Over a decade ago now but my dad bought his Octavia from there. It was a brand-new car originally intended for the Irish Republic (as it had a CD player, not radio/cassette which would have been UK spec).

No problems at all and it saved a fair chunk of cash. They are quite clear about which cars are used and which are brand-new. The new ones tend to be oversupply from fleet orders, etc

This one isn't new but (as far as you can tell from the pics) looks decent and is low mileage. From that I am guessing it's ex-lease or ex rental but would like to know how you can validate a UK spec car rather than an import? Is it on the V5?

The "brand new" cars they sell are normally imports. Simply ask them, they don't hide the fact.

The "used cars" they sell are mostly ex fleet or rental cars.

Bought a Puma from them in 1999. It was a German import with zero miles. The spec was identical to the ones sold by UK dealers as was the warranty (1 year at the time). No problem with servicing and no problem sorting the one tiny warranty issue we had.with the local Ford dealer. He even replaced the German service book with an English one.

Saved over £3000 on the deal when we bought it, kept it almost 6 years and at that point not one single garage was interested that it was an import, condition was the only thing that mattered. One garage commented that as as long as it wasn't a Renault they would take it in PX.