McVicar Debt Collections Ltd Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have been trying to contact the account team for three weeks and I’ve had no success every number I have tried is always line busy and no one seems to respond to emails. I have had to initiate a cha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointing and unprofessional experience with McVicar. I hired this company over a year ago to assist with recovery services and received virtually no meaningful updates throughout the ent... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute cowboys. No respect for indiviuals privacy, no respect for the law. Refuse to remove numbers from their database that are incorrectly linked to someone they are chasing. Horrible staff, even... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I enrolled McVicar's to retrieve a small but difficult debt from a previous customer. The debt wasn't enough for a high court writ - or to trail through the courts. The customer proved to be consisten... See more

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  1. Debt collection agency
  2. Debt Collecting

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No Nonsense Debt Recovery At McVicar Debt Collection, we believe in a no-nonsense approach to debt recovery. We use modern techniques and methods to ensure that your debts are recovered quickly and efficiently We provide a comprehensive range of debt recovery services, including mediation, tracing, surveillance, and modern methods to help you recover your outstanding debts effectively


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reece has shown great patience

Reece has worked really hard to ensure that my case is valid which did take a bit of work which he guided me throughout he has shown patience throughout and had to go through a lot of paperwork to ensure my case is valid.

1 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Joy. Thank you for your review we appreciate you taking the time to leave your review. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sam and Reilly where amazing

Sam and Reilly where amazing

15 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Jack. Thank you for your review we appreciate that our team have been providing a positive experience. Regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and communication…

Excellent service and communication from this company. Especially Reece. He has actually listened to our issues and managed to get our funds back after 2 years of trying with other debt companies. Thank you so much Mcvicar and Reece ! You are great at what you do ! 👏🏾

10 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Hannah. Thank you very much for your review we're very pleased to see your case manager has helped resolve your case and achieved a good result. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was struggling to find a professional…

I was struggling to find a professional debt collectors until I came across this company. Reece Anderson helped me to deal with my matter, very professional and caring attitude.

1 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Thank you very much for taking some time to leave a review. We're very happy our team have been able to provide you with a good result. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good customer service Kacey was very…

Good customer service Kacey was very helpful and nice

15 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Thank for you taking some time to leave your review. We're very pleased to see our team member has assisted and helped. Regards, McVicar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great help sam and reilly have…

What a great help sam and reilly have been. Managed to get everything i needed sorted and all on the right track.

15 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon. Thank you for your review. We appreciate the feedback. Regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful overall,customer service…

Really helpful overall,customer service 10/10 thanks to kacey. Highly recommend these guys got my problems sorted fast.

15 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Olly. Thank you for the review. We're thrilled to see your comments and appreciate the feedback. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reilly and Sam was amazing at answering…

Reilly and Sam was amazing at answering all my emails

15 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Hamad. We're really pleased to see your comments for our 2 team members. We're always pleased to see when our team are making a positive difference to a client.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Complete con merchants

Complete con merchants. Avoid at all cost. Pressurise sale with promises to refund if not successful then lie about withheld info and close your file keeping your money! They should be prosecuted.

Reported to Trading Standards (they are not a member of the Credit Services Association) and Information Commissioner as they refused to provide the information held between myself and their staff..

Their standard contract which was expressly varied to get a payment was varied and the terms not recorded in their contract which even has a non disclosure clause (I wonder why?) I am contacting the Financial Conduct Authority to see if this is an unfair contract term for consumers.

I have all emails and contemporaneous notes of my calls (the one varying the contract by the salesman to get the payment was witnessed and confirmed in writing)

Please contact me to discuss further as all my emails are ignored including the data protection request

19 May 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Hi Julia. We are disappointed to read the accusations in your review.

Our team do not employ pressure sales tactics; we advise on the cost of recovery and outline the service provided. Every person who enquires with McVicar are welcome to ask more questions if they need clarification.

We always work every case to the best of our ability with the information provided at the outset. Due to data protection reasons, any information we acquire about a debtor such as a new address or telephone number, we cannot pass onto a client as this would be a breach of data privacy for which we could be prosecuted.

We do not require an FCA licence to undertake recovery of the debts we manage. An FCA license is required to chase consumer debts such as payday loans and credit cards, none of which we currently deal with.

We refute the claims made and are proud to operate with transparency, integrity and professionalism.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID AVOID AVOID !! SCAMMERS !!

Don’t bother going to these people. They promise you a quick solution with Agents who will trace and track the debtor and get you your money back. What a load of rubbish. They might make a few phone calls if you give them the debtors number. Then NOTHING.. They’re only after what money they can make out of it. They don’t answer emails, are condescending and are worse than the debtor you are chasing for money.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS 👿

UPDATE:
Despite them saying they would look into my case, following this review, no-one has bothered to contact me. They don’t like criticism and are very unprofessional. Please do not trust them to recover any money for you 👿

25 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Hi Kieran.

