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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am chuffed to bits with the towbar, and it's clear fitting instructions, even the dimensions for the bumper cut out were spot on. The towbar was delivered promptly without delay, packaged well in a... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ordered towbar and car specific wiring kit, next day delivery. Towbar arrived next morning, great. No wiring. Got a call that afternoon. "Ummmm we haven't got that wiring kit, even though our com... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

internet sales page says no bumper removal or cutting. . . .WRONG why sell me a normal wiring kit as well as the recommended relay wiring kit I actually ordered? the fitting instructions were nex... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

(Approx. 8/2020) I finally got to use my tow bar for the first time because of lock down only to find the ball / bar end was very low on my empty car my jockey wheel hitting the ground.... See more

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  1. Auto parts shop

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Towequipe, Fit your own Towbars Towequipe is the leading online retailer of Towbars and Tow bar accessories. Over 30 years we have gained a wealth of experience, not only supplying Tow Bars and Fitting Tow Bars but also in Bike Racks, Roof Boxes, Boot Liners and Roof Racks. All our Towbars come with the added assurance that if you can't fit it to your vehicle, give us a ring and we will take you through the process, step by step and completely free of charge. We've made Towequipe's website as easy to use as possible. Search your product and vehicle on the left hand side to quickly find what you need, or you can browse the website by category. Our Mission Statement “To Be The Market Leader In Vehicle And Leisure Equipment, Always Caring For Our Customer Needs And Requirements!” Seven Reasons why to buy your towbar from Towequipe 1.All* our Towbars come with free standard electrics, tow ball. With other sites you have to add this to your purchase *(Excluding the Witter & Budget Range) 2.We offer a price promise on all towbars and cycle carrier. You buy in the knowledge that you can not buy cheaper anywhere else in the UK. 3.We have the biggest range of Towbars offered for sale in the UK, giving you the choice from the Towsure budget range to the Premium ranges such as Westfalia, Towtrust, Witter and Bosal. 4.When your item leaves us we always send it on a Next working day delivery if available for your area at no extra cost. No premium is charged for this service. 5.When you purchase from Towequipe you also purchase over 30 years of towbar fitting experience. 6.All purchases are backed by a Technical Helpline, staffed by Towbar Fitters who work with the products we sell (Normal Call Charges Apply) 7.We have the biggest choices of payment methods available. Card Payments are taken using our own secure server so you can be rest assured that your payment are dealt with in the UK regulated by the FSA. If you prefer not to give us your payment details you can use either Google Checkout or Paypal where YOU control the payment sent.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am chuffed to bits with the towbar

I am chuffed to bits with the towbar, and it's clear fitting instructions, even the dimensions for the bumper cut out were spot on. The towbar was delivered promptly without delay, packaged well in a strong cardboard box, and of very good quality. I would highly recommend Towequip to anyone considering purchasing a towbar, great price, and service.

11 April 2021
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Reply from Towequipe

Hi Andrew, Thank you for your great review, I am pleased that everything went well. Do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further assistance.

Regards

The Towequipe Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely crap no communication all…

Absolutely crap no communication all about keeping customers money I’m now in touch with trading standards can’t reply to an email but can reply to a review

9 December 2020
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Reply from Towequipe

Hi Jak, Many thanks for your review, This is not true as we have been in constant communication with yourself regarding your order and have forwarded the information across to the technical team to establish the issue as to why the item is not fitting. You have asked for us for compensation and to collect the item without allowing us to be able to investigate the issue which has arisen. We have already asked you pre sale to if you have a sports version which may be the issue however without the advice from technical team which we are awaiting for we cannot comment until they have come back to us to which we will of course come back to you.
Thank you for your edited comments. I would like to add all of the email thread detailing every comment to and from yourselves an ourselves to you, however due to data protection i am unable to do this. We are here to assist and guide however please provide factual comments. We will also be more than willing to provide these emails replies to trading standards and will await their communication. In the mean time as i have previously explained as soon as i have an update from the technical team from Umbra Rimorchi we will of course reply to you again with an update.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This outfit MUST be Avoided

