Hartwells near Oxford sold out to Ridgeway, this branch will be closing soon with a new purpose built showroom being built at Newbury.
Lookers bought Chippefield LR near Hemel Hempstead, word is they are looking for new premises which will have to incorporate Jaguar, the Jaguar dealership, Merritts at Amersham was bought by Lookers a while ago, so the two will amalgamate I expect. Sadly, no not really, Pratstones near me are rumoured to be going  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

This should all make LR approved workshops like TVLR even more competitive. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Well here we go Leeds JLR have sent me a letter to tell me all about the new JLR showrooms.

Can't wait to pay for the:

Fully Staffed Barista Bar.
Lounge with designer lighting and ambient music.
and the list of things I do not need just goes on and on !

God alone knows what a drive through service bay is.

Progress my arse

Bet you can't find a parts counter. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

We saw a drive-through service bay in the US. You present your car at one end and it goes through on a sort of production line and comes out the other end an hour later. Downside was the "trained" staff were completely unable to deal with anything non-standard. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

Yorky Bob wrote:

................... Fully Staffed Barista Bar.

I bet the lads at Landranger services in Atherton are quaking in their boots
If you want a brew you make it yourself, and while your at the kettle you might as well make one for everyone else.
I nipped in just before Christmas, it was cold inside and out, and the cleaner had definitely had the day off, but the lads were helpful, and the customers were hanging around taking the out of all and sundry, a damn good atmosphere.

Oh and the window regulator was half the dealer price. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

I believe that Lancaster LR dealership in Welwyn Garden City have been taken over by Grange (Cambria Automobiles plc) who already have a Jaguar / Aston Martin dealership on the edge of the town. Whether either premises would be large enough for a JLR combined dealership, I don't know.

Gordon Lamb Chesterfield has been swallowed up by Vertu Motors plc - Bristol Street Motors, Farnells et al. That is a multi franchise site so who knows there?