McVicar Debt Collection acts on all information passed to us by yourself initially. From there we are able to run traces to find additional or new information from which we can contact and chase your debt.

We always seek to resolve every client's case to the best of our ability as it is in both of our best interests to recover all or as much of the debt as possible.

If you could please provide the information requested by Trustpilot our digital team will look into the case and the comments made in this review.

Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor communication

Poor communication
Avoid this company, they don't keep you updated on the process, receiving your money and not even letting you know. They have collected money for me and I have not seen a £ yet. Furthermore, I had to pay them to start this process. Very disappointed. Not professional.

22 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Sonia.

While we do prefer to focus the majority of our time working the debts to the best of our ability, we do have an update service which can be requested through our customer services team.

Our upfront payment product enables us to set the case up on the system and begin the debt recovery process. As an agency our activity sustains overheads when chasing a debt. It is in ours and our clients best interest to seek to resolve debts in full.

Please could you provide the information requested by Trustpilot for our customer service team to look into the comments in this review.

Regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Debbie has been great

Debbie has been great. Really got the ball rolling and has helped me every step. Thanks Debbie 😊

16 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Emma. Thank you for your review. We're happy to see our team have been helpful in assisting and have been productive in actioning your case. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVIOD AVIOD AVIOD

AVIOD AVIOD AVIOD
you have asked me to respond to you so you can so call investigate , this has been going on since August last year , you phoned me in the beginning asking to take my case on , from the very start i had to case your company for information about my case , i was the one that had to phone you , when i dif i was assured everytime things would change, then nothing, so more calls from me to you , then i did receive a call from your company explaining there had been staff changes and the person i was speaking to told me he was very experienced and would be taking my case on , finally we were going to get somewhere, ABSOLUTELY NOT , then i had a phone call from maggie reassuring me she would be looking into this finally I thought finally after all these months we would get some where , ABSOLUTELY NOT, back to square one, no contact from your company so more casing your company from myself, months and months of me casing you , i was assured from the person that phoned me to ask for my business that you could deal with this but after nearly 8 MONTHS of me having to chase your company you tell me that your not a high court writt enforcement company when you should have told me from the start thats what would be needed , so investigate as much as you want , but to be honest if you apply the same effort you have to my case , you wouldn't get far , you have taken my money for a service you promised but couldn't deliver

13 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Hi David. We see you've left a review in response to our response to your review in which we asked for information from you (in the back end of Trustpilot) so we could investigate your case and look to try and resolve the problems you have listed.

If this is something you have any interest in, please kindly check your emails for contact by Trustpilot to provide them. Otherwise, our previous response is listed below. Regards.

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Hi Dave. We can see you've left your thoughts about the service on here and elsewhere with your recommendation to "AVOID AVOID AVOID". We're disappointed to see that you feel this way about McVicar.

We are still a young company with a small team but definitely one that works as hard as we can for every client. We're more than happy to review and investigate the matter on your behalf and look to resolve any problems you have. Could you please respond to the Trustpilot information request and we can seek to do so.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tommy who handled my case was…

Tommy who handled my case was brilliant. He was understanding and more than patient. All round top guy.

9 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good afternoon Wesley. Thank you for your review we appreciate the feedback. We're always pleased to see our team have been helpful in handling your case. Kind regards, McVicar Debt Collection

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A lovely Lady called Debbie

A lovely Lady called Debbie, was very helpful made me feel like I no longer have to worry and we managed to come up with an solution

4 April 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Good morning Elisha. Thank you for your review we appreciate you taking some time to comment. Kind regards.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Had a good experience with McVicar debt…

Had a good experience with McVicar debt collections overall just got payment today
The only thing it was a long time before we did get paid
14 months with hardly any communication was disappointing

25 March 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Hi Tina. Thank you for your review. We're sorry to hear you feel you were left waiting. Cases can sometimes take longer depending on the circumstances to get the entire amount back. However we are pleased you've had a positive result. If you need any hep in the future please be aware we are available for updates on cases via CS@mcvicardebtcollections.co.uk and by phone on 03330 343820. Our team are always happy to talk about your case.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good service low cost

Collected and paid money in 8mths.Many thanks. Had a few minor issues with customer services but overall a very good service

21 March 2025
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Reply from McVicar Debt Collections Ltd

Hi Alan. Thanks very much for your review. We'd be happy to help in the future if you have any further matters. Kind regards.

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