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Automotive Consulting Engineers Ltd

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40 reviews

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ACE delivers consistently excellent service and thorough reporting for successful legal disputes, but faces serious criticism from customers who feel inspections were superficial, conclusions unsupported by evidence, and complaints were mishandled.

What customers love

  • Professional, detailed reports that successfully support legal claims and disputes with finance companies
  • Responsive, friendly staff and engineers who explain findings clearly and provide good customer service
  • Quick turnaround times and efficient scheduling, even during peak periods

Common concerns

  • Multiple customers report inspections lasting 20-30 minutes with only diagnostic tools used, lacking physical dismantling or road tests, yet reaching firm conclusions unsupported by deeper investigation
  • Customers claim reports reached conclusions contradicted by subsequent specialist assessments and ignored customer-provided evidence (service records, mechanic reports, video evidence)
  • Poor complaint handling with lack of meaningful engagement, slow responses, or refusal to review findings when challenged with additional evidence

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Rob Gallie
28 December 2025

Brilliant service

Brilliant service. Concise report. Very much worth the money!

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jack wren
28 December 2025

Took a long time

Took a long time, expensive, not particularly helpful, you will also receive an email asking for a review every day until you post a review.

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Andrew
28 December 2025

Report is clear

Report is clear, responded to questions answered and gives a sensible opinion. They are slightly slow to respond and need chasing but the inspection and then report were exactly what was expected.

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Badrul Esa
27 December 2025

Easy to communicate

Easy to communicate

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ian
24 December 2025

ACE fast and efficient service

Fast and efficient service used ACE previously always get in depth report covered all all the information I required friendly staff and very helpful. Would recommend them .

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Vix
23 December 2025

Brilliant, professional and friendly

We've had an ongoing issue with a car my son bought, so went to ACE to get a full inspection of the car. From start to finish they were brilliant, friendly and professional - specially Graham. Had the report through, I didn't understand most of it (typical non driving female), so rang them, and Graham explained the findings, in a more understanding way. Would definitely recommend ACE and would use them again.

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Emily Hanson
22 December 2025

Excellent start, went downhill quickly

Excellent communication to begin with. Early appointment made for Inspection. Easy payment options….that’s when the problems began Report was meant to produced by a certain date, it wasn’t and was only produced after I had chased it up a number of times. When the report finally arrived it was totally incorrect regarding the dates of ownership of the vehicle, something which I provided earlier. This has had to be sent back and caused another delay, totally unacceptable. The lack of communication post payment and the breach of contact signed is not what I expected after such a positive start.

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jon wetton
22 December 2025

customer and dealer closure.

we had a customer complaint which we disputed with the client, we employed ACE and the vehicle report, came back as the vehicle was of satisfactory quality, meaning it has assisted us in our dispute, a small cost to have an independent review that can give both the dealer and the customer closure.

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Daughter of patient concerned
18 December 2025

Graham was so amazingly helpful

Graham was so amazingly helpful; going above and beyond to help and advise despite clearly being incredibly busy. I cannot recommend him highly enough. Thank you Graham.

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Peter Kim
13 December 2025

Disappointing experience

I chose this vehicle inspection service after clearly explaining the issue I was facing and what kind of professional evaluation I was hoping to receive. During the initial consultation and again when the engineer arrived, my concerns and expectations were discussed in detail, and I was told they would be able to help. Unfortunately, the final report did not meet my expectations. The findings were mostly general observations that were already obvious, and the report did not provide insights or recommendations that were useful for addressing my specific issue. As a result, it was hard for me to see the added value of a professional inspection. I was also unclear on how the final conclusions were reached. I requested several clarifications and revisions, but the responses did not fully explain the reasoning behind the conclusions. If you are expecting in-depth technical analysis or a more scientific, expert-level evaluation, you may want to consider other options. In my case, the service did not justify the time and cost.

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Automotive Consulting Engineers Ltd — Review Summary

Based on 40 verified customer reviews, Automotive Consulting Engineers Ltd holds an average rating of 3.6 out of 5 — rated Good on ReviewTerminal. 65% of customers gave 4 or 5 stars.

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