Halfords Autocentre Grays Reviews Summary

Category: Car inspection station

Address: 2, Hogg Ln, Grays RM17 5QL, United Kingdom

Phone: +441375375854

Rating: 3.8
based on 133 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "The whole team is very helpful and polite."
  • "The friendly service made up for all my worries."
  • "All staff at the centre who I encountered were welcoming and knowledgeable."
  • "Staff was good and friendly but I thought it weird on the website for light alignment £15 was for only one light."
  • "The lady as the reception was good and friendly, car parked and got a call back within 20mins later car was ready."
  • "Staff were polite and the drop off and collection were fine."
  • "Staff were clear helpful and professional."
  • "The Technician was very helpful explaining what is involved and how long it would take."

Cons:

  • "The manager on the other hand has been rude on each occasion that I had to go in."
  • "Absolutely bad service and rude staff."
  • "Rude guy on phone - told him suspected issue due to researching and he said 'why do you need me to diagnose it if you already have?'"
  • "Reception staff weren't very polite, i booked tyre fitting appointment at 9:30am and was told it could take the whole day."
  • "Rude staff, unprofessional and basically don't know what they're talking about."
  • "Very rude... there is a space over there.. so got back in and parked.. then went and asked question.. and said to gentleman who served me about it, oh u was blocking way."
  • "Customer Service is really bad. Kept me on hold while the staff dealt with another customer."
  • "I went for mot and fail asked them to give me price for the parts need to be fix.even that called them back 3 time for the price they never call me back."

Quality of Work

Pros:

  • "Had my car serviced and new tyres done here before getting my MOT. Staff were extremely helpful."
  • "The staff there couldn't of been more helpful."
  • "Excellent service from Halfords in grays. Always polite and professional."
  • "The friendly service made up for all my worries. Nice one guys, I will be back."
  • "The windscreen washers on our car were blocked. Halfords did the job in two minutes and did not charge for it."
  • "My new battery was fitted within the hour and my car drives fine now."
  • "I’ve been to Halfords numerous amount of times and I’m very happy with the work that they do."
  • "This garage saved my day twice. Good, professional and friendly service."

Cons:

  • "When challenged, I was told I could either come back in to have the service completed, or accept a partial refund."
  • "They claimed to had fixed the glow plugs, however didn’t, and it took over a month to receive the small part."
  • "It took an excessive 1 hour and 20 minutes to complete a task that should have only taken 30 minutes: changing the tires."
  • "They didn't even fix my car after having it for 24 days."
  • "Was booked in to have my wheel/tracking alignment checked with this garage, arrived on time no issues to start with. We were then told the machine ‘wasn’t working’."
  • "I had to pay for the parts Halfords damaged, I did get my partial refund however as quoted by Tony it was definitely not a brucey bonus and costed me more."
  • "I went to change my front 2 tyres. They started changing my tyres, and finished 2h later. My grandparents can change 2 tyres quicker."
  • "Dropped car off yesterday morning. Told car will be ready today but I will get a call. Up till now, no calls from halford and the one has been engaged since 12:noon today."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Only good part was the price of the tyre."
  • "My dpf was blocked and my car was in limp mode I called many different companies and they were charging me around £400 to get it fixed, then I saw halfords autocentre only charged £85."
  • "Quick to book, quality parts, excellent value and major service was completed in a timely manner."
  • "Ordered tyres via Black Circles and fitted at Halfords Autocentre by Dave. An extended waiting time but a great end result with new tyres and completely unmarked wheels."

Cons:

  • "They quoted a total of £650 to have the battery and brake pads replaced."
  • "Booked an MOT for a Saturday which got cancelled and re-booked at a time not very convenient for me but I had no choice due to running out of days on MOT due to the cancellation."
  • "I was quoted (face-to-face) £60 for replacement Locking Wheel Nuts which can range from £15-30 online. When I looked at the MOT paper work it was £84."
  • "Response time for fix estimate was too long, and the estimate also was too high with complete replacement of parts."
  • "12 month service didn`t include service report items recommended - brake fluid £37.00, oil system flush £19.99, fuel system flush £19.99, renew dust/pollen filter £58.08 or advised new spark plug set at a whopping £112.43."
  • "I had a faulty 12v battery on my Toyota Prius T spirit. Halford were quick to identify the issue and fix it by replacing the battery. Not every halford support hybrid car. I would recommend to call them before paying a visit."
  • "Paid for a major service in Grays Essex, but the invoice & job sheet only shows the words Major Service & the price - NOTHING ELSE & I mean Nothing!!!."
  • "Gave my car to change 2 tyres. After they changed their brakes, halfords said that the front break discs and pads have worn out completely and need to be changed asap. When I took my car for a second opinion to another professionals they said break pads don't need to be changed at all. Completely wrong advice from Halfords"

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