Halfords - St Austell Reviews Summary

Category: Auto parts store

Address: 2a Pentewan Rd, Saint Austell, PL25 5BU, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.5
based on 180 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Amelia provided advice and guidance regarding selection of correct oil for my car."
  • "He checked our car for fittings and we made our purchase."
  • "I arrived on time as agreed. I was greeted at the front desk by a man and a woman."
  • "Amelia was exceptional in her service and knowledge of the product."
  • "I would have given five stars, if it wasn’t for the lack of staff in the store."
  • "Thank you to Hayley and Carly today providing top notch! SUPER fast, amazing, quality service!"
  • "Karl and Carly were brilliant when I went in to get my rear wiper blade replaced."
  • "5 star service and attention to detail. Ladys name was Carly on the ladys name Badge."

Cons:

  • "Failed MOT because the mechanic couldn’t start the bloody van."
  • "AVOID. Never using Halfords again for anything."
  • "So we went to the store in Bodmin which I’ve never had issues with and straight away went in explained what problem was."
  • "Terrible attitude from the woman at the till today, I needed help with a fuse, and she wasn’t interested in helping me."
  • "A absolute shambles. Went in to Halfords in Truro to enquire about having a reverse parking camera fitted, to be told they did not have the technical skills to do it."
  • "The only reason for losing a star is because when I returned I was asked how I wanted to pay."
  • "absolute satisfaction! 100% top notch advice and service. honestly could not speak highly enough of my shopping experience today."
  • "I went to buy engine oil and got a car check done by Tom. The service was brilliant and he was polite and understanding."

Product Availability

Pros:

  • "The only place I could find to recharge the AC on a hybrid vehicle."
  • "Needed a start stop battery, good value, 5 year guarantee and fitted whilst I waited."
  • "Managed to squeeze me in although they were full as I has an issue with my brakes needing replacing."

Cons:

  • "Waited 20 + minutes to be served, we were going to buy a couple of electric bikes, then told one of the bikes were out of stock."
  • "Bought a battery 3 months ago with 5 years warranty. Failed and took it back to the shop for a replacement."
  • "Awful customer service, told me my bike would be here on the Saturday when purchased the weekend before, didn’t hear anything from them at all."
  • "Failed my MOT and made me replace my strut mount all because the Halfords Mechanic couldn’t tell the difference between a strut problem and a plastic wheel well."

Staff Knowledge and Expertise

Pros:

  • "He was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable."
  • "Both professional and helpful with extensive knowledge of my vehicle and its required work."
  • "Very professional and knowledgeable staff."

Cons:

  • "He couldn’t start a perfectly fine van!"
  • "Absolutely dreadful experience from Tom the manager down to all but one sales person, Karl."
  • "The usual at Halfords and I am being objective here: 2 customers (one of them is me!) queueing, 3 staff at the door, 2 in the bike workshop (so 5 in total) but no-one gets served for 15 minutes."
  • "During the Corvir19 lockdown they were still working. Needed MOT, service and had ABS failure. Several other issues were raised after diagnostics also service needed to include cam belt change."

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