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"The worst car dealer"
1 out of 5 stars
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I bought a 2005 Mitsubishi Shogun 3.2DiD in October 2017, the day I sent a colleague to Leeds to collect it we reported a stalling fault with the car which was very dangerous as it was happening on the motorway! There is no way the dealer did not know about this fault! I was taking the car and already had it booked on a ferry, one of the owners John (Ajay) Seedersan said he knew what the fault was and sent me a link to a £35 part on Ebay and said he would pay to have it fixed. Once in Spain i took it to a UK mechanic who did an inspection and a report as a common vehicle in Spain who said the fuel pump was faulty, he took it to a fuel pump specialist who agreed. I threatened legal action against them via my solicitors, who wrote them a letter that they claim they never received, and just before I actually took them court I agreed to give the car back to them for them to repair it at their cost, so I arranged at vast cost to me to have the car brought back from Spain to AJ Car Sales where Ajay said he has been speaking to his business partner Mike Singh (don't know his real name) who had agreed that they would repair the car at their cost, by this time it was December 2017. They then had the car for a further 3 months and kept saying that they were waiting for parts, and generally fobbing me off. One night I just got totally fed up with being given the run around so I sent a text message and an email to Ajay stating that if the car is not ready to collect on the 5th March then I will just commence court proceedings against him and AJ Car Sales. When I called his mobile phone the next day, a female answered, and stated that Ajay had died that morning, and that I should call his business partner Mike, which I did, he conveniently denied all knowledge of being Ajay's (Johns) business partner and said he was merely the landlord for AJ Car Sales, so I could arrange to collect my car. Having spoken to Mike he stated that they started my car no problem and it was ready to collect, and that I needed to collect it quickly or he would start charging me storage to keep the car in his yard!!!! I duly arranged to send to of my employees at my cost up to Leeds to collect the car, however when they got there, the car would not start at all, and others in the yard claimed it had not been started or worked on since it arrived there in December 2017, there was no way that the car was going to start especially as it had a flat battery. So Mike had lied that the car started fine. I then at additional huge expense to me, had to have the car recovered and brought down south to a trusted Mitsubishi Shogun specialist in Basingstoke on March 26th, who stated that they could not get the car started at all, and they sent it to Mitsubishi themselves for inspection, who stated that someone had done something and blown up the ECU including the EFI system, which would cost in excess of £3000 to repair, and this is on top of the £3750 it has cost so far to try and get this car fixed at AJ Car Sales Expense. Mike then told me a week later he was going to Johns funeral, which is odd as people in UK don't get buried that quickly, And, from what I can tell they are still trading. I am now about to take the company to court to try and recover some if not all of what I have lost on this car, which is now well in excess of £8k including the cost of the car, which is now completely off the road and unusable, and I am only keeping it so the court can decide what to do with it now.

"Will not allow ZERO Stars unfortunately"
1 out of 5 stars
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Associates claim the owner died 5 weeks since. most unfortunate, Anyone else trying to recover costs or seeking legal advice might contact the same solicitor, Hayley of Brearleys Solicitors.

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"AVOID AT ALL COSTS!"
1 out of 5 stars
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If I could give him zero stars I would. We bought a used handicapped modified vehicle from Alexander James Motors. The next day, we went to get in the rear passenger door and the handle came off in our hands! He had duct taped it on! We immediately asked to return the vehicle for a refund as is our rights and he messed us about agreeing to a refund but unwilling to put it in writing. He then said he would take it back but charge us £300 for mileage. I told him he was crazy if he thought we would pay for the privilege of being ripped off bybhim and offered standard business rate mileage. He again agreed and then refused to put it in writing. Playing games by writing I received your email but not that he agreed to the terms of the return. At his request, we took it to a mechanic and found the springs were broken, the rear door sensor was broken (which caused the car alarm to go off intermittently so we couldn't lock the car and when driving made the internal lights come on. The biggest issue was I could get my wheelchair in the car, but once locked the only way to open the back was to crawl under the chair and hit a release button. ) The front passenger door electric window did not work and as the motor was burned out it effected the car lights so only the high beams worked. We then agreed to get repair estimates and he would check with his mechanic for pricing, etc. After he did that we would negotiate a refund. We did that and then he totally ghosted us. Won't answer our calls or emails. At this point we are going to sue him in civil court. . Do not do business with him.

