Cheap 'Car Servicing' Hunt

Vini123

Find me somewhere, that i can have my car serviced, cheap within Sheffield....

Anyone know of any good offers?

brinky_2

Nationwide Autocentres accept clubcard deals, so clubcard vouchers can be turned into 4 times face value. I got £110 off a £120 service with no problems at all.

hellofreebies

brinky wrote:

Nationwide Autocentres accept clubcard deals, so clubcard vouchers can be turned into 4 times face value. I got £110 off a £120 service with no problems at all.

may i ask which branch quoted £120 as all my local branches are quoting £160 (no mot).... previous years i have had my car serviced with nationwide auto as prices have been around £100 (with mot) but it seems the price has gone up over 50%... i was gonna use my tesco club card deals but has decided pay cash to a local mechanic who charges £110 for full sevice and mot and save my deals for theme park tickets and airport parking this summer.

penyekz

Avoid Nationwide like the plague! They failed my MOT and quoted me £420 to fix it. Went to another garage and they said it didn't need changing/fixing but if it did they would charge me £78 all in.

A bunch of cheating muppets!

deanos

Just used my Tesco vouchers with Nationwide Autocentre it was £180 for the major service (no MOT) which included changing the brake fluid, drain of radiator and fill with antifreeze and all the other things that you get with a normal service , the normal service was £129 (no MOT) ,they found no faults with the car however last year they quoted about £600 of work took it to my local garage and it cost £150 to rectify i wouldnt trust them for repair work only a service.

brinky_2

I used the newcastle Byker branch. They have always been quite good when i have used them. I do appreciate that service may vary between branches (some did well and some did poorly in a which? survey some time ago ).

The Byker branch were quoting at the time £119.99 for a 12 month service.
The 2 year service (fuel filter, brake fluid, antifreeze) I think was around £160.

Vini123

how exactly do you get clubcard vouchers, is it as simple as shopping at Tesco?

i have a clubcard, not used it much, but never had any vouchers/discounts through.

deanos

When you shop at Tesco you get 1 point per pound, every 3 months you get them sent to you as Tesco £ vouchers to epend instore however you also get a booket full of "deals" and you convert your Tesco points to "Deal Vouchers" and they are worth 4x as much, say you get £1 in Tesco vouchers they are worth £4 in Deal Vouchers

Vini123

bumpp, about time i got this done now.


any more ideas/known places doing cheap servicing?

indiegirl_2

Another vote for the Nationwide Autocentres. I used to use the one in Hillsborough when I lived just up the road. Manager there (if it's still the same one, I moved south two and a half years ago) was an honest bloke and although I had a second opinion from a car mechanic mate, I never needed to go anywhere else.

I can't think of any other recommended places off the top of my head, to be honest. Maybe your best bet would be to get a copy of the Star or Telegraph and ring around places to get some quotes before choosing where to go..

highguyuk

Another vote for Nationwide Autocentre, in Stafford. £120 full service (no MOT). Was adviced brakes were on the way out, but not to worry, don't bother replacing them yet!

Using Tesco vouchers, so it was down to £99. You can sign upto there online newsletter at https://www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk and get vouchers emailed to you from the company.

As a suggestion, check out the motoring forum where there are lots of questions regarding servicing. Alternatively, you may find a mod moves this post there anyway.