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  1. It could well be his son, perhaps he hasn’t developed his father’s charm yet
  2. Hi M, I never had any contact with Lee, so I can’t be certain. I know that Jack is the owner though. Your concern about your car rusting away is probably a genuine concern. Our Discovery was there for over 12 months and when he finally got it MOT’d , it came up with multiple issues of rusting under the vehicle. It was clean when he took it.
  3. Hi M, I have previously posted his address and mobile numbers for Jack Wilkinson, the owner and his wife Jennifer (who telephoned me once to make yet another excuse!) Good luck!
  4. This is his address: 4 /18 burnt mills road north Benfleet Essex SS12 9JX Also, this is Jack Wilkinson’s number (I believe he is the owner of the business): 07496 028098 and this is Jack’s wife, Jennifer’s number: +44 7908 672220 Your car should be at this address, obviously it isn’t (or wasn’t, as you have received this fine). If you report it as stolen from 169UK address, then the police will look into it and hopefully you’ll get your car back. If for any reason they had taken it out of the garage, they would have used trade plates and therefore you would not have received the fine. Everything about this company is fishy!!!
  5. Are you in contact with anyone from 169UK? Personally, I would report your car as stolen and in the report state Jack’s business address (where your car has obviously been stolen from!!!)
  6. Thanks for taking the time to write your posts, although it makes me feel physically sick (I’m sure that you read my story). He’s undoubtedly a scam artist, everything that he has said to the others on here, he said to us. £5k seems to be his magic number ! And he gets away with it by making people think that he’s doing everyone such a great favour!
  7. The physical address of his business is: 4 /18 burnt mills road north Benfleet Essex SS12 9GX
  8. The police certainly wouldn’t be interested as it’s a civil matter, media maybe, but the only way that they would get involved would be with solid evidence. Jack is very good at talking the talk and proving anything would be very difficult. If you have the energy and inclination to try, I would be happy to contribute with my experience, but in all honesty I don’t believe that it will get you anywhere
  9. After having my Discovery for over 12 months, the work was finally completed (it cost somewhere in the region of £5k from the initial quote of £1800). The car then went for its MOT. It passed but had so many advisories which included rot all underneath the vehicle. This was a completely new problem - nothing had been reported previously. I ended up selling the car to Jack for £1000 for scrap. It had caused us so much stress, I really didn’t want to see the blooming thing again. I still don’t understand his set up there or know whether he is genuine or not.
  10. Anymore contact with Mr Wilkinson? I phoned him last Monday and was told it should be done this week blah blah blah and to check MOT status online. Surprise surprise, still not done!
  11. Hi, still waiting ….. 12 months this week. Before Christmas I was told that a turbo had gone. A lot more blah blah blah, but he was going to sort it out. I didn’t bother chasing him again until last Monday. Said the car was now at the MOT garage, as they were going to sort it out. Today, the usual excuse, I’ll phone them and see how it’s going and call me back around 2.30pm. As usual, nothing. What has been your experience, regarding what your vehicle went there for and what has happened since? I did manage to get his address though: Unit 4 /18 burnt mills road north Benfleet Essex SS12 9JX
  12. I won a judgment and High Court writ. It’s currently with an enforcement company.
  13. Yes, sorry it’s £5000 not £7000 that I’ve spent on repairs. I know it sounds ridiculous, but originally I was quoted £1800 for the gearbox. As I’d bought the car and obviously wasn’t going to get anything back from the promised warranty from Yew Tree cars, it was a decision that seemed the most realistic under the circumstances. But then the scenario gets worse and it gets to a stage that you’ve invested such and such amount, constantly being assured that once this job is done the car will be in A1 condition…… To summarise: Car bought 29th December 2020 Went to Autoessentials aka 169UK beginning of January 2021. Amount paid to above £5000
  14. Jack Wilkinson His address is one of those virtual offices, ie the actual business doesn’t operate from there and nobody seems to know where his garage is .However it’s 3 The Drive, Jubilee House, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3FR I have paid him £5000 to date He’s place is about 2.5 hours away from me, but I currently live most of the year in France. I’ll attach the only piece of written evidence that I have from him. This was supposed to have been a report on the condition of the vehicle for my court case against Yew Tree Cars, but is pretty useless to be honest. He telephoned me last week to say that he was ill with Covid, but would be back at work the following Monday and the car would be returned tomorrow (4th December 2021). I sent him a text with information that I required from him before I would accept delivery of the vehicle (£175 each way). Text is added as an image below. This morning I had a phone call from his wife, with no caller id, who said that he was very ill in hospital with Covid, but he should be out on Monday. she said that they were going to take the car to be MOT’d (it did have a 12 month MOT on it when it was collected last January) but apparently one of the 2 turbos has gone. She said Jack was going to source a replacement (obviously from a breakers yard) and fit it for free. Then it was discovered that the entire engine has to come out to fit it, which is going to cost in the region of £2000! Obviously I have no intention of paying anymore money to this person. The call ended with her telling me that Jack would telephone me next week to discuss it. Under normal circumstances one would imagine that him getting Covid is credible, but with his track record, I just see it as another delaying tactic. The forum that I found this information on is https://www.vwt4forum.co.uk/threads/ecu-solutions-brentwood-essex-any-reviews.1776159/page-4 I’m in the situation of not knowing what work he has actually done. I have no idea whether he is telling me the truth or anything. A thought that crossed my mind, after reading people’s posts on the VW site, is that he uses his customers vehicles to take parts from for other cars and then waits until a similar car comes in to replace them. I just can’t figure out the scam here, but there definitely is one! TEXT SENT ON 26/12/2021 Dear Jack, Further to our telephone conversation yesterday, I request the following from you please: 1. A full breakdown, including receipts, for the payment made to you by bank transfer to your account named 169UK for the amount of £3000 paid on the 14/01/2021. 2. A full breakdown, including receipts, for the payment made to you by bank transfer to your account named 169UK for the amount of £2000 paid on 05/02/2021. 3. Your VAT number and address of your business premises. The car wash centre where customers are requested to deliver/collect their vehicles from is not acceptable. Neither is the ‘dummy’ office that you use at Jubilee House, Brentwood, Essex. This is not your business premises. Under UK law, it is a legal requirement for you to provide this. You advised me yesterday that my vehicle will be returned to me by the end of next week, being 03/12/21. Before accepting receipt of the vehicle, the following is required: The documents requested in points 1-3, to be sent by email to **************@gmail.com A photograph of the current mileage. A video of the exterior and interior of the vehicle. Evidence that the vehicle is running as it should be. 12 months MOT certificate. Warranty documentation for the replacement gearbox dated from 03/12/2021, again to be sent by email, before receipt of the vehicle will be accepted. Yours sincerely, Trying to upload the photo of the document that he sent to me by text (jpeg) but it won’t let me.
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