Kwik Fit - Newton Aycliffe Reviews Summary

Category: Tire shop

Address: Horndale Ave, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6DS, United Kingdom

Phone: +441325307933

Rating: 4.6
based on 132 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Fantastic staff hard working efficient and extremely friendly."
  • "Super quick and looked after my new alloys when removing and refitting the tyre."
  • "Always great customer service here, they went above and beyond for my MOT."
  • "Excellent help and advice from the MOT tester and local manager with my MX5."
  • "Very friendly staff, we were greeted with a big smile and he was warm and friendly."
  • "Charlie fitted me into the schedule at very short notice and completed the work on my Qashqai."
  • "Excellent, fast service when taking in my car for 2 new front tyres."
  • "The staff are good the manager Mike Bunn and Supervisor Matty Listers are very friendly and knowledgeable about your needs."

Cons:

  • "Prearranged appointment, still haven't received the receipt, 6 days on."
  • "Felt like we were being ripped off! Will not use again and urge others to beware!"
  • "After a burst tyre I travelled three miles with my tyre to find a rude young man."
  • "Would not answer the telephone so drove into Newton Aycliffe."
  • "Absolutely dreadful never again. Told be there 8.30am. Work would be 2hrs tops. 10 to 3pm received call car ready."
  • "Booked car in for air conditioning done at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Was acknowledged at 10:40, to then be told there was another car on the air conditioning system."
  • "Actual life saviours. Honestly I couldn’t thank the lovely gentleman who was working today enough."
  • "Be careful these are con merchants I had several nails in my tyres they told me that the tyres were not repairable."

Efficiency and Timeliness

Pros:

  • "It was 10 minutes before opening but that didn’t matter they had the puncture repaired and sorted in 15 minutes."
  • "Booked a slot and it was all sorted by Morgan. Super quick."
  • "The staff at the Kwik Fit Newton Aycliffe Horndale Centre completed the work in a timely and orderly fashion."
  • "Arrived at 11.30, the 2 staff started straight away on the car, very happy with the work."
  • "I found that I had 2 punctures as I was heading off for a meeting. They identified and fixed the punctures quickly."
  • "I think the lad's name was Matthew, he couldn't have been more canny. Took a look at the car and both drivers side wheels were badly buckled."
  • "Fantastic service. My car had a nail in one tyre and was losing pressure in another. The team quickly sorted these issues."
  • "One of two tyres recently fitted had lost a significant amount of pressure, within weeks of being replaced. Quickly sorted, no costly repair/replacement."

Cons:

  • "Prearranged appointment, fortunately I had nothing else planned as they were running 30 mins late."
  • "Took daughters car in for full service and MOT... they had it 08:30 to 14:30."
  • "Long story short I hit a wooden sleeper on the A1 that had fell off a lorry. I called in at 5.10pm on a Friday to ask if they could possibly look at the car."
  • "Visited here because my car dealer had completed a service and informed me of a nail in my tyre and sent me here for a puncture repair."
  • "Let down after rearranging appointment due to one tyre from set of four I had paid for not been delivered."
  • "My tyre had a puncture whilst I was at work... Anyway long story short all was sorted."
  • "Matthew, Store Manager, was so helpful yesterday. My car was recovered to his garage after Green Flag couldn't get it started."
  • "Went in for a brake check appointment this morning since I knew a fix or replacement was likely needed and Matthew got everything done and dusted for me within the day!"

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "While I did pay more than I would have done at a local, non-franchised garage, I drove away noticing a big positive difference in my car."
  • "Cannot recommend this garage enough. Appt made for 3, I arrived at 2.55 my car was on the ramps at 3! Fantastic, no waiting around. Problem identified quickly."
  • "Used four times now since I moved back to the area a few years ago. Went in with a slow puncture, straight in and fixed within 30 mins."
  • "Fantastic service this morning. Seen to straight away. Fast and efficient service."
  • "Excellent, fast service when taking in my car for 2 new front tyres. I sat and waited for the work to be done and witnessed the managers caring dealing with several customers."
  • "Great service at a very busy time and under difficult conditions. My MOT had been booked online unfortunately on a day this particular service centre didn’t do MOT’S."
  • "Booked in by phone told them back pads were gone and scratching discs. They still booked me in for pads only."
  • "My windscreen wiper split so I needed a replacement urgently. I went online to Kwik Fit, discovered that I could order online and have them fitted at the local depot in Newton Aycliffe."

Cons:

  • "Felt like we were being ripped off! Will not use again and urge others to beware!"
  • "After a burst tyre I travelled three miles with my tyre to find a rude young man."
  • "Would not answer the telephone so drove into Newton Aycliffe."
  • "£533 for brakes all round?? Local garage quoted and did the job for £380."
  • "Booked my oil change online turned up on the day at the correct time (5 days after booking) only to be told that they have too much on."
  • "Both the men who I spoke to were fantastic. They were really helpful and friendly. As a young woman, I’m scared to go to other garages as I’m scared they’ll take the mick out of my lack of knowledge and try to scam me."
  • "Booked for a tyre replacement on line and was quoted £54.50 all in.I don't use the car much these days as an OAP."
  • "Phoned up 15 minutes before closing time after realising I had a puncture in a rear tyre, 5 minutes later my car was on the ramp and the tyre was repaired."

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