Swapfiets UK Reviews 

409
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Review summary

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Looking at 89 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable, often highlighting their patience and efficiency in resolving issues. The service is consistently described as excellent, with many appreciating the quick and smooth process of getting a bike or having it repaired. People also enjoy the user experience, finding the bikes sturdy and the overall business model to be of good value, especially with free repairs and maintenance. However, some customers also noted issues with the product, describing bikes as sluggish, difficult to brake, or arriving scratched and with wobbly handlebars. A few other people also felt that customer service could be poor, citing communication problems, unhelpful responses, and billing discrepancies.

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Staff

Consumers consistently report positive experiences with staff, highlighting their helpfulness, friendliness,... See more

Service

Customers had positive experiences with service, often highlighting the convenience and reliability of the... See more

Product

Reviewers highlight ambiguous aspects of product, with many praising the bikes as sturdy, always functioning,... See more

Customer service

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User experience

People report positive experiences with user experience, finding the process smooth and simple from sign-up,... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Easy to book the appointment, service to your door. Bike exchanged immediately. I am taking a star of as the staff member who came around did not say a single word to me or my husband and just proc... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The delivery and installation went well. I ordered to rent the bike on 4 Sep and the earliest delivery schedule is 13 Sep which is for me, it is too long. They didn’t actually offer us additional s... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a really lovely experience discovering what Swapfiets is all about with Chris in your shop in Shoreditch. I appreciated his patience, knowledge and honesty, as I had many questions and curio... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Such a great business model, good value, more sustainable and always had easy and friendly customer service. Love my bike and have no stress about maintenance or theft. Perfect for getting around Lond... See more


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  1. Bicycle Rental Service

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The modern bike membership | Free repairs - anytime, anywhere | Making cities more liveable


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4.3

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

409 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service

Incredibly rude telephone service. I upgraded to the Power 7 in March 2023, but wasn't advised that I would effectively receive two bills at the beginning of April, which has left quite a dent in my finances for the month - spoke to a woman on the phone who effectively told me that it was "my life, not hers" before hanging up the call.

Update: after waiting for a response to my complaint, I was offered a measley £10 off of my next bill. This is apparently an adequate compensation for the level of financial strain I was left under for a month. Incredibly poor customer value - when my contract is up, I will be looking elsewhere. Terrible service.

The point is that I wasn't advised about this double billing in one month and this lack of information led to a serious financial strain for me in that month - the rudeness of the advisor added further stress. No efficient or appropriate compensation or apology was offered.

7 April 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Bobbie,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience on the phone.
We will discuss your feedback with the team to make sure it does not happen again.

As for the charges, our bills always go out on the 1st of the month. If you start/upgrade a subscription after the 1st, the bill will be added to the next run. The amount you paid for the city bike in March should be credited to your account.
If you have any more questions about this, please send us an email at info@swapfiets.uk.

Kind regards,
Lotte

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you

Thank you for your good service today and your driver nice friendly chap today who got me back on two wheels

30 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the nice review, Donald!
We're glad you were able to get on your bike quickly!💙🤩🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good and friendly service

Good and friendly service. Only issue was that I had to wait a bit over 48 hours to have my deficient bicycle replaced.

29 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the review, Johannes! 🤩
We are sorry your bike had issues, it doesn't happen often but it can happen unfortunately!
We definitely aim to offer repairs within 48hours, when possible!
Apologies, if this time the wait was a bit longer than expected.
We're glad to see you happy with our service, despite the inconvenience! 💙💙🚲

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good

Fast and good

29 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Alpha! Thanks for the review 🤩! Lovely to have you with us! 💙🚲💙

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad experience.you gyz gave me…

Very bad experience.you gyz gave me unfit cycle which is to hard for running..I really disappointed for that

25 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi! I'm sorry your bike had issues, it doesn't happen often but it can happen unfortunately: that's why repairs/replacing the bike is included in the service! If you want to contact us at info@swapfiets.co.uk (or +44 20 38 08 00 05) we can discuss this further! 💙💙

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I got a puncher in my bicycle

I got a puncher on my bicycle. The company member gave me a new bike in 5 minutes. It’s amazing

24 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

I'm glad you were able to get your bike swapped! Thanks for the kind review Patel 😊🚲💙

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ultra-efficient bike swap

Swapped my bike today, at my house. Got a message 20 min in advance and transaction done within 2 minutes. Absolutely brilliant

22 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you for the review, Willem!🤩
We're glad to see you satisfied with our service! 💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swap was easily scheduled

Swap was easily scheduled, and was done quickly and efficiently.

21 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thanks for the nice review, Theo!
We're glad you were able to get on your bike quickly!💙🤩🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you

The team member who greeted me and made me feel very welcome. Accommodated very quickly to help me out.

17 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you so much for the positive review, Hannah! 💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast service

13 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you for the review,Riyaz!🤩
We're glad to see you happy with our service! 💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good experience

Very good experience. Very helpful

11 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Mudassir! Thanks for the review 🤩! Lovely to have you with us! 💙🚲💙💪

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff are very much cooperative and…

Staff are very much cooperative and helpful solved my problem in minutes. Highly recommend and very good experienced

11 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Thank you Hardik! 🤩🤩 I'm very happy to hear this! We really appreciate you spending time to leave a review! 💙💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I showed up right when the shop was…

I showed up right when the shop was closing. The lights were off and the two guys were ready to go home after a long day, no doubt. They could have refused to serve me, but they kindly stopped what they were doing and took care of my needs - I wanted to swap my bike for a new one because I had been riding it for nearly 9 months and the rear light was busted. Five minutes later I was on my way on the same bike (new) with a rear light working. Thank you. Love the service even more now.

P.S. We forgot to test the bell. It doesn’t work well (gets stuck). So, I’ll be back.

11 March 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi James! I'm so glad to hear it, I'm actually quite proud to have colleagues like this! 🤩 Thank you for these kind words. Feel free to come back to change the bell whenever you want! 💙💙💙🚲

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I got one of the best service from you

I got one of the best service from you. I love the man who gave me service, his is so nice and gentleman. But please try to open Swapfiets on Sunday as well. Otherwise everything was perfect.

28 February 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

We're over the moon knowing you had such a good experience in our store! Here's to more fun and adventure on your Swapfiets! 🚲🌬️

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I visited day before yesterday to fix…

I visited day before yesterday to fix gear problem. Employee has some worked on cycle and told me that your problem is solved. But problem increased than ago. So, I visited yesterday, new employee has changed cycle and gave me new one. But this cycle is running so hard. So, I have to visit again today. Wasting of my time and money.

23 February 2023
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Reply from Swapfiets UK

Hi Rutu,

I am very sorry to hear that your experience in store was not satisfactory.. If you contact the customer support at info@swapfiets.co.uk or give us a call at +44 20 38 08 00 05 we can discuss everything, and try to find a solution for you! 💙

Max 🚲

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