Ive got this new Halfords MOT station opened up a few minutes from me, its all kitted out nice compared to my usual which does look a dive.

 

Anyway Halfords offer half price MOT which the chap their said was an ongoing deal.

 

So I took my dads Bentley in as he does not drive it much (200 miles since last MOT) and they failed it on play in the front nearside wheel and having a chat with their mechanic he condemned it saying the car was extremely dangerous.

 

At that point I was expecting my dad to have a heart attack.

 

Halfords of course said they would not work on the car and we then booked it in at a Bentley dealer.

 

Three days at Bentley dealer, car is delivered back this morning at 8am. Cost £59. Report just needed minor adjustment.

 

What you think? Halfords a bit crap or where we just silly booking with them in the first place. I dont consider an MOT anything major which is why I was lured by the half price deal.

 

Ive got 2 more cars needing MOT should I pay full whack at my normal garage or risk it at Halfords again.

There are many established MOT stations that charge about £35, I would let Halfords touch my windscreen wipers, let alone perform an MOT test.

 

You say you dont consider the MOT a major thing, i think for most people its the only time they get to see whats wrong with their cars lol

ive served my time in halfords / ripspeed a few years back, and was given NO training whatso ever! i knew my way around a car luckily, but you should have seen some of the ones that worked with me!!!!!!!!!!! i wouldent trust them for a second!

but saying that, at the time i worked in halfords (bangor) the AA ran the worshop, dunno what its like now

There are many established MOT stations that charge about £35, I would let Halfords touch my windscreen wipers, let alone perform an MOT test.

 

You say you dont consider the MOT a major thing, i think for most people its the only time they get to see whats wrong with their cars lol

 

I'm with Graham on that one.....

 

.....sure, Halfords are fine for the odd purchase but I have seen how some of their chimps attempt to change people's lighbulbs under their "fitting service" and I would not even let them pull the bonnet catch on any car I own!!

 

Take it to a proper garage mate!

 

Richard:cowboy:

Halfords for an MOT..:eek:

half price mots = big bill

halfrauds no no no

If you want Honesty then the local council one has to be the best bet...

 

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot

 

Cheap MOT's just mean they make it up in problems or parts needed (or try to) so you're best off sticking to who you know and use regularly otherwise..

my mum took her car up to halfords and came out with a bill just over £500 for loads of random things like tyres which had only just been replaced and a so called blocked fuel pipe even though thats not part of an mot plus the car had been running fine so i took it to my mates garage and he said they actually didnt do any work on the car at all that he could see of so i am now going through a massive battle with halfords to get the money back for my mum

Halford if full of dicks fresh out of collage that think they know everything but know feck all.

 

I had an argument with a guy in there over wiperblades and he wouldnt sell them to me because they were not classed for my car. I said these flat blades all fit each other and he said that not what the book says :xxx:

haha, talking about halfords...

 

i over heard a woman saying her husband wanted his tyres shiney, so the halfrauds bot went and fetched some gloss black paint!

 

....we handed her some autoglym foaming tyre dressing.

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:blink::blink::blink: I would not let the spotty ones at Halfords

repair a puncture in our young uns BMX FFS.:no:

 

You have learnt a valuable lesson.

I only use people I know or have been reccomended+