National Tyres and Autocare Reviews

2.0 Rating 185 Reviews
23 %
of reviewers recommend National Tyres and Autocare
2.0
Based on 185 reviews
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Telephone, Email, Live Chat
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 23rd March 2023
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 3rd September 2022
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 3rd September 2022
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 31st July 2022
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 10th May 2022
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 15th February 2022
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National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 28th July 2020
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Just returned from national tyres washington got in early to fit new tyres the staff here are the best I have ever come across no problem whatsoever very pleasant and very helpful my place in the future
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Posted 1 year ago
I took my car in for new tyres on the 15th of September. They failed to reattach my wheel correctly and despite me taking it back multiple times failed to diagnose that as the problem. My wheel was in the process of vibrating off my car. Incredibly dangerous situation. When they eventually admitted the problem I thought the stress was over. Not so. The customer complaints team have been horrendous and deeply stressful to deal with. I've been forced to threaten legal action (not an empty threat, I was in the process of filling in the documents) in order to get funds, which they forced me to incur, returned. I was also left contemplating reporting my car stolen in order to get them to tell me where my car was and what they'd done to it after they stopped responding to my calls, texts or emails. This is still ongoing! I couldn't, in all good conscience, recommend this company to anyone for anything.
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Posted 4 months ago
3.5 hours after the scheduled appointment time they'd yet to make a start on fitting 4 new tyres to my car. No communication or apology and took some time to get my £800 back from them. AVOID
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Posted 4 months ago
Booked through Tyre shopper / national tyres owned by Halfords a Mobile fitter came out to fit two new front tyres and damaged locking wheel nuts and also snapped off tyre pressure sensor and replaced with standard rubber valve with no sensor , car is now telling you sensor undetected every time you start the car and showing a dashboard alarm which is now an MOT failure under new rules and have spent an hour being passed from one number to another saying i have the wrong department to complain , never again !.
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Posted 9 months ago
Advised I needed 4 new tyres 😆. Including 1 I had fitted 7 weeks ago..1 I had fitted 9 weeks ago and 2 I had fitted at the end of October 2022 . Nice 1 boys Christmas bonus on it's way. 😆 🤣 😂. NEVER AGAIN.
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Posted 10 months ago
Booked car into Falkirk branch for repair on Monday 27/02/2023. Work delayed due to staff shortage (sickness). Was told car would be 1st job next morning. Called them at 3pm (they had not called me) was told delay due to supplier sending wrong part so new part needed to be ordered. Collected car Tuesday 5.30pm. Front Inner track rods and outer track rod ends both sides and shock absorber front driver side plus wheel alignment. Was told to come back in a few days to get tracking tweaked as might be a bit off. Following day noticed damage to newly refurbed alloy and steering wheel was more than slightly off. Thursday returned to garage – manager accepted responsibility for damage to alloy and agreement reached to make good. Wheel alignment re-done. Friday evening – son was driving car and steering felt off. Checked passenger side and found inner track rod end not longer attached to the steering rack. AA called attempted a repair - unable to do roadside repair as wheel nuts on passenger side had been overtightened. AA recovered vehicle to Falkirk. AA have confirmed that had the car been being driven on motorway when the track rod came away from steering rack result could have been catastrophic and possibly fatal. Complaint raised and escalated to regional manager. We asked for car to be taken from Falkirk to Audi in Stirling for safety check – compromised and agreed Regional Manager would take car to Halfords in Stirling. This was done on Tuesday 7th March and car returned with a verbal assurance it was road safe. Also offered a full refund, was advised this would take up to 10 days and customer services would be in touch. Several calls and emails later and still no refund as of 23/03/2023. National/Halford consider complaint closed.
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Posted 1 year ago
National Tyres Greenock Inverclyde Been harrased with emails to leave a review for these jokers. Bought two new tyres everything was fine. The week later I booked an appointment for front wheel alignment and entered a voucher number bringing the price down to £19.99. They next day we took the afternoon off work and took the car into the Greenock shop and were told they were running behind a little. No problem. They took the keys and said someone would phone. A couple of hours went past and we received a one ringer phone call from their shops number. When I called back they stated they were unable to do the job as the strut bolts were siezed closed and required the acetylene torch to loosen them. They went on to explain they wouldn't have any gas for the torch until next week. So they were unable to do the job. We took our car around the corner to Dellinburn tyres who immediately put the car on the ramp. Setup the lasers and got the big spanner into the strut bolts. Within five minutes these boys had done the job (tracking/wheel alignment) and that was including the time the mechanic took to take the car a test drive.. National tyres totally wasted our time simply because they could not be bothered. I'm guessing they had more expensive jobs to do that day and were only getting 20 quid for out job so fobbed us off with a measily excuse.
