Welcome to John Darke Ltd

John Darke Ltd has been putting our customers first for over 75 years.  We are a family-run company that prides itself on offering a fair, open and personal approach to doing business.

Based in the historic market town of Louth we offer an extensive stock of Ford and Volvo used vehicles, alongside a Ford Approved and Independent Volvo Service Centre, insurance approved bodyshop and vehicle hire.

Whatever you are looking for, we welcome you to the John Darke website and look forward to providing you with the best possible customer service.

Latest Used Vehicles

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Ford Kuga
£25,990
£587.38 (HP Finance Example)
1999 CC
9627 Miles
Diesel
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Volvo XC40
£27,490
£448.08 (PCP Finance Example)
1477 CC
21238 Miles
Petrol Plug-in Hybrid
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Peugeot 3008
£12,690
£286.78 (HP Finance Example)
1598 CC
45733 Miles
Petrol
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Ford Puma
£18,990
£289.11 (PCP Finance Example)
999 CC
12758 Miles
Petrol Hybrid
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Ford Focus
£11,990
£270.96 (HP Finance Example)
999 CC
32406 Miles
Petrol
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Ford Puma
£17,790
£274.15 (PCP Finance Example)
999 CC
18715 Miles
Petrol Hybrid
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Volvo S60
£20,990
£474.37 (HP Finance Example)
1969 CC
24068 Miles
Petrol
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Volvo XC40
£25,990
£425.31 (PCP Finance Example)
1477 CC
29936 Miles
Petrol Plug-in Hybrid
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Ford EcoSport
£15,990
£278.67 (PCP Finance Example)
999 CC
2880 Miles
Petrol
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Our team are always glad to help with your enquiry. You can reach us via phone, email or you can visit us at our showroom.

Latest News
850 T5-R Comes Home to John Darke!
23 / 07 / 2025
Darren from Barnsley called in to show us his pride and joy, a rare Volvo 850 T5-R. The car was originally purchased from our Louth showroom, sold to a customer from the Horncastle area.
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Louth Town U14's 2025/2026
14 / 06 / 2025
We are proud to support Louth Town FC U14's for the 2025/2026 season.
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Investing In The Future
30 / 05 / 2025
John Darke Ltd, Director, Paul Wooding has taken on Mitchell Head (18) as an apprentice technician in the Service Department and Daisy Marshall-Moore (17) as…
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Billy McConnell
16 / 04 / 2025
We are pleased to be supporting Billy McConnell and Louth based C & L Fairburn Properties Look Forward Racing team for their 2025 Bennetts British…
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Customer Reviews
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Service department kept me informed about vehicle inspection with video and I was informed when vehicle would be ready for me to collect.
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Carol Lamb  |  24/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
My Fiesta air conditioner problem fixed as planned. Staff friendly and helpful. Pity that John Darke no longer a Ford main dealer!
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David Crees  |  24/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Hospitable. Nice coffee!
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John Younger  |  24/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Just brilliant comms, bent over backwards to help and personal approach. So different to the big “nationals” where you seem to just be a number
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Simon Topham  |  18/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
MOT while I waited service more than happy and follow up call to ensure I was happy what more do you want
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Lisa Gilby  |  18/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Great personable team, who treat all customers with respect. Attentive, knowledgeable, courteous and friendly
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Peter Britcliffe  |  11/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
My car came in for ford recall work and was told that if the work was going to take longer than quoted they would lend a car to us plus any think that broke would be replaced by ford so this took any worries away as we did need the car that day so i would highly recommended John Darkes thank you
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Ian Harrison  |  10/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Polite, prompt service. Staff keen to explain and give reasons
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Jonathon Cameron  |  03/07/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
sent video of car, rang when everything was ready, very polite and professional
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Virginia Bang  |  30/06/2025
Service  |  5 out of 5 Star Rating
Kept me informed about the service and MOT
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Carolyn Murray  |  26/06/2025
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