Halfords Deals

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  Halfords 'free' MOT up to October 2019

  When you make ANY purchase in store or online by 14 Oct

  Halfords is offering a free MOT* (norm up to £54.85) at its 300+ Autocentres in England, Scotland and Wales when you buy anything from a Halfords retail store or online by Sun 14 Oct. But what's great about this deal is you've got until 31 Oct 2019 to claim the free MOT, so even if your MOT isn't due until next year, you can still take advantage.

  With any MOT, before you go, read our checklist of the most common MOT failures and how to beat them. Also, see how to get a free annual MOT reminder.

  The cheapest items we found at Halfords were a 50p sponge* or £1 car air fresheners* – so you could spend as little as 50p to qualify for a free MOT. It's better to do it in store as there's a £3.99 delivery charge for online orders under £40.

  You won't be able to buy your item in store and book your MOT for the same day, as you need to wait a bit for your voucher code.

  MSE Update, Mon 8 Oct at 10.15am: Halfords has told us that because this offer has been so popular, in some cases it may take a bit more than seven working days for the voucher code to arrive.

  How to get the 'free' MOT

  • In store, you'll need to provide your email address, postcode and vehicle registration, and you should then receive an email from Halfords within two to seven working days, containing a voucher code for your free MOT. If you buy online for delivery, you'll receive a paper voucher with a code inside your package.
  • You can only book your 'free' MOT online – visit this Halfords Autocentre MOT page and add an MOT to your basket. Enter your voucher code during the checkout process. You can book an MOT from the day you receive your voucher code until 31 Oct 2019, depending on availability at your nearest Autocentre.
    
    

  What if you return your purchase?

  If you return your purchase, Halfords says this will invalidate your free MOT offer.

  Could the offer end early?

  Halfords has said there's no limit to the number of people who can claim the offer – just that it's one per person – but its terms and conditions do state that 'Halfords reserves the right to withdraw this promotion at any time', so there is a risk it could pull the offer early if it becomes very popular.

  Are Halfords MOTs any good?

  Like any nationwide chain, there is good and bad feedback, but at least being a biggie it gives you more avenues if something goes wrong, and you can use the free Resolver complaints tool to help, if it gets bad.

  Where there are complaints about MOTs in general, they tend to be around whether garages try to push their own repairs. But if your vehicle has a dangerous fault, by law, you won't be allowed to drive it away and will have to have it repaired at the specific garage, or towed elsewhere – see how MOT rules have changed.

  If unsure about using any garage, it can be safest to go to a council test centre, as they generally don't do repairs so there's little vested interest to fail you in the hope you'll spend. But because you may not always be able to drive away if there’s a big problem with your motor, there’s a small risk going to council centres.

  MSE Oli says:

  We've seen successes from MoneySavers who have used this offer, including the below from Tony...

  "I was a bit apprehensive about this offer expecting them to 'look harder' etc to find faults. However my experience could not have been better at Wakefield store.

  I did know my vehicle was ok as tyres had been changed and brakes checked at same time a couple of months earlier.

  I bought an air freshener about £2... And voucher emailed across 3 days later. Booked online for 11 am and text received day before as reminder and to go 10 mins earlier. Got there and was told about an hour, reception very friendly and car ready by 11.50. Even spoke to technician who confirmed he was not under pressure to find faults etc!

  All in all... whilst I was apprehensive - I have to say a very positive experience saving me a nice £35 which is their usual price. Thank you MSE and team!"

  • More info

    • Restricted to one booking per customer
    • Excludes commercial vehicles
    • MOT re-test fees will apply

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  FREE bike pump

  Via O2 app at Halfords stores

  Smartphone users can get a free £1ish bike pump at Halfords via the O2 Priority app. Simply show the code from the app to staff at the checkout. It’s due to last until Sun 5 Aug but could end before then if all codes run out. 

  O2 wasn’t able to tell us exactly how many codes are left. This offer started with 30,000 available, but they often run out quickly - so you'll need to go quick if you want this.

  How to get it

  If you're on O2 and you haven't got the app already, you can download it for free from Apple's App Store, Google Play for Android or Microsoft's Windows store. Open the app, search for Halfords and the offer (and your nearest participating store) should appear.

  Once you redeem the offer, it'll give you a unique code which you need to show on your smartphone in store. Wait until you're at the checkout and have the product in your hand before selecting the 'use it now' option as your code could expire before you get to the front of the queue.

  Not on O2? 

  There's a way of getting O2 Priority offers even if you're not an O2 customer. It might be too late for you to get this deal, but you can get prepared for the next O2 Priority freebie. See our O2 Priority for EVERYONE! guide to find out how.

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