called but 'I was out'. Total rubbish as no one had been near the place and CCTV prove it.
Ordered an important part on Friday. Forgot to check which carrier was being used. When the invoice email came my heart sank. DPD. Due to arrive on Monday but history shows they called saturday and Sunday. Again no evidence on CCTV system. Now it's impossible to speak to anyone and get it sorted. If only they employed staff that could read it would help as it appears living rural they just go to where they think, usually customers they go to on a regular basis. Avoid this lot at all cost.

November 16, 2021
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Review of Mercedes-Benz South West


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent staff

Went to Taunton Mercedes Yesterday to collect rubber floor mats for my EQC which I sourced elsewhere as Mercedes South West like all dealerships had no or top spec models. I ordered the mats the day before from Chris Taylor and they were available withing 24 hrs. Brought out to me by Cliff Snelling who was so helpful. Then aked reception is I could speak to a salesman as having difficulty working the electronic parking brake as it seemed to be on sometimes and auto release others when I moved the car. Mark Bramwell came out and came to the car and went through the procedure. All down to me, not realising the auto release facility only works when drivers seat belt is fastened, otherwise I need to press the switch to release it. Whilst Mark was sat in the car, he went through all the controls in great detail which was worth more than 5 hours reading the handbook. Great service from 2 great staff who are a credit to Taunton Branch. It will now be going there for service and not back to supplying dealers in Buckinghamshire. Thanks Mark & Chris.

October 14, 2021
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Reply from Mercedes-Benz South West

Thank you for your review regarding your recent experience at Mercedes-Benz South West. We value all feedback from our customers as it allows us to continually improve our products and services for the benefit of our valued customers.
I have passed your comments directly to the managers so that they can pass on your kind words to everyone involved.
We hope to see you again in the future!
All the best!
Dayna