This outfit MUST be Avoided! It's worth paying a little extra believe me. I received the bracket I bought having being convinced that they were a reputable UK company with 30 Years experience with Full Support - their website and Logo Boasts! The reality is VERY Different. The 'Full Instructions' were a joke. Several tiny drawings to install the bar itself which often did not match anything I was looking at! In the end I worked the mechanical side, given that I have a 1st Class Honours degree in Motor Engineering and so the fitting of a towbar is pretty basic to me! But then came the electronics box (PDC) OMG! So many options with ZERO WORDING to help you decide which of the MANY diagrams to follow! .. that's when I asked for their Help but their Chat Line was not answering and I had tried calling but the site said the person I needed was not available! I remembered getting help to buy it so I went thro the purchase selection THEN I got help! I told the operative the problem - but he had no clue! 'We'll ask the supplier he said! I e-mailed them 14/10 and after 6 Days the response said we didn't receive your message of the 14th (yeah right!) I then got a reply asking me which loom I had and part numbers - their were none! Then I was told to download a set of instructions DIFFERENT to those received! Various emails later and after asking them 9 questions to clear up their useless instructions and only received clues and questions from them .. then they advised me to ask an'Experienced Towbar Fitter' given that they boast of 30 years experience ... I thought I had! Roll on to 9/11 and after MANY e-mails they seemed to'Deliberately' to Fail to understand or answer, I received good advice from the Slovenian manufacturer who had received a forwarded email from Towequipe and they responded directly to me. These towbrackets can be fitted by savvy people but the wiring diagrams! ... you need to guess at which circuit to use and where wires belong .. and if you do buy a PDC to be fitted with reversing sensons, remember .. it is ONLY the cut common supply wire that enters the PDC to be switched and connects to pos'n 2 or 3, so ignore the other 5 wires shown entering the PDC as they do Not! The Towequipe personnel do NOT appear to have any Experience or training, they are surly and, it seems, complete novices who will only help you to BUY - any problems, you're on your own! AVOID THIS COMPANY - Read other Feedback, I am not on my own! I have a full record of all that was said and written if anyone needed proof!

23 November 2020
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Reply from Towequipe

Thank you for your comments, I do feel really disappointed that you have felt the need to leave such negative comments when we have emails to and from yourself and have come back to you on every one. I am not sure if you understood what we were trying to explain as you yourself are not a fitter and wanted a step by step instruction of what went where so we forwarded your details across to the manufacturer to see if they could assist. We also forwarded 2 different sets of fitting instructions and advised that if you could not fit the item then to seek some advise from an auto electrician in your area. I am pleased that you have finally sorted your issue. I do think that your comments are a little unfair , We sell thousands of these items and have never had this sort of issue previously. I would also recommend you not to put your mobile phone number onto a public forum. Regards The Towequipe Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero customer service when my item was faulty..

(Approx. 8/2020) I finally got to use my tow bar for the first time because of lock down only to find the ball / bar end was very low on my empty car my jockey wheel hitting the ground. As I bought the tow bar on eBay just before lockdown I was unable to use it until after the eBay's buyers guarantee had expired!

When I reached out for support it took nearly two weeks for a reply and then they just requested more information over and over, delay after delay asking for numbers and photo's; all which were all supplied but all correspondence just stop and you have to start all over again.

I have had a towbar from them before for my van which was excellent but on this occasion I was at a loss, I didn't know what to do! I had a useless tow bar on my brand new car and a caravan I couldn't use.

It turned out that after a few bumps on the road the bar end would drop down due to the over-enlarged bolt holes and no matter how tight they were gravity would win. I had a local installer repair it by welding it in place to support which isn't ideal, have since sold caravan because of this whole kerfuffle as I didn't feel it was safe to use.

*Updated for Continued Replies"
It's been a year since I contacted towequipe initially, their warranty might aswell be toilet paper if they just ignore you and hope you go away, going by other reviewers I'm not alone.

To Towequipe:
I suggest you stop with the silly rebuttals as I simply do not care, I'm telling it as it is, the towbar is only worth it's weight in scrap to me now which is where it will be soon. Who and what rating I give "good or bad" is my business and I don't just give bad reviews; Car Shades had a 5* review for impeccable service just yesterday from me, I think one star is generous, enjoy it.

