Kwik Fit - Borehamwood Reviews Summary

Category: Tire shop

Address: Elstree Way, Borehamwood, WD6 1LB, United Kingdom

Phone: +442082071820

Rating: 4.4
based on 188 reviews.

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "Very helpful and friendly. I needed new front tyres and wheel balancing."
  • "The online booking process was so easy and straightforward."
  • "Excellent customer service. I'm a motability customer and had a flat tyre. Due to my circumstances they prioritised me."
  • "Firstly the people are very very nice."
  • "The branch manager, Mr. Bhavesh modasia, is very professional in helping me solve the problem with a professional and warm service attitude."
  • "I have known Bav for many years... he is the amazing and polite person I have met loves his job makes kwikfit a joy to come to."
  • "Great service and friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "Had a bad puncture and need to travel back home and was told that they can't help me they're too busy at 5pm and they close at 6pm."
  • "Because I booked an appointment online on Monday 18th in the morning and arranged a breakdown vehicle to take me there. On arrival I was told the compressor was down and had been since Saturday!"
  • "Awful service. After being told I was second in line with a 30 minute waiting time."
  • "The man I spoke to was extremely unhelpful, first of all couldn’t tell me how long I might have to wait."
  • "I think they were trying to take advantage of my ignorance as I'm a young woman, and try to get a bit more money out of me."
  • "Manager was panicking and turning away customers."
  • "the customer service representative was very abrupt and said, if i don’t want this report done i can go somewhere else."

Tyre Services

Pros:

  • "Ermir and Boaz where amazing and sorted out a matching tyre."
  • "The team came to rescue when I got a flat tyre!"
  • "I really couldn't afford an expensive tyre and the RAC man had told me that my tyre was repairable."
  • "What an amazing people at the Borehamwood branch. I was looked after by a gentleman called Ermir and honestly he made me feel like I was at home!"
  • "All done and dusted within about 30 minutes."
  • "Needed a tyre ASAP having had a blow out on the m25 with a long journey ahead."
  • "If your tyre can be legally repaired and saved; that's just what they do rather than other garages that tell you that you must replace it."

Cons:

  • "They then tried to sell me 4 top priced tyres without offering any cheaper or mid range ones."
  • "Total rip off. Had car serviced. By vauxhall all safe."
  • "Loses one star because they fit the wrong speed rated tyre on one side."
  • "Don't come here in your Tesla for tyre repairs. They will do the old 'this is a Tesla, therefore we have to replace the tyre' trick."
  • "Dishonest garage! Walk in check tyre tell me nail on tyre need to change new tyre, give me a quote over £210.95 for one tyre."
  • "Had a new set of tyres fitted in march 2023, asked for all terrain tyres, got normal tyres, paid £1200.00 for the pleasure of having the wrong tyres."
  • "This place is terrible, they’re just trying to get as much money from you as possible."

Repair and Maintenance

Pros:

  • "Recently visited and got my brake pads, tyres changed and exhausts sorted out. I received a thoroughly professional service from Bhavesh, Andrew and co."
  • "Amazing service for puncture repair especially after National told me it needed a new tyre."
  • "Always found Bav and all the guys at Borehamwood branch of Kwik Fit to be very helpful and friendly."
  • "The customer service was exemplary and I felt valued as a customer."
  • "Bav the store manager and his team are always polite and happy to help."
  • "Booked the MOT on the Friday for the Monday £30.00. No shady extra charges."
  • "The team dose not just stop in serving customers while there saw staff cleaning down areas at work due to the covid making themselves safe as with the customers."

Cons:

  • "I took my car in for a free brake check last week and was told I would need new pads and discs all around the vehicle because the discs are 'below the legal minimum'."
  • "OK service, one of the lamps they replaced fell back inside the fitting and had to go back."
  • "Took my car for an MOT today. Failed me for brake pad, which now means it's illegal to drive. Quoted nearly £300 for the pad and also a disc (which they gave me an advisory)."
  • "Paid to have my car checked and repaired after I told them there was a problem with my car's electrics. After I paid and waited 2 hours they said they can’t repair electrics and I would have to go direct to a Citroen garage."
  • "Been there for an oil change. Highly disappointed as the oil hasn't been changed and my oil filter was the same as when I bought the car, had to change the oil again and buy a brand new oil filter as I had an oil leak from the filter."
  • "Terrible service. Pressured me to spend a fortune on my MOT and service."
  • "This place is terrible, they’re just trying to get as much money from you as possible."

Staff and Management

Pros:

  • "Great place and fantastic service."
  • "I called on the off chance they would be able to fit in an MOT retest in the next few days... I spoke to the manager, Bav, he could not have been more helpful."
  • "Bav was exceptional - stayed late whilst the AA recovered a lost wheel locking nut and even made Garlic bread to keep me going with a cup of tea."
  • "As they used to say, you can't get better than a 'Kwik Fit fitter.'"
  • "Bav and team... Very honest folks who were looking out for the customer."
  • "The managers Bhav and Asst Hemel thank you both for your time and support."
  • "As usual fantastic service from Pab and his team."

Cons:

  • "Poor. Cowboys of the highest order."
  • "Was told they didn't have time to do the job until Monday."
  • "I was misleaded. You took £275 to replace the tyre because you knew it I don’t have any other option and I was in rush."
  • "Complete job wasn't done and the manager insisted he was doing a favour."
  • "Their price are higher than car dealer, they can amend price up and down in their computer."
  • "Well trained the staff by their manager."
  • "Dishonest crooks."

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