A car dealership has collapsed, leaving about 70 workers without jobs.

Employees of Greens Motor Group said they had not been paid this year.

On Friday, about 50 staff arrived at Vauxhall dealers Greens of Rainham in a final attempt to get answers from their bosses.

They didn’t get any – but the next morning they received letters informing them the company had gone into administration and their employment had ceased on Friday.

The administrators are Watford-based accountancy firm Baker Tilly. Employees were told their employment had terminated on Friday, February 27.

The employees said they had not received any pay since December, but many continued to report for work because they were unsure of their employment status.

The Greens showrooms, on the A2 at Rainham and at Holborough near Snodland, were emptied of cars before Christmas.

Although the showrooms were empty, staff were told to remain on site at Rainham. Holborough employees were transferred to Rainham.

One employee, who did not want to be named, said staff were angry they had been left in limbo for so long. They had tried for weeks, unsuccessfully, to discover what their situation was.

He said originally about 140 employees of Greens Motor Group – which comprises Greens of Rainham, Greens of Holborough, Medway Autos and Petrol Supermarkets – were affected, but many had left, fearing the company was going under.

On February 16, all employees were handed a letter, informing them they were now all on "garden leave."

It left them unsure what to do next, because they were technically still employed by the company.

Some of the employees now fear they will lose their homes.

Single mum-of-two Clair Low, a part-time receptionist, said:"I think they have treated us really badly. I'm borrowing from my family at the moment then I've got to pay them back. I can't borrow for ever, so there is a very real chance I will lose my home."