Dealer Profile: Phillips Auto

Where are you based? Rosetta Road in Belfast, just off the Ormeau road

How long have you been in business? Over 35 years now

How many staff do you have across your business?
We have 8 staff

What is the key to your success?
Sourcing quality used cars at competitive prices and providing an excellent after sales facility where we go the extra mile for our customers

How is the industry right now?
People are buying quality used cars are in short supply at the moment, keeping up our stocking levels has been quite a challenge over the past few years

What could the Government do to help the trade?
Simple, cut VAT

What’s your most expensive Car?
At the moment it would be a 2013 AUDI A4 2.0 TDI SLINE Black edition with 5000 miles on the clock

What could you offer someone on a shoestring budget?
Our stock will range from £2000 up to £40,000 so at any one time we will always have something to suit all budgets. If we don’t have the car in stock we can source whatever you are looking for. Tailored finance packages at extremely competitive rates can also be arranged.

What’s the most special Car you have ever sold?
The First one over 20 years ago, I will always remember that one, a ford escort

What do you drive yourself and why?
Anything about the yard with fuel and Tax

What’s your best tip for someone looking for a Car at the moment?
Do your research online first, select a few cars and visit the dealerships, the internet looks after the public as far as price is concerned. Good cars don’t last long online in this market at the moment so don’t miss out.

What do you like to do when you’re not at work?
At the Gym or trying to play a round of Golf

In no more than 50 words, tell our readers why someone looking for a Car should go and see you?
Phillips Auto sources the majority of its stock in house, avoiding expensive fees associated with local auction houses which inevitably get passed onto the customer. Each and every car we take into stock goes through a thorough inspection by our appraisal team, including Full HPI report, road test, service clarification and finally through our workshop for a mechanical inspection. For this reason we have extremely high customer retention, any new customers we sell to will become customers for life and that’s the way it has been at Phillips Auto for over 30 years. We are a family business with family values.