Halfords - Tunbridge Wells Reviews Summary

Category: Auto parts store

Address: UNIT 2, The Fountain Retail Park, Dowding Way, Tunbridge Wells TN2 3FB, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.3
based on 126 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Staff really knowledgeable and extremely helpful."
  • "I received excellent service from Archie! He went above and beyond to fix the issues with my car bulbs."
  • "The Gentleman who served me was very helpful and patient, with efficient service."
  • "Amazing staff. So helpful changing a tricky bulb and also repairing a broken wire."
  • "If you need want any vehicle audio fitted then Liam is your guy! He is exceptionally helpful, knowledgeable, friendly and professional."
  • "Archie was so friendly and professional and fitted it without any complaint."
  • "Very helpful polite and friendly staff at the Tunbridge Wells store, very knowledgeable able to answer my questions."

Cons:

  • "Not very helpful at all."
  • "Awful service."
  • "Terrible service.. ordered a roofbox online and came to collect it, only to find it smashed up."
  • "Staff seemed very unhelpful! Sent me back and forwards between the counter and the trade counter when I wanted to collect and neither of them could be bothered to check first!"
  • "Another male colleague came over said to him (very rudly may I add) that he just has to refund it and they don't have it."
  • "Bulbs required changing and the technician was rude offensive and used totally inappropriate language not to mention treating my vehicle in a disrespectful way."
  • "One of the most rude and pathetic person was on cycle stand on 31/05/2022 in the afternoon and claiming to be the manager."

Product Availability and Quality

Pros:

  • "Just popped in to get my bike serviced. They checked my bike our, pumped up my tyres and told me it was in good shape so didn't need a service."
  • "I bought a mountain bike for my daughter's 18th birthday. It was touch and go whether the store could get it and build it in time, but they did, which was brilliant."
  • "The child car seat fitting service is free and on my trip was excellent."
  • "Ordered a digital tyre inflator on my phone in the morning and collected it on my lunch break, helpful staff and a seamless process to collect my item."
  • "Impressed by 1. they included a few minor extras at no extra charge."
  • "Thank you so much Liam at the Tunbridge Wells store for fixing the chip/tiny crack in my windscreen."
  • "Had my windscreen repaired at tunbridgewells branch a chap called Liam was very helpful and has done a fantastic job."

Cons:

  • "This is the 3rd time now Halfords have sold me the wrong bulb!!"
  • "Bought 2 electric bikes, allegedly ready for the road. Electric assist bike has no charge, despite being told it was fully charged, and tyres were flat."
  • "Very poor experience while returning an item bought with a voucher that comes with Halford premium motor club membership."
  • "An absolute joke. Ordered a stereo in time for Christmas. Didn’t arrive."
  • "Pretty disappointed in the service. Came in this morning as I had a warning light come up on my car and was promised they would have a look and get it fixed."
  • "Ordered a balance bike and paid an additional £10 to have it assembled, the bike wasn't ready on collection day."
  • "These mats are supposed to be a factory fit. the driver side is constantly getting stuck on clutch pedal."

Store Experience

Pros:

  • "Excellent well managed store."
  • "Staff were smiling and seemed happy to be helping people."
  • "Absolutely amazing staff, who are always eager to help."
  • "The store was not busy so collection was quick and easy."
  • "Looking for a battery for my wife's 22 year old Audi TT. Visit to Halfords and they had one at a great price."
  • "Excellent service from the TW Halfords team of Stefan and Matt on the tills and supported by Simon (the Manager)."
  • "Both were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "I find the staff generally okay if unenthusiastic. However, having just taken a trip mid week before 5pm to find the store closed I'm unimpressed."
  • "The story is very large and the staff are very helpful where has a lot of products to purchase ranging from car accessories to bicycles and bicycle equipment. However I find the store is very uninviting and difficult to find something if you are just browsing."
  • "Total lack of customer service. Having purchased items, I asked when they would have more in stock, to which the sales assistant said 'Dunno'."
  • "Big waste of time, slow and incompetent."
  • "No staff, waited for 15 minutes while other members of staff basically ignore you."
  • "Awful shop terrible customer service store manager hasn't got a clue."
  • "very unprofessional staff made an app for Saturday 4:30 to have a dash-cam fitted got there at 16:15... very disappointed."

Efficiency and Professionalism

Pros:

  • "Work was completed quickly."
  • "The service from the team on the bike section was excellent."
  • "I had a roof box fitted today, they fitted me in earlier than my appointment time."
  • "Guy installing my dashcam was first class. Couldn't have asked for better."
  • "Changed both front lights bulbs and then sorted an issue thanks to my stupidity with no fuss and all was done in less than 15 mins."
  • "I was attended to as soon as I arrived at the store and the repair was completed in 30 minutes."
  • "Had a chip in my windscreen repaired. Excellent service, would definitely recommend."

Cons:

  • "Slow service by inadequately trained staff who became rude and flustered when being asked questions as a queue was building."
  • "The price charged for a bike service was also more than quoted as well as further add ons which made the total cost a lot more than expected."
  • "Was left waiting 20 mins to talking to apparently the only person who can book fitting slots."
  • "I did not receive the notification that my order was in store."
  • "2 weeks later I had to chase up to find out what was happening."
  • "Went to collect part, was told not been picked to busy, and part was on shelf and to help myself, feel this is not acceptable if offering a click and collect service."
  • "Appalled at the service I received from Tunbridge Wells store."

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