Hendy (Poole) losing MG Franchise

[markp4200]

Just a word of warning to anyone buying an IM5 from Hendy in Poole.
I bought mine at the end of December and have found a fault with the 'car-shaped' key so tried to book it into Hendy who can't do it since their franchise ends at the end of April - hence the give-aways there now for anyone wanting to do a deal (just remember they won't do 'after-service' anything). Franchise now with Penton group (also in Poole) who are happily looking at the key tomorrow morning so I hope they are bending over backwards to impress MG HQ!
Has anyone else had issue with the key?

 

[Giller]

Just a word of warning to anyone buying an IM5 from Hendy in Poole.
I bought mine at the end of December and have found a fault with the 'car-shaped' key so tried to book it into Hendy who can't do it since their franchise ends at the end of April - hence the give-aways there now for anyone wanting to do a deal (just remember they won't do 'after-service' anything). Franchise now with Penton group (also in Poole) who are happily looking at the key tomorrow morning so I hope they are bending over backwards to impress MG HQ!
Has anyone else had issue with the key?

Was it Hendy who were flooding Autotrader with silly deals?

 

[markp4200]

Yes, it was them, my guess is that they are trying to clear out their stock before the end of the month. Back in October, I achieved a silly discount which makes me wonder who was running the department, but of course I am not complaining.

 

[Black estate]

Surprised Richmond didn't get it , or they've got an gentleman's agreement with penton

 

[Giller]

Yes, it was them, my guess is that they are trying to clear out their stock before the end of the month. Back in October, I achieved a silly discount which makes me wonder who was running the department, but of course I am not complaining.

When I was researching options for a new car back in November some of the deals they were offering were insane, less than Affinity prices and I was seriously tempted to hop on a plane and fly over. Having said that lot to be said for dealing local, this whole thing does make you wonder.

 

[MG Clive]

Was it Hendy who were flooding Autotrader with silly deals?

Like this one, a 2026 X-Power for under £25k

 

[EvTek23]

I happened to go into Hendy MG a couple of weeks ago while I was in the area to look at the MG4 Urban and the updated MG 4, and was surprised that every desk there was some sort of negotiation going on with a potential customer.
It also Looks like Penton group have MG at Poole and Christchurch.

 

[Joningy]

Just a word of warning to anyone buying an IM5 from Hendy in Poole.
I bought mine at the end of December and have found a fault with the 'car-shaped' key so tried to book it into Hendy who can't do it since their franchise ends at the end of April - hence the give-aways there now for anyone wanting to do a deal (just remember they won't do 'after-service' anything). Franchise now with Penton group (also in Poole) who are happily looking at the key tomorrow morning so I hope they are bending over backwards to impress MG HQ!
Has anyone else had issue with the key?

Penton group are fantastic, I bought my first EV, an MG4 from Penton Salisbury, now got an MGS5, fabulous service from the group.

 

[Giller]

Like this one, a 2026 X-Power for under £25k View attachment 45255

Yup, exactly, in my case IM6 launch edition and long range, genuinely for newly launched cars I was going WTF?