I emailed you over the last YEAR several times ALL the info you asked for WAS SENT and I received NO HELP whatsoever from you. It is too late to fix it hence why I done care any longer, your silly statements are just nonsense, keep replying.. I can go on and on too! :)

23 July 2020
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Reply from Towequipe

Hi Thank you for your review. I cannot see that you have tried to contact us at all regarding this. The towball will sit between a certain height when the vehicle is layden to which you should measure this from the ground to the centre of the ball. It may be that the item has not been fitted correctly which is why it is low. Please can you contact us at info@towequipe.co.uk so that we can have an opportunity at looking into this for you rather than leaving us an unfair review

UPDATED 04/05/2021. I see that you have updated your review. I have asked for you to send an email to the above address which we have not received. I am not sure how we can assist you if you have not sent us the information which we have requested. You can also contact us on our website messenger. If you can forward me your full order details and i can look into this for you Thank you

UPDATED AGAIN 12/05/2021 Again you have updated your review and have NOT sent us any information. Extremely disappointing when we have repeatedly asked you to forward your information regarding your order. You have now involved a 3rd party and invalidated any warantee which you have with the bar as you have modified it. This will not conform to EC legislation. This will could also invalidate your insurance. It is a shame that you appear only to leave negative reviews and wont allow companies to look into issues for you. Have you also reviewed the repair job which you have instructed as it appears that they also have not done a great job. We cannot help someone who does not want to be helped.

UPDATED AGAIN. Such a shame that you have not emailed us when we have requested the information, We will ask lots of questions to make sure that 1 you have the correct ball. 2 fitted it correctly, 3 images of how it has been fitted to make sure that it has been fitted correctly. We have not received these to the email address which i have added above. The fact that you have stated that you do not care also confirms that you have not intention of trying to get the issue resolved. We have asked you to email us with your order details and STILL NOTHING. No problem with your 1* review however you have not given us the opportunity to resolve this for you

UPDATED 14/05
I have looked into this and have pulled up your order information. I see that we have sent you an email which we are still waiting for a reply from yourself from
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By: Svetla on behalf of custserv@

To: Christian Isaac

30/07/2020 (9 months ago)
Hello,

Please, be advised that the code engraved on the towbar is situated on the part of the towball which enters between the drop plates in the housing. It would be necessary to remove it from there and send us a picture of this code. Please, send us this code as this is a criteria if you have received a correct towball or not.Please, send us also photos from near distance which shows clearly that the caravan is low situated.
Kind Regards,
Svetla
We have asked for this to make sure that you have received the correct ball and an image showing the height from the ground to the centre of the ball when the vehicle is laden as there are towing heights to conform with EC legistlation. As you have not sent this we have not proceeded any further with your query as you have not provided us with the relevant information.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a crap company towequipe are

What a crap company

Ordered a tow bar via amazon.
Sent an email saying item sent. By dhl.
Company would
Not supply a tracking number.
They then say sorry after 2 days dhl
Have lost it. We have sent it again. What a suprised yet again they won’t send a tracking number. Now they Say the batch was faulty and can’t send me a tow bar till 15/7. So what a bunch of lying barstewards. Do
Not use this company.

10 July 2020
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Reply from Towequipe

Mick wrote such and explicate review relating to an order, He would not let us look into this and thought the best thing would be would be to refund him, He did however place another order with us online which was delivered, Pity that this customer has not added this to the review.

Thank you The Towequipe Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

Poor service. No communication. Will not recommend

9 June 2020
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Reply from Towequipe

Hi
Please can you email us at info@towequipe.co.uk detailing your name and order no so that we can look into this for you.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Communication needs improving

Due to lack of information I had no idea when my 'in stock' order was coming. Couriers have texted to say delivery is tomorrow which is good. Pity an email confirming order and eta hadn't been sent out, otherwise it would be 5*

13 October 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Thanks team for your quick delivery for wiring kit along with towbar for my Ford car. Easy to install with shared instruction.

Have a good day!

11 September 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

out standing

From placing my order to fitting my tow bar as been so stress free have and will do tell anyboby who wants a tow bar to use Towequipe.
Thank you Towequipe

28 December 2013
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply, Super service

When you order using standard delivery, you don't expect your item to arrive the very next day. But this is exactly what happened. I can only say the Towequipe know how to please its' customers. And with fantastic prices for theit products I have already added them to my 'favorites' list.

26 December 2013
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

customer service at its best

Sorry I was a bit dim in ordering the wrong size snow chains, however the wonderful Galina in customer services came to my aid, and I was able to send the old ones back and receive the correct size by return, all received within 2 days of ordering.
Definitely a five star company

25 December 2013
Unprompted review

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