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Since 1950

The Donalds Group

One of East Anglia’s longest serving car dealerships with four locations and seven franchises throughout the region, representing three Mazda sites, two Kia, Volvo and MG dealerships. We are part of the Central Garage Group of Companies, a group of franchised and non-franchised dealerships who sell and maintain cars and motorbikes. In 2022 Central Garage Group works with 12 franchises in 7 locations with 18 franchise outlets.

The group is privately owned by the Hamblin family, which was originally founded by Bob Stanley Hamblin post WW2. Their Uppingham site is the original dealership Bob left to his son Peter, who then went on to grow the company over the decades changing the automotive focus from haulage to cars and motorbikes. Peter’s daughter Sam joined the company in the late 1990s and took over the reins in 2015.

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C/O First Hamblin (Eastern) Limited, Papyrus Business Parc, Werrington, Peterborough, PE4 5BH

Company No: 485488 Donald’s Garage Limited. Company No: 5084975 Donalds Garage (Ipswich) Limited. Company No: 5134645 Donalds Garage (Bury St Edmunds) Limited. VAT Reg No: 834870507.

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Financial Conduct Authority

Donalds Garage Limited, Donalds Garage (Ipswich) Limited and Donalds Garage (Bury St Edmunds), is an appointed representative of ITC Compliance Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (their registration number is 313486). Permitted activities include advising on and arranging general insurance contracts and acting as a credit broker not a lender.

We can introduce you to a limited number of finance providers. We do not charge a fee for our Consumer Credit services. We do not act as a financial adviser, or fiduciary. We act in our own interest, whichever lender we introduce you to, we will typically receive commission from them based on either a fixed fee or a fixed percentage of the amount you borrow. Any and all commission amounts will be fully disclosed to you as part of your sales journey. You will be required to give your fully informed consent to our receipt of this commission. By doing this, you acknowledge that you understand our role as a credit broker, and that we will receive a financial incentive if you take out a loan from a lender that we introduce you to.

All finance applications are subject to status, terms and conditions apply, UK residents only, 18s or over, Guarantees may be required.