A. T. Launder Coachworks

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A. T. Launder Coachworks Reviews

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4.8
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Reviews ( 164 ) 4.8

Jasper Meehan
Jasper Meehan
2024.07.18
Friendly and helpful team, took the time to understand what I wanted, explained things well, kept me updated, fair price. Will definitely use them again.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.07.18
Thankyou Jasper , we were glad to help and very glad that the invoice was the lower of the 2 options in the end .
Miguel Pantaleon
Miguel Pantaleon
2024.06.27
I had a very bad experience with A.T. Launder Coachworks. I crashed my car door, and I needed a replacement. The door was delayed for a month, which I believe was due to Vauxhall and not the fault of the coachworks. However, once the door finally arrived, the hinges were missing. This left me facing another indefinite wait for new hinges or the option to accept used ones, which I reluctantly did. Just a couple of weeks after the repair, something inside the door broke. They confirmed it was due to the low quality of one of the replacement parts they installed. This meant a second trip back to the garage. Unfortunately, the problems continued. A week later, the electric window mechanism malfunctioned, requiring a third visit. The following week, the same door wouldn't close properly because the anchor attached to the frame had come loose. This resulted in a fourth trip to the garage. Two months later, the previous internal noise in the door reappeared. Since I had already been back so many times, I took my car to a different garage to fix it for good. The entire experience with A.T. Launder Coachworks was very expensive, very poor quality, and incredibly frustrating. Needless to say, I won't be using their services again. *** Response to A.T. Launder Coachworks comment on 20/06/2024 ***"Hi Miguel , we are intrigued that you have waited until now to review us when your work was completed on 23rd June 2023, and that you are also good friends with "Martin" , our only other one star review we have received in the last year..." I'm surprised your response focused on who I might know or when I submitted my review. My goal was to share my experience at your garage in a respectful way, as reviews help customers understand what to expect. I didn't mention specific staff or make assumptions about their knowledge. An apology wasn't necessary, but an accusatory response wasn't helpful either. Thank you.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.06.27
Hi Miguel , we are intrigued that you have waited until now to review us when your work was completed on 23rd June 2023, and that you are also good friends with "Martin" , our only other one star review we have received in the last year. To respond to your points , we are as you recognise , at the mercy of the manufacturers providing the parts . We only fit manufacturers parts , and would only revert to another course of action under duress . On this occasion you were getting exasperated at the 7 week wait for the hinges given we had waited 5 weeks for the door , so we offered the alternative of ebay as a last resort . The electric window had absolutely nothing to do with the job we completed , and the striker post wasn't removed , but your car was in poor condition throughout . We feel therefore that your criticisms are unfair given that all were either beyond our control , or not anything to do with the work we completed. Being a colleague of Martin probably has more to do with it . Responding to additional comment , we hardly think that unfairly accusing us of poor quality and being expensive is respectful on any level . We are a family business who cares a lot and ALWAYS strives to go the extra mile , especially if things are not right We also strive to minimise costs to our customers , and reduce the final costs versus the estimate given at every opportunity . We will always take responsibility for our repairs , but your complaints had nothing to do with the work we completed , and outside of the parts being delayed , we responded to each of your additional requirements immediately . We hope our future customers can see from our reply , and all our other reviews , that we are indeed a reputable garage for repair .
Martin
Martin
2024.06.15
Had work done on my car previously and this has got to be the worst body shop I’ve ever used, a bunch of cowboys couldn’t even align body panels properly, and when I cleaned it a few weeks later I found no clips on the side skirt they had removed to paint and rivets missing out my wheel arch (Which they denied was them) also I could see I had a finger print and what looks like bits of leaves and dust in the paint, I went back to complain to be told that they didn’t have a proper paint booth and that’s why there was dust in the paintwork and the finish would never be as good as the factory, Ben even agreed when I asked that he “wouldn’t be happy if it was he’s Porsche” and stupidly I paid cash so there’s nothing I can do, I only used this place because Ben assured me once the repair was done I wouldn’t notice it had a body repair, So use this place AT YOUR OWN RISK
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.06.24
Hi Martin Firstly , we would honour our workmanship regardless of you paying for it by cash , as we always have done , given that our reputation is the main reason customers come to us . Secondly , we would NEVER let a vehicle leave our premises under these circumstances . "Leaves and dust" do not get into the paintwork within our spray room, which is not a booth . Thirdly , the wheel arches on a porsche do not have rivets . Lastly , we have not had any porsche cars in this year other than a porche 911 which was not you , so we can safely say we strongly believe this review to be malicious . We can however guess the culprit involved , and we are sorry that we could not store your mitsubishi for any longer then the 6 months you left it in our yard for , but as many people will realise , our space is limited and we are extremely busy . We are sorry that you are still bitter and trying to damage our business , but many other customers can vouch for us and have done so . We are a family business who strives to repair vehicles to the highest standard , and are always happy to go the extra mile when things don't go right ( trust index review 7th June 2024 makes the point perfectly ) . We pride ourselves on our workmanship, honesty and transparency . Thankyou for giving us the opportunity to tell our customers our strengths .
Dean Rees
2024.06.14 2024.06.14 | United Kingdom
Rear bumper replacement, colour match to existing paintwork. Excellent company to work with, kept me informed of progress all the way through work carried out, very helpful and friendly all work carried out to the highest standard, highly recommend.

