Charles Trent Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Defiantly do your homework and read Google review and trust pilot reviews not good at all. Ordered a gearbox for next day delivery however the part has been delivered else where and can't get me it so... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a rear climate control digital panel for an L405 Range Rover. Part was exactly as described, in perfect condition and works perfectly. A big saving over a brand new part. Arrived really quickly... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well what can i say, ordered a part a week ago, phoned first got told order now and dispatched same day see it tomorrow, PERFECT or so i thought, did not get sent till the following day, delivery now... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered an air conditioning compressor, it arrived with the wiring cut off and I had to repair it myself. Not the great used parts service they promote themselves to be. I needed this part ASAP.... See more

Company details

  1. Salvage dealer
  2. Car Auction
  3. Vehicle Parts Market
  4. Used Vehicle Parts Shop
  5. Used car dealer
  6. Used Tyre Shop

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We are a 4th generation family run company with over 95 years of industry leading experience. Here at Charles Trent we specialise in all things vehicle recycling and help you get the best price for your scrap, MOT failure or otherwise end of life vehicle. In addition to our vehicle disposal service we have thousands of low cost parts available for almost any vehicle, boxed and ready to go. Choosing us can help you save up to 90% vs new! Our on site wheel and tyre department has quality part worn tyres from £10, new tyres, batteries, alloy wheels and a host of other wheel accessories. If you are a trader looking to purchase salvage vehicles we auction 100+ vehicles weekly through our online auction platform. If you are looking for more information related to any of these services visit our website or head in and speak to our team who will be more than happy to help.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy to find what i was after

I spoke to a person call Rob, he was very friendly and helpful, and found exactly what i was after.

22 September 2022
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Afternoon Kirstie, Thank you for the 5 Star review ! Happy to see you received great customer service from Rob.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Matt was very helpful and found exactly the part I needed at a very good price and is delivering it direct to the garage for installation. Part also had 12 month warranty.

14 September 2022
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Afternoon Dorset Customer. Thats great to hear that Matt was helpful and you got your part at a good price ! Thank you for using Charles Trent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service & Polite!

I ordered my part with great ease and efficiency. Matt very kindly ensured I was ordering the correct part and he was extremely patient! Great service from staff who are very happy to help. Very polite too!

12 September 2022
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Hi Ruth, I'm very happy to hear that you received a great service from Matt !

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didn't collect car after waiting in for two days... and then cancelled!

Very annoying - the people I dealt with don't know what they are doing or the advice they are giving as i've been messed around for two weeks now. I initially arranged for a car to be collected - gave full details and explained I would have to stay in for it as I worked over an hour away, done online with a followup phone call to confirm things - I was called on the day of the 1st arranged collection and told they couldn't come and it would be rearranged, which I did. I then stayed in on the second arranged day (today) and was just called at 2pm and told they aren't coming today or at all. Apparently - I should have been told, their truck is bigger/longer than a double decker bus and it won't fit down my road - so they have cancelled it altogether. We have 8 wheeled lorries drive down this road filled with aggregate - they dont seem to find it difficult. To add insult to injury - I was also told I didn't actually have to wait in anyway as they do a 'pick up without you there' anyway - apparently the person who initially took the call should have told me that nugget of information - it would have been useful to drop in whilst I was explaining the difficulty of getting back to be here when the driver arrived - so It would be easier if I just stayed at home that day. A total waste of two weeks of organising and two days of waiting in - I was using this 'national company' as I thought they would be reliable... well, not for me!

7 September 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Morning Ben, I am sorry to read that your experience with Charles Trent did not match upto our normal high level of service. I am very keen to gain more information from you, so I can fully investigate your experience you received. Please can you provide any reference numbers you would have received or your address or car registration number, I can then look into this further. Kind regards.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very helpful and patient staff with…

very helpful and patient staff with great customer experience

20 August 2022
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Thank you Trevor so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Steve was great very friendly and patient
Did help alot great service thank you so much
Alzajil Caro

15 August 2022
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Morning Alzajil, Thats great to hear that you recieved a great service. Thank you for using Charles Trent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic service

Absolutely fantastic service. On time payment within 2 hours. Will definitely use again and highly recommend. Thanks so much

11 August 2022
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Thank you Sarah so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience with the parts…

Great experience with the parts guys.always very helpful and very professional.

9 August 2022
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Thank you Chris so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the sales team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had mark Acourt on the phone

I had mark Acourt on the phone, he was very professional and answered all my questions. Thank you again for your help

29 July 2022
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Thank you Darren so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with Mark A to let him know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good company with responsible staff…

Good company with responsible staff members.

