i have had my alloys refurbed 3 times, each time has been bad…read more the 1st refurb, the guy who did them ran out of paint and left the grey showing through, the edge had bubbled and pitted down to the metaland the holes were damaged where they put my bolts back.the 2nd refurb all they seemd to do was touch up the edge which blistered onto the face and left over spray on my tyres. on collecting my partners car before returning for the 3rd time, john said that i could have £30 back from my refurb for the inconvenience of coming back, he then also said that if they are not 100% when i have my car back then i can have the rest of my money back to have them done somewhere else. on collecting my car after the 3rd "refrub" i told them that i will clean my car off the next day to allow for extra drying, before i even cleaned my car i found a run mark. i contacted john who said to bring it back for him to redo at the end of the week, i said i havnt checked the others so will call back. on checking the others there is a rag/material impression on one, marks in hole where my bolts have been put back in and 2 more runs on the alloy. i have now been told im not gettin my money back as damages like this happen? i advised them that i will be writing a bad review which they responded they will about me? FOR WHAT!

From the owner: Vehicle repairs and paint work done to the best standard at affordable pricesread more

BEWARE' A family member took a cherished and valuable Mini to them for refurbishment work; a figure…read moreof £2,000 was quoted verbally for the work in hand by one of the Birk family but this was not adhered to: Unfortunately a proper written estimate was not obtained for the work quoted for, several stage payments were made which took the payment made to £2600, well over the figure first quoted. Once the work was completed a final invoice figure of over £11000 'Eleven thousand pounds' was produced. When the invoice was questioned things turned nasty and it was a case of pay up or lose the car..... There were no offers to negotiate and a rent was levied for storage of £150 per week making the actual sum requested over £14000. Needless to say the young person who commissioned Derek's Minis to do the work on the Mini was unable to pay and the car was lost. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE. Make certain you obtain a FIRM written estimate for any work quoted for by these 'individuals' Note the absence of a proper Website or even an accessible Facebook page. The work is done to a good standard but you would expect this to be the case if there is half a chance that you might end up with the car to sell off.

They did a first class job replacing my front wings and repairing a scratch along the side of my…read morecar. Martin knows his job well and takes the time to do it properly. Surpassed my expectations. Would definitely use again and recommend to anyone.

From the owner: Insurance & Private Workread more

This company give you an estimate for work and then when it comes to paying, they inform you that…read morethey only take cash and if you want a receipt you must pay 20% more! I call this Vat fraud and tax evasion. If you're happy doing business on these terms, fine, but I have higher standards. Disgusting behaviour! I would select no stars, but I can't.