Hawco Group  Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 139 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for being friendly, knowledgeable, and providing a non-pressured sales environment. Many people highlight the excellent service, smooth processes, and clear communication from initial contact through to vehicle handover. Consumers are also very satisfied with the quality and presentation of the vehicles, often finding exactly what they needed. However, some customers also noted issues with after-sales support, experiencing poor communication and a lack of updates. A few people mentioned encountering difficulties with some staff members and a perceived lack of accountability when trying to resolve problems.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top quality service by Highland Audi. Very professional from start to finish. The documentation piece which is usually painful, is very straightforward. Communication was excellent throughout... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We were thinking of downsizing and weren’t sure what we wanted, we have had Audi’s for some years so they were our 1st choice and once again we weren’t disappointed. Conor was great and listened to ou... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was our first visit to the Skoda showroom in Inverness and were so impressed with the quality of the Skoda Elroq we decided to buy one after a test drive. Your sales specialist Sarah Micallef was... See more


Company details

  1. #56 of 91 best companies in Car dealer
  2. #4 of 6 best companies in Audi dealer
  3. #40 of 60 best companies in Vehicle Repair
  4. #26 of 54 best companies in Used car dealer
  5. #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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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and non pushy…

Excellent service and non pushy salesman . This garage is a delight to do business with . You are offered tea/coffee on arrival with a non rushed chat to salesman without any pressure whatsoever. Would buy a car from here again .

2 February 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning,

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Hawco Skoda.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from beginning to end

Everything what was effectively and efficiently done. The whole process was excellent . Couldn’t fault it whatsoever. All questions answered.

1 February 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Douglas.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Volkswagen Peterhead.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Personal service

Personal service with continuity across all communications. Helpful discussion and demonstrations. Friendly.

1 February 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning,

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Volkswagen Elgin.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

All staff I have dealt with are very efficient and knowledgeable, everything went well with changing my vehicle

31 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Alexander.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Hawco

The Hawco salesman found me a car and arranged its transport up to Inverness for me. He kept me up to date throughout the whole process and gave me a good deal on my trade in.

21 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Duncan.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Hawco Skoda.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficient and pleasant

Efficient, helpful and communicative service from several people in different places made a fast purchase straightforward.

30 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Graham.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Volkswagen Inverness.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Car required minor work which only…

Car required minor work which only should have taken 1-2 hours was charged 3 and half hours labour. Labour costs was excessive for minor repair will unfortunately not be returning for service of car.

29 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good afternoon, sorry to read about this experience with us, I believe our service department have now been back to in touch with you and I hope all has been resolved. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top quality service by Highland Audi.

Top quality service by Highland Audi.

Very professional from start to finish. The documentation piece which is usually painful, is very straightforward.

Communication was excellent throughout the purchase. From Erin in sales to Callum in the handover, they made sure I had all the information I needed, and didn’t rush it through to get me out the door.

The car itself is amazing, really well presented for handover day too.

22 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning,

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Erin and the management team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Once again excellent service!

We were thinking of downsizing and weren’t sure what we wanted, we have had Audi’s for some years so they were our 1st choice and once again we weren’t disappointed. Conor was great and listened to our needs and after a couple of test drives in different models we purchased our Q3!

29 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Hilary.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Conor and the management team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Van was due in Novemeber 2025

Van was due in Novemeber 2025, it arrived end Jan 2026, on colection of van it had only 14% ADBlue volume so this has to be topped up, also after driving it home the rear lining fell off inside the boot area, I have managed to put it back on but suspect it will need doing correctly at next visit to garage which is just an inconvenience to me. Van also handed over with minimal fuel, after spending £58k on a van, the least that can be done is fill it with fuel, even if its added to the cost thats ok, picking up a new van then having to go straight to filling station is just bad customer service. The VW app still not working, so that also needs resolved.

28 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Afternoon Mr Robins, very sorry to read about your experience when collecting your new van, I have passed your details to our sales team, so they can contact you directly to get this resolved. Many thanks.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From my first contact with Hawco (Erin…

From my first contact with Hawco (Erin Wood), I was impressed by the way my enquiry was handled and ultimately to the purchase of my SQ2.

26 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Lorraine.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Erin and the management team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

As always, excellent service brilliant!

26 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Andy.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to the team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from Will and his…

Great service from Will and his colleagues in arranging a part exchange.

26 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, John.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Will and the management team at Hawco Skoda.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased new T7 Kombi van and had…

Purchased new T7 Kombi van and had excellent customer care from Mariana MacLean all the way from initial enquiry to collecting the van.

25 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Jonathan.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Mariana and the management team at Hawco Van Centre.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service from Aaron.

Excellent customer service from Aaron.
Very professional and patient with customer requirements

24 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Steven.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Aaron and the management team at Volkswagen Inverness.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Fraser.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Dee and the management team at Volkswagen Inverness.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Erin Highland Audi

I was looked after by Erin at Highland Audi. She was so patient and knowledgeable and really put me at ease. Erin took lots of time going through a number of options and followed up afterwards to see how I was getting on. I will absolutely go back to Erin in the future.

5 January 2026
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Reply from Hawco Group

Good Morning, Elizabeth.

Many thanks for your review and feedback, which I will ensure is passed on to Erin and the management team at Highland Audi.

We are delighted that your experience has been a positive one.

Best Regards,
Erin

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service yesterday.when I…

Great customer service yesterday when I was struggling to charge my car. From the very helpful receptionist to the salesman that went above and beyond to help me resolve my issue.
I can’t thank you all enough. It’s very refreshing to see such service and kindness. I will be back for my MOT etc in the future.
Thanks again
Karen 😀

6 August 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Highland Audi very poor experience

Very poor experience at Highland Audi. I’ve been a customer for over 10 years and this would have been my 4th new Audi, but after agreeing a deal, I was told the car wasn’t now available and they would need to order the car. The price would change when reordered, so no firm figures offered— all while being considerably more expensive than other dealers. The sales manager was rude and confrontational, in front of another sales person, which made it worse. Other Audi dealerships I spoke to were far more professional and treated me like a valued customer. I’d recommend going elsewhere.

25 July 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hawco Peterhead

Hawco Peterhead,I got a brand new car it had not even done 4000 miles and it started making a funny noise when it heated up.they checked the car twice and said it was just the noise of the car there was nothing wrong!

I decided to get a second opinion from another vw dealer they took the car in and within hours they had told me the timing belt was frayed and could have snapped at any time.

I informed them of this and the e-mail I got back from them was glad you got it sorted! No apology nothing.

If you are thinking of buying a car from hawco Peterhead I would strongly advise you not to.

1 April 2025
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