21 July 2022
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Thank you Pritam so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all costs!!!!

Avoid at all costs!!!!

If I could, I would give 0 stars.

Messed my order up at the beginning. If I hadn’t have chased it up I would have still been waiting for the item to be dispatched. They were quick enough to take my money…..

Ordered a gear box after I was told it would fit my car. It didn’t. Was told that this was my fault, and that it was an “incorrect purchase”.

THEY DO NOT OFFER FREE RETURNS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS STATED ON THEIR WEBSITE.

Had to pay another £30 for a courier to return the gearbox.

They take another 20% off as a restocking charge so I’m now a further £84 out of pocket. A lot of money considering I’m a student!!!!

Don’t waste your time trying to contact customer services because you’ll be waiting hours on hold.

Avoid this company.

11 July 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you for taking the time and leaving us a review. I could no find any evidence that you checked the part for fitment with a member of the team. As stated on the website the search display only filters the parts to help you. These are to be used as a guide if you were not sure then further checks needed to be made. You mentioned that your garage told you it was the wrong part so this could of been clearly checked before purchase was made.
We do not offer free returns on the website. If the part was supplied in error we would facilitate the return for you. If a customer has incorrectly purchased the part or changed their minds it is up to the customer to return it. In this case it was a gearbox which we helped you return. We also lost out on this as we had to pay the initial postage that we do not get back.
In our terms and conditions it clearly states that there is a restocking charge for items correctly supplied.
When you rang to tell us you purchased the wrong part you were put through to our customer services team who were busy at the time and put on hold for a couple minutes until they were free to deal with your matter. Not hours as you have stated.
As people can see from our other reviews we are always here to help the customer from beginning to end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful in aquiring part i needed…

Very helpful in aquiring part i needed & very quick service.

11 July 2022
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Thank you Steven so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the sales team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great service

I used this company to find a part for our 04 astra,which was Discontinued.
I rang the Poole office and they found the part in the other yard. Which I got posted to we in under 4 days

8 July 2022
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Thank you Danielle so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the sales team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company on two occasions they…

Awful company on two occasions they have tried to pay less when they've turned up the latest went from £459 down to £200 even after phone calls telling them about the vehicles condition parts missing were plastic and worthless apparently there not a scrap yard but quote on scrap car broker sites what a joke there were parts in the van and still no response as to why it was towed away on a spec lift no way that was legal

27 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you for spending the time to give us feedback. In this instance the customer confirmed that some parts were dismantled and that they were loose in the van. Unfortunately at collection there were not any parts loose in the van which had an impact on the valuation. If the vehicle was complete as described then full quoted amount would have been paid.
The change in price due to the parts being missing was discussed with the customer and the new quote accepted. The customer was under no obligation to accept the quote.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super Service, Definitely recommend

I was looking for a rear axle for my crash damaged 2010 Ford Fiesta,
Every where local to me wanted upwards of £200, then I remembered "Trents" due to watching "KevTee" on YouTube,
Gave them a call at 11am Tuesday, axle arrived Wednesdays for £120 all in,
I cant thanks "Trents" and "Matt Storey (Sales Administrator)" enough

Super Service, and ill definitely recommending to everyone

25 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with Matt to let him know to keep up the amazing work

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic company

Fantastic company, dealt with Matt who found exactly what I needed, great service and couldn’t have been more helpful

24 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with Matt to let him know to keep up the amazing work

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service by Matt

Amazing service by Matt, nothing was too much trouble, knowledge of the product I required was 100%, polite and friendly. Would highly recommend

23 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with Matt to let him know to keep up the amazing work

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really poor service

Really poor service, I wanted a part from a car that was just in and not yet processed, instead of calling me when it was available the call handler simply told to keep ringing back weekly, which I did, I even offered to buy the entire car at one point but after several weeks he told me it had been crushed and no parts had been saved. As the car is rare this was an appalling waste of resource and my time.

23 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you Geoffrey for posting a review and we’re sorry to hear that your experience was not up to standards. As you can see on other reviews, we are known for taking ownership and caring deeply about our customers. We can’t fix the past but you have my personal commitment to improve the way our staff serves every customer. Until then, please accept my sincerest apologies on behalf of everyone on the team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

the transaction was quick and very easy…

the transaction was quick and very easy very polite people thank you

23 June 2022
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Reply from Charles Trent

Thank you so much for your 5-star review! We will share this with the sales team to let them know to keep up the amazing work.

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