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4.5 Rating 482 Reviews
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Prompt service and very competitive price. The customer service team and driver was professional and friendly.
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Posted 3 years ago
Our mini bus arrived on time, our driver Raymond saw us all on board after helping load a push chair. We arrived at our first destination in good time, in fact we were early for the wedding and were actually quite a while after as photographs were taken. Then Raymond took us on to our second destination, wished us all to have a lovely time, later that evening he picked us up and took us back to our starting point and saw us all off the bus and checked we hadn't left anything on the bus.
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Posted 3 years ago
Very polite and efficient customer service. Price competitive. Reassurance in knowing all safety issues addressed before I needed to ask. All went schedule on the day
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Posted 3 years ago
We've just come back from a fantastic Hen Do in Newcastle. SMC Coach Hire were brilliant. So easy to book and their response to any queries we had was very quick. We made a few changes ie times and size of bus. This was dealt with without any fuss. The price for the bus was very reasonable. Our driver,John, was great, very friendly and helpful, also punctual. We wouldn't hesitate to use SMC again and would recommend them to other people.
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Posted 3 years ago
Easy booking system, great value for money. The Coach was spotless and efficient and the driver friendly and professional. The communication was superb all the way through from the booking system to confirmation emails leading up to my wedding day. Thank you for transporting my guests and for helping the day to run smoothly. Highly recommend and would use again.
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Posted 3 years ago
Great trip on good Friday to London with family, SMC provided a nice minibus and the driver was friendly and nothing was too much for him. Would recommend and use again
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Posted 3 years ago
Such a disappointment after 8 years of co-working with this company. They just decided to take my 900 pounds (full booking payment) for the service that was never provided because of the emergency and force major that happened 3 weeks before the date of the booking. I never recommend to pay in advance as they require. They will ask for full payment for the services they provide in advance. Not a problem! but should anything happen, like a world event for example, Pandemic, War and you are unable to fulfil the contract. Unlike many companies who are sympathetic to such circumstances and at least refund something of YOUR money. Not this company. You won't see a penny. Especially if you are a foreign visitor and have little chance of demanding money back for a school trip for children. Shame on them! They are not even willing to discuss the situation. Don't give these people your money. You will never see a penny of it again.
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Posted 3 years ago
Excellent and easy communication, excellent condition of vehicle, early and prompt attendance, and very professional and friendly staff. A high quality reliable company. I highly recommend them.
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Posted 3 years ago
SMS were amazing! We had a last min unfortunate change of plan and they sorted it all out for us and made our trip possible! They also let us re-arrange our original booking post covid so thank you SMC what a great service 👏👏👏👏
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Posted 3 years ago
I can’t thank SMC enough, up until the last few days we were having an absolute nightmare with my sister’s Hen Do! They managed to sort something really quickly for us, my sales rep Jake was lovely to speak to and the driver was an absolute gem! We had such a laugh and he loved the songs that we requested, he gave us total control of the music which completed the experience. I will be using them again for a work-related trip and would recommend them to anyone :)
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Posted 3 years ago
Used SMC loads of times and never disappointed, friendly helpful staff the BEST
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Posted 3 years ago
Recently used for a trip Fleetwood for my sons birthday and his 11 mates - excellent service and communication with the company!! Highly recommend
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Posted 3 years ago
Recently used with a group of 12 boys for a trip down to Manchester/Aintree. Absolutely 1st class service and I could not recommend highly enough! Brilliant service.
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Posted 3 years ago
Would definitely book through this company again. Everything was so easy from start to finish and the price was so much cheaper that it almost felt too good to be true...but it wasn't! They turned up in good time to get everyone onto the coach and were very patient and professional- thank you :)
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Posted 3 years ago
We have used SMC for many jobs at Red Squirrel Event Hire. Absolutely fantastic service from start to finish
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Posted 3 years ago
The biggest bunch of cowboys. Totally dishonest, unreliable with the most appalling customer service. Do not use unless you want your guests to be left stranded and having to hire expensive taxis.
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Posted 3 years ago
Avoid this company like the plague, our party booked this so called coach firm to take 36 golfers to Dumfries for the weekend, after being mithered about giving driver details (in order to book him into the hotel), eventually less than 24 hours before we were due to leave, the company made contact and cancelled the coach, stating we haven’t got a driver, pathetic excuse and weekend ruined. I can see us having to employ a solicitor to get our money back. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY
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Posted 3 years ago
Absolutely terrible experience! Driver turned up he was unable to shut the mini bus boot so we had to put the suitcases on our lap. He was unsure how to start the mini bus and changed lanes without indicating several times on the motorway leading to other Motorists having to swerve to avoid crashing. He shouted at us that we must give him money for a toll charge despite having paid upfront. He also had to use our google maps as he didn’t know the way
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Posted 3 years ago
Booked with them for a guild outing could have got a bus for the same cost locally but was told all their bookings they give a percentage to charity. They new the bus was for ladies between the agars of 70 - 95 so when we were told due to the pandemic we would have to isolate I immediately contacted the company, this was 72days before our outing. They initially wrote saying that we were not due any monies and when I directed them to their own cancellation terms which showed we were due our money refunded. Since then have been knocked from pillar to post. PLEASE ALL BE WARY OF THIS COMPANY we are still awaiting our monies which should be refunded to our ladies over ÂŁ200
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Posted 4 years ago
Rapacious company......booked for stag....ÂŁ395. Cancelled due to non essential travel concerns from government. Gave them 6 days notice....which in current state of the nation is decent Terms and conditions dictated we received no refund despite a willingness to forfeit deposit. Book with this company at your pearl.
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Posted 5 years ago
SMC Coach Hire is rated 4.5 based on 482 reviews