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Pete in response to AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

This sounds very similar to my experience. Verbally agrees to a refund and then goes quiet when trying to contact him. It took me over 6 months to get my money back from him via the MCOL website. He finally paid me back what I was owed after a mediation agreement which is the last process before going to court.

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"WOULD NOT BUY FROM HERE"
1 out of 5 stars
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My brother bought a car from this man in November. Two months down the line and we find an oil leak under the engine. I called into a mechanic to check where it was coming from and upon taking the belly panel off from under the engine there was a neatly placed rag that was obviously there to soak up the leak for the foreseeable future so we wouldn't notice the leak until it was too late to return the car. When I called aj sales up to ask what he would do about it all he said was the month warranty was over and there's nothing he could do. Bearing in mind my brother had only just passed his test and hasn't done more than 200 miles in it in the space of 2 months it's obvious that this man knew what he was doing when he sold us this falsely represented car. Now in on going dispute with this man and am awaiting to hear back from him.

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cheryll in response to WOULD NOT BUY FROM HERE

HI WE ALSO BOUGHT A CAR FROM THIS COMPANY AJ CAR SALES CLECKHEATON AT THE END OF JAN AT THE END OF FEB IT WAS NO GOOD AND NEEDS A NEW ENGINE WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROGRESS OF TAKING HIM TO COURT.

Pete in response to WOULD NOT BUY FROM HERE

There seems to be a recurring theme with this dealer. I too bought a car from him back in January 2017 and to cut a long story short the head gasket needed replacing 2 weeks after I picked the car up. The dealer never responded whenever I tried to contact him regarding the issue and after numerous letters threatening court action I finally managed to get my money back via the court mediation process, which incidentally cost me more money but by that time I had to cut my losses. The scary thing is the car I bought is now back on the website priced higher than what I paid for it nearly 15 months ago. My advice…. Stay well away!!!

"sold a faulty car "
1.2 out of 5 stars
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I have had the car I purchased from Alexander James car sales cleckheaton for less than a year and in the first 14 days when it was still under warranty a ball joint needed to be replaced. The salesman refused to fix this problem even though the car was still under warranty. A few months on and a head gasket has gone. Costing me just under £1000 in total to repair the car since getting it with no help or compassion from the man I bought it from. I am absolutely disgusted. Don’t ever buy a car from this shady salesman. Dodgy is an understatement.

"Great service"
5 out of 5 stars
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Very helpful, pleasant and friendly. The car was very well presented on collection. Their after sales care is excellent too. Would recommend you buy a car from AJ Car Sales Cleckheaton.

"If i could give zero stars i would"
1 out of 5 stars
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I had a dreadful experience being sold a faulty car that in total took us 5 months to get our money back which we finally did through our bank. AJ Car Sales does not understand consumer rights and would advise anyone to take a recommended car mechanic when purchasing a car from the company. Awful service when trying to deal with the problem showed no compassion for what he had done not to mention the risk he put us at. Stay away!

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"cant say a bad word about him"
5 out of 5 stars
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I have to tell everyone that the salesman at AJ Car Sales Cleckheaton was nice and friendly and he goes out of his way for you. Specifically he went out of his way to get my new car home. It was like looking at a new car inside, clean tidy, he got it valeted before I when to pick it up I hope he gets more business as he is a great guy. A chatty man and I really cant say a bad word about him so go here and see him for a new car

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AJ Car Sales Cleckheaton is an Independent dealership that is based in Cleckheaton. If you’re the owner or employee of this business, please send us a little bit of information about your dealership and why customers should come and visit.

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We have a previous registered address for this business which is; 15 Carver Street, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, BD19 3PH. This business is also known as Alexander James Car Sales Cleckheaton. 

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    Dewsbury Road
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    BD19 5BD

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