We don't react well to salesmen pressuring us to buy so had walked away from other garages doing very good finance deals. The salesmen at Hawco allowed us to look at the car without pressure, but a... See more
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- #56 of 91 best companies in Car dealer
- #4 of 6 best companies in Audi dealer
- #40 of 60 best companies in Vehicle Repair
- #26 of 54 best companies in Used car dealer
- #5 of 7 best companies in Volkswagen dealer
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Hawco Group has been proudly serving customers across the north of Scotland for over 70 years, earning a strong reputation for friendly, professional service and a commitment to putting customers first. Now part of the John Clark Motor Group, Hawco Group continues to operate Škoda, Volkswagen and Audi dealerships in Inverness, Elgin and Peterhead, maintaining its long-standing local presence and trusted approach. We offer a wide choice of new and used vehicles, supported by comprehensive servicing, parts and aftersales care. We believe our relationship with customers goes far beyond the initial purchase, and delivering on our promises, acting with transparency and providing an exceptional experience at every stage of ownership is central to everything we do.
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48 Harbour Road , IV1 1UF, Inverness, United Kingdom
- 01463 236111
- marketing@hawcogroup.co.uk
- hawcogroup.co.uk
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Superb service
Superb service from all the staff. Friendly welcoming atmosphere completes the buying experience.
Great sales
Great customer care in making the right choice of vehicle making sure our needs were met,fantastic understanding of cars abvailable
Hawco Peterhead
Hawco, Peterhead a great company to deal with. I was helped by Shannon who was so friendly and certainly knew ‘her stuff’!!! Being a woman on my own I felt confident dealing with Shannon and bought the car I wanted!
Thank you Shannon.
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The lows:- The showroom was so cold I…
The lows:- The showroom was so cold I had to keep my thick winter coat on, even then I was still cold. I was sat next to a large sliding door which seemed to be open more than it was closed. Not a great start!
I asked if the car had LED headlights and was told that it did, when in fact it doesn’t, I also asked if the car had blind spot indicators and was again told that it did - after purchasing I found out it didn’t have these at all. The test drive was very short, with no open road to really try the car out, and the sales person (John) spoke non stop so it was impossible to check out what features the car did or didn’t have, or if there were any noises from the car.
Once I had decided to go ahead and buy the car, I was subjected to a prolonged sales pitch for other products/services that the company provided. This was a total waste of my time as I had already explained that I was taking the car to Spain permanently and none of these things would be valid outside of the UK. I was told he still needed to cover them as it was company policy, so I asked him to speed through it as it really wasn’t relevant to me, he proceeded to read chapter and verse and added insult to injury by asking me if I knew the difference between the products offered. He nearly lost the sale at this point as I had already been there a couple of hours. I was buying the car for cash so didn’t require any finance options, the process was unnecessary and a total waste of my time. I said was there something I could sign to say he had offered me these products but I had declined as they were irrelevant to me, eventually his manager stepped in and after I explained the situation to him I was finally able to leave.
The highs :- The car was valeted and delivered to my home address 4 days later. After a bit of haggling I was given a fair exchange price for my own car. When I said the car seemed noisy inside they checked it out thoroughly and it was deemed to be the new cross climate tyres and road noise. Overall very happy with the car but the company need to change their one size fits all sales pitch!

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Reliable
Friendly, with clear information. Reliable, even if not the cheapest - we have bought here before. Our salesperson, Gary Birch, was very clear about costs and knowledgeable.
I have bought from Hawco a few times…
I have bought from Hawco a few times now and the service you get you just can't fault. I bought my new van from Allan and he was such a nice guy to deal with as are the rest of the people working there as they always say hello with a smile on their face .
Great customer service
I just bought my first campervan from Hawco in Inverness. John Bailey was really helpful, and as he is an experienced campervanner, was able to answer all my questions. I feel ready to hit the road!
Generally all good
Generally all good. Slight issue with cherished number transfer but no real problem.
A pleasure to deal with from start to finish,
A pleasure to deal with from start to finish, Sarah was excellent. Second time Iv bought from HAWCO even though I’m from Aberdeen and will use again in the future.
Conor and the team at Highland Audi…
Conor and the team at Highland Audi have looked after me for a long time now and always make the process so smooth from initial enquiry to hand over. Thoroughly recommend Highland Audi, thanks again
Conor from highland Audi
Conor from highland Audi
He was a huge help throughout the whole process. Super easy to talk to, always quick to answer questions, and just made everything feel way less stressful. Really appreciate all the help
New car purchase went very smoothly.
Pleased with the process of purchasing a new car and trading in our old car. Aaron the salesman was very helpful and made the transaction run smoothly.
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well looked after
I was well looked after throughout the process of giving a car back and selecting a newer model by the sales team, especially derek Morris who made the transition simple and easy

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An easy and pain free process from…
An easy and pain free process from start to finish. There was no pressure to purchase, just straightforward advice and detail.

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Dealing directly with same person…
Dealing directly with same person throughout process was good although amount of paperwork was very daunting

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