Europe UK » M&P's Cardiff Bay Motorrad demise

Seems M&P's time as the BMW dealer for Cardiff ends soon. Their store only has a few BMWs in the showroom and branding has been removed. M&P have had a poor reputation at the Cardiff branch for some time, with many choosing to go to Cheltenham or Bristol for service.

The Rumour Mill suggests Thunderroad M/c, with branches in Bridgend and Cwmbran, now part of the Cheltenham based https://www.completelymotorbikes.co.uk/ will get the franchise.

I've known Completely since they were a small company with one branch near my old home, just selling used bikes. I bought my S1000XR from them just before they acquired their first new marque, Yamaha, in a shiny new showroom. This was at the cost of three smaller "mum & pop" type Yamaha dealers in the county who had held the franchise for decades, but could not justify investment to meet Yamaha's corporate identity in the shiny new showroom.

Completely now have multiple branches with 16 new bike franchises. They seem to maintain a decent reputation but one hopes they do not go the same way as others that expanded rapidly, lose the focus on customer service and become over-burdened with debt. Carnells, Motorcycle City & George White are three of those brands that went bust leaving loads of people out of pocket.