Dare Britannia, Ltd.

"Nice collection of vintage Land Rovers and restoration center"

"I found Dare Britannia online as a new LR owner in need of a special part and Charles was extremely helpful. He has a deep knowledge of these vehicles and is willing to share it. I strongly recommend Dare Britannia to anyone looking for a quality restoration shop. Great people to work with."

"I have been bringing my '04 Discovery to Dare Britannia for about 5 years for general service and maintenance. They have always been courteous and attentive. They have always provided fair estimates for repairs and have communicated when there were other unforeseen issues that needed to be addressed. I have been very happy with their service and will continue to be a loyal customer. Thank you!"

"First of all I do want to say that Charles was very helpful to me, however the office manager is very rude and unprofessional. She called me accussing me of being rude to the guy that I spoke to yesterday. So not true...she gave me no room to speak, told me to come pick up my keys because they were not going to do business with me and then hung up on me. I drove up to the business and she was that much ruder in person...my car sat there for 2 days and was not looked at because my hubby signed the consent form instead of me (I was told that was ok btw) she said because we have different last names( so what!) that it was void. Then told me to take my keys and leave. She gave me someone elses keys...told her those werent mine. She got an attitude as if I was lying. I got one back(an attitude)...she then threatened to call the police on me. I told her to please do so...the mechanic kindly brought my key to me. NEVER would I EVER recommend this place as long as she is working there! So 2 days of my car being in the shop..nothing done. Its ok...our car is being serviced at an actual Range Rover Dealership. Good luck to all!"

"My Rover was delivered here by tow truck after a breakdown. The tow was 30 miles in the direction of home (which is another 2-1/2 hours away -- more about driving time in a moment). It was an electrical problem, intermittent and bizarre -- but in scant time the electrical specialist isolated the problem to a failing alternator. I got a comprehensive email report on the trouble-shooting steps plus a phone call to explain theory of how a less-than-catastrophic failure in power output could produce such weird symptoms. Also got an after-action report on cold start and warm start testing after new alternator installed. The whole forensic process was superb, matched by direct communication with the technician in charge. To be clear on that, my first phone conversation was with the owner, who conferenced the electrical specialist to introduce who would be responsible for troubleshooting. Work was finished in a bit more than a day at shop rates and parts costs comparable to my local garage (Long Beach peninsula). Tremendous service, really -- I’ve put 330,000 miles on the rig since new (1997 NAS Defender 90 soft top) and at some dealerships, the service queue is days or weeks to get started. After this first experience at Dare Britannia, I’ve made the 5-hour round trip twice for additional work. The attention to detail is remarkable, and the range of skills to deal with out-of-production parts is top notch. My latest project cost $6,000 and every penny well spent. Despite spanning the Christmas holidays and needing delivery of parts from the UK, the work was done on schedule. And like the first emergency repair job, I got a steady flow of progress reports from the shop floor -- emails, two sets of shop photos on newly fabricated fittings, and a tech journal growing to 40 numbered items as the project went forward -- the most helpful customer interface I’ve ever had. Hats off to the whole crew here. My Rover’s never had higher quality care."