Station Garage

Reference number: 714873

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Appointed representative

Station Garage does not hold FCA authorisation of their own, and acts under a principal firm, which is legally responsible for their regulated business.

Responsible principal firm

AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED Reference number: 497010 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct.
  • Station Garage (FRN 714873) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Station Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm.
  • Example: if you take financial advice from Station Garage, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When station-garages.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01403 282080 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode RH12 3LP
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • AN & RA & R Thorpe Trading name
  • Sgr Sales Ltd Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Station Garage’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (1) All events (4)

2015

24 August 2015

  • Became an appointed representative

FCA register

In the full report: all 4 events

  • All 4 events in its history (1 shown here)
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Firms connected to Station Garage

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Station Garage. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm
1
share its phone number
1

In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Station Garage

Other firms of the same type (car dealer), nearest first.

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Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Station Garage FCA authorised?
Station Garage (FRN 714873) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does appointed representative mean for Station Garage?
An appointed representative (AR) can carry out regulated financial services, but is not directly authorised by the FCA. A principal firm holds the authorisation and is legally responsible for the AR's conduct. Station Garage (FRN 714873) is an AR of AUTOMOTIVE COMPLIANCE LIMITED (FRN 497010). When you use Station Garage's services, the FCA authorisation sits with the principal firm. Example: if you take financial advice from Station Garage, complaints and compensation usually follow the same rules as dealing with the principal, but this depends on the product and your circumstances. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Station Garage’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01403 282080 and the website station-garages.co.uk for Station Garage. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Station Garage a scam or clone?
Station Garage is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Station Garage?
Protection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for Station Garage's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Does Station Garage use any other names?
It trades as AN & RA & R Thorpe. It has previously used the name Sgr Sales Ltd.

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