National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 23rd March 2023
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Posted 1 year ago
Newton le willows branch. Booked a tyre and wheel alignment all paid up front. Tues 1pm turned up only to be told a white van was stuck on the wheel alignment ramp and they couldn't do it??.re booked for this morning (Thursday).drove the six miles only to be told it was still stuck on the ramp??.your in the job of tyres and wheel alignment for god sake drag the bloody van off..asked for money back and the guys sat in the office got really nasty saying it's not their fault???.no and I bet by not sorting it you get to sit in the office drinking coffee . I think halfords need to be very careful because clowns like this will destroy your good reputation
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Posted 1 year ago
Firstly the guy who worked at the reception area at the Dunfermline branch was rather rude, it was clear that customers were just an inconvenience to him. When I told him I had a puncture and would need a new tyre, he said, leave it with me, when asked what the price would be, he quoted me £25 more than what was advertised online. When I queried this (politely I may add) he became aggressive, raising his voice stating something along the lines of web prices always being cheaper. When I said I wasn’t interested, he followed me to my car ranting the whole time. I can see why a lot of female drivers avoid these places.
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Posted 1 year ago
Took my car for m.o.t. to NATIONAL TYRES AND AUTOCARE Having failed my m.o.t I got a quote for repairs - the cost for parts was £202-55. They are now owned by HALFORDS, and my mot says Halfords Autocentres. I checked Halfords on line price and it was £69-97. I also checked Europarts (whom I am led to believe they get their parts from) Europarts price was £109-98. I pointed this out to them, but wasn,t offered amended price. I didn,t feel the part they failed was bad, so went to another garage for mot and it was passed. I won't be going anywhere near National Tyres or Halfords any more, and will be making my friends etc. aware of my experience. I informed Halfords Autocentres on-line, but am afraid they didn,t/couldn,t explain why this was,in fact, they evaded the question entirely, this was the answer I got :- Please provide a screenshot or copy of the competitor quotation, please also stick to the price match guidelines or we cannot assist you further.
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Posted 1 year ago
tried to get through on the phone waited half hour before being told they dont do mobile fit in my area ,I have used this company many times in the past and was always pleased with them .since being taken over by Halfords it has gone down hill would never use them again dreadful webb site un workable
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Posted 1 year ago
Rang up in morning and booked car in for suspension check at 4:30 pm. When I turned up they had no recollection of my booking and were too busy. There is no excuse for poor service like this.
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Posted 1 year ago
Why bother booking an appointment on line when they run a 1st come 1st served basis. Walk ins don’t go to the back of the queue
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Posted 1 year ago
Brilliant customer service, the young lad very professional very punctual . A nice bunch of lads!!!
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Posted 1 year ago
Had 2 tyres fitted at Dunstable branch scratched both wheels still waiting for them to sort , customer service is a joke because no answer phone or gets back to your emails ,never again will I use this disrespectful company.
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Posted 1 year ago
What went wrong ? - i turned up for my prebooked & paid for appointment and within the space of one sentence upon arrival your employee was calling every C word every F word and threatening to kill me.
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Posted 1 year ago
Had 2 new tyres fitted When i got home I washed my car and then noticed one of my diamond cut alloys was damaged which was not there that morning prior to having my tyres changed. I will never ever go back to national tyres.and will not ever recommend them.
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Posted 1 year ago
Rubbish tyres / Rubbish customer service I purchased a pair of tyres pirelli from nationaltyres in manchester, and after 2 months I found one of the tyres has a bulge in the side wall not what I would expect from pirelli tyres as they are supposed to be the best. I contacted the company national tyres and they refused to assist. The tyres cost me £145 each just took my money and interested in helping me in anyway
National Tyres and Autocare 1 star review on 10th May 2022
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Posted 1 year ago
I paid to have my vehicle tracked 4 x wheel allingment, 1st guy had a go , I drove the vehicle pulling , went back they did it again a different guy,pulling again to the left. I was a bit worried incase it was something serious went to a local garage , he sorted it out tracking was not right.a bit shocked as 2x guys had a go and failed but what I would like to say is the guys were polite and helpful. I will never get any of my vehicles tracked etc at National.
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Posted 2 years ago
Appointment booked for tracking. Turned up on time. They seemed to have no idea I had a booking and said I'd have to wait about an hour. Told them no thanks. He didn't even apologise! Drove home, spent 20 mins on hold to ask for a refund, to be cut off. Rang them back and someone actually said sorry finally and arranged a refund. So wasted nearly two hours of my day to find out for myself that I should have used another company. Really just leave them to go bust, they don't deserve anyones business in this competitive climate. The website is however very good!
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Posted 2 years ago
National Tyres and Autocare is rated 2.0 based on 185 reviews