The history of John Darke
John Darke began his business at Red Garage in Marshchapel in 1946.
The business moved to Louth in 1956 and started by selling Gogomobils along with Hillmans, Humbers and Sunbeams from the Rootes Group which later became Chrysler Talbot.
In 1982 the company took the Volvo franchise and became known nationwide for delivering the very best levels of customer service.
In 2008 the business was awarded the Ford Retail Franchise and now offers a full range of new Ford cars, an extensive stock of Ford and Volvo used vehicles, alongside a Ford and Volvo Approved Service Centre, insurance approved bodyshop and vehicle hire.
John Darke is an independent family-run business that prides itself on offering a fair, open and personal approach to doing business. With many loyal customers following along the way, John Darke is the name that you can trust.
Service Department - Very friendly, informative, and helpful staff. Prompt service. Value for money service with annual roadside cover included.
Service Department - As well as safety , reliability ,practicallity, another very important feature on any car is of course security , as eye carry several valuable items in car , I requested and made it clear that eye would like the locking system checking and correcting , John darke have told me they have looked at it and found nothing , absolute rubbish within two hours off returning the car it's still not locking properly , they have let me down , yes it's intermittent but eye would of thought with technology they have eye thought a very important issue such as locking would be priority for them , so to be frank eye don't see any reason to return to a company that cannot deliver on its quality guarantee , in a nutshell I've got a car that doesn't lock properly , would u be happy with that when you've laid out £1,200 for a service , can u give me a valid reason to return too a dealership that cannot deliver on its promise ?!!??!
