Jamie

Dishonest and Manipulative

I recommend avoiding this company after the absolute shambles they put us through. We purchased a Toyota Auris from Jemca for £11,000. Over the first few months, the car ran fine with no issues. It then broke down during a drive to Cornwall, and we had to swerve across the dual carriageway on an uphill section to get into a layby. The AA checked the car over, and they advised us that there was faulty operation in the ECU; this was fed back to Jemca. The car was then with Jemca for six weeks whilst they looked it over, and we were only informed of the results after chasing them up multiple times. Despite the evidence from the AA, Jemca insisted that there was nothing wrong with the car, and that Diesel fuel was used. We were able to produce receipts which confirmed that petrol (the correct fuel) was indeed used, and Jemca then changed their line to “it must have been bad fuel.” Jemca then offered to take the car back for £9,500, meaning that Jemca had essentially stolen £1,500 from us; they sold us a dodgy car, and profited from doing so. Despite us raising this, and that the depreciation would have only equated to slightly above £300 in six weeks (six weeks that, I may add, were entirely due to Jemca’s slow turnaround), Jemca would not budge. The car was then put back on the market for the full price of £11,000. Overall, I would strongly suggest avoiding this dishonest company. The manipulation and downright lies the manager gave us were wholly unacceptable.