This review is concerning the EuropCar satellite office near the Portsmouth Dockyards. We dropped…read moreoff the car there in order to catch the ferry to France. John and Chris who were manning the office were very professional and helpful. They are prime examples of putting your best foot forward. They could be teachers or mentors for new staff. Thank you EuropCar for having such good people helping your customers.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Southampton Bitterne…read more All I can say is I have been incredibly appreciative of the teams, communication, flexibility and positive attitude. Have been a pleasure to get rental vehicles from.

I've tried a few mechanics round the island to fix my Mitsubishi FTO, took it round to see David…read moreand its Fixed, WOWEE. A year its been stood on my drive just waiting. It's got its MOT booked in, and a great service as well. I found all the staff very friendly and presentable. Always with a smile. I will gladly recommend them to all my friends.

I was recommended this place by Barkers of Haslemere as a good place to get a towbar fitted for the…read morenew car; it being a different construction at the back, we had no choice but to replace our strap on Thule for the bikes with something much sturdier We talked to them & emailed a few times; and then we looked at the Thule website and corresponded with their customer services people before selecting a couple that looked right for our needs In the end we went to see Taylors so they could demonstrate the 2 tow bars we were interested in...they have most models on site, so that is immensely helpful If you've never had one of these fitted, I can totally recommend having the demo first before you buy...we ended up taking the cheaper version which they recommended; they could easily have convinced us to pay more for the pricier one, but they explained why we only needed this particular model....makes a pleasant change! The day came for the fitting...again, they went through the whole thing...how to put it on, how to put on / take off the bikes, how to take the platform off...they recommended we should video this...which I did and boy, was that a good idea as it turned out! Well worth it; great service; really customer orientated But there's more... On our first trip to France, we followed the video to the letter...all went well...we dismantled everything and put it all away The day came for putting it all back on the car - we watched the video again and off we went...uh, no...we could not even get the tow bar on the vehicle, never mind the platform & bikes In desperation, I rang Taylors at 7:30 am UK time...amazingly they answered, and after a brief explanation as to where we had got to in the process, sorted us out in about 30 seconds ("turn the bar on its side" - something we had seen on demo 1 but forgotten and it wasn't on the video) We have now used it 7 or 8 times at least and no problems since Fully recommended

A very convenient place to go to get your tyres I was caught out by a puncture and also needed 2…read morenew tyres the prices were reasonable and the staff were friendly and knew what they were talking about will be using this company for years to come.

Excellent service…read more Have used them on a number of occasions now and each time the price has been good and the work as been excellent. Very helpful staff and they have even looked over a fault and carried out tests without charging. Would highly recommend to anyone.

I have nothing but praise for this garage as I had the unfortunate experience of breaking down in…read moreSouthampton on Wed 15th August and needed to be towed back to a garage in my area. New Park Garage came up in a google search and were very understanding and professional about the situation when I phoned them prior to arrival. Upon arrival at the garage, I found the staff to be very friendly and the garage to be busy, clean and well equiped. The staff listened to what I had to say about the fault on my car and promised to sort it asap. Friday 17th, phone call during the morning informing me that it was an inexpensive job which would cost me approximately £50 and would be ready in an hour. All in all a very positive experience. I would deal again and recommend to friends.

If you're not prepared to swim, there are 3 ways to cross from the mainland to the Isle of Wight…read morewith dry feet. Thr girlfriend and I had done the hovercraft, which was fun and the fastest crossing as a passenger On our weekend trip this weekend, we took the car and chose the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route as it's the shorter of the car ferry journeys (Red Funnel leave from Southampton) The route is well signposted from the M27 and we encountered no traffic, coming down for the 8pm ferry on a Friday night. Nice to see that, especially as it was the weekend of the IOW round the island race On arrival, we were directed to a lane to wait for the ferry. There was no mention of the 45 minute delay we then noticed on the large dot matrix sign. The time for the next ferry was also wrong as it was for 19.30 and we arrived at 19.45. There were no announcements or explanations about the delay but one of the marshalls we spoke to at least tried to be helpful but perhaps, they could try and keep their customers informed a bit better We popped into Greggs, located in the car park area, for a little nibble. There's also a Costa Coffee available The other slight annoyance was the lack of firm marshalling when the time came to board. There wasn't enough vigilance to stop some naughty cars from cutting in line ahead of other cars which had arrived before them The journey itself was pleasant enough with some light refreshments available though we chose to enjoy the lovely sun-dappled views of the Solent from the outdoor promenade deck Incidentally, the 3rd way to cross over is by catamaran to Ryde

As far as ferry crossings go, seamless. Immaculate. Piece of cake checking in. No hassle or…read moredrama. Arrived quite early and instead of making us wait just loaded us straight on the next ferry. When you get on the ferry seems to have thought about everything even though only a short crossing. Dog friendly zones, teen zone, a Greggs, Costa, snacks and selection of alcoholic beverages. Toilets immaculate. Seating areas well thought out. Really impressed. Apart from the rude crappy service from Costa. Abrupt, stroppy and not helpful. When they finished their overall service they proceeded to stand and have a proper go at a member of the team over the rota or something. Not on. It was a case of "whoa" who shot your cat. Rude mares. Would have been 5* for all the other parts Costa dragged it down to 3*. Disembarking was super quick easy and no dramas. Big thumbs up and thanks!

Fantastic service in this store, staff are well presented and look clean and tidy. The layout of…read morethe store is good and the store is generally very clean. Halfords on the whole always has some fantastic offers on which can not be sniffed at!