Date of experience: 03 June, 2024
Dunstan Hawk
2024.06.07 2024.06.07 | United Kingdom
Going the extra mile to make something right Having visited A T Launder a few times before, I returned to have some paint issues on the bonnet and door of my car corrected. Unfortunately, the first attempt to paint the car wasn't entirely successful and there some imperfections in the paint and lacquer. I immediately flagged these and we agreed a date to have those areas re-painted. I then returned one final time to have some residual issues with lacquer build up resolved. Despite what I'm sure was a frustrating time for A T Launder having to work on the car a number of times, they dealt with this with good grace and with an ongoing commitment to get it right. I collected the car this morning and it now looks great, sparkling in the sun after a good wash before being returned. Thanks to all at A T Launder for persevering with this and for having the best outcome for your customers front of mind. And as said on here before, the team are a pleasure to deal with.
Wendy Risley
Wendy Risley
2024.05.24
Great service. Friendly staff. Can't fault them
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.05.30
Thankyou Wendy , we really appreciate your review .
Lee Finnegan
Lee Finnegan
2024.05.17
I had a very positive experience with A T Launder, I needed a couple of panels replacing. The work and colour matching / spraying was top notch. The car is as good as new. The team were super easy to deal with and very responsive. I would certainly recommend them.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.05.20
Thankyou for your review Lee , we really appreciate your feedback and lovely words .
Family Account
Family Account
2024.05.08
Amazing people - undertook work that was the fallout from a previous repair elsewhere. Really nice people to work with, explained everything to me so I knew what was going on and delivered the car back nice and shiny. It is 20 year old car that belonged to my father and I'd had a bad accident which was then exacerbated by another companies negligent workmanship. The car was delivered back to me by them with an instant MOT failure light on the dash as a result. After contacting Ben and the team, they took the car, sourced all the parts, ensured all was working, aligned and painted and polished perfectly. Yesterday it went through MOT first time. I am eternally grateful to them all. Good value for money and turnaround was quick also.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.05.15
Thankyou so much for such a lovely review . Hopefully you will have many more years of happy motoring in the car to remember your father.
Rob E
2024.04.16 2024.04.16 | United Kingdom
John Squire
John Squire
2024.04.08
Perfect bodywork repair from a wonderful team of people! Can’t recommend highly enough! Many thanks for the great service! Won’t hesitate to use again.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.04.09
Thankyou so much John , your kind words mean alot and to us and you were a pleasure to work with .
Julian G
Julian G
2024.03.06
Excellent service! We had our front bumper fixed here, and it's now good as new. Ben and Sue provided us with a courtesy car, which covered all our needs. Highly recommended!
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.03.06
Thankyou for your kind review Julian , we really appreciate it .
Geoffrey Cannell
Geoffrey Cannell
2024.02.19
Very pleased with the repair to my car. Fair prices and very good customer service.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.02.21
Thankyou for your kind words , we really appreciate them
Victoria Andrew
Victoria Andrew
2024.02.19
Excellent service. Completed before expected finish date & time. Happy to recommend this company.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.02.21
Thankyou for taking the time to review us, we really do appreciate it .
Emily Kemp
Emily Kemp
2024.02.13
cannot fault this garage! great communication, friendly and helpful staff, great results. the reason we keep using them for any fixes needed :) 5 star!
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.02.15
Thankyou Emily , for such a lovely review .We really appreciate it .
Anne Butler
Anne Butler
2024.01.18
Fantastic job. So pleased with work my car looks like new. Reasonable price and only took a couple of days. Friendly and efficient
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2024.01.18
Thankyou so much for your review Anne , you were a pleasure to work .
Graham Underwood
Graham Underwood
2023.11.27
Good repairs to damage to the front of my car. The work was carried out professionally and for a fair price. Very pleased with the result and I would definitely recommend to others. Thank you, Graham.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2023.12.04
Thankyou for your kind words Graham , it was a pleasure to repair your car .
eric Shawyer
eric Shawyer
2023.11.27
First class service professional on time and at cost and offer of a curtsy car with friendly service and what more could would ask for
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2022.05.11
Thankyou so much for your review Eric , we really appreciate your kind words .
John Do
John Do
2023.11.09
A T Launder aka Double Dee Autos are my first choice for car repairs and servicing. They are not only friendly and helpful but they are really good at what they do. The owners of this business are hands on and therefore you get a service that's second to none and way better than most.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2023.11.13
Thankyou for such a lovely review John , we really appreciate it .
lauren fisherrr
lauren fisherrr
2023.11.09
Was very happy with the repair and would definitely go back (if needed)
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2023.11.13
Thanks for the review Lauren
Susanne Harding
Susanne Harding
2023.11.09
Went above and beyond when I took my car in for a quote. They managed to secure the front of the car so I could keep driving. So obviously got A T Launder to deal with all the repairs. Such a quick and excellent service definitely recommend. Staff excellent and explained everything.
Reply from A. T. Launder Coachworks 2023.11.13
Thankyou so much for your kind review Susanne , we really appreciate it .