Halfords taken Nationwide Autocentre

[Mike]

For anyone that cares lol

See here (http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/Halfords-buys-Nationwide-Autocentres-/52197)

[scott.parker]

Humm no wonder my missis mates bloke wants out of his job and has decided to start a mobile mechanics business with another lad he works with, they work"ed" for Nation wide!

[MK999]

Sweet, I can finally get some random oil put in at the same time as fitting chrome wipers and some multidontfit alloys! lol

[peester]

weve spent the last umpteen years telling people we dont have a garage anymore..

[scott.parker]

Kind of takes the piss really, as our halfords shut there garage department a few years back as it made no money, they only do dents/scratches etc.. lol now there buying into garage repairs again..

[blue_peg_16v]

why shut all the garages then buy garages, proves people in charge of halfords are just as clued up as the numptys they employ on the shop floor, most have no idea what a joke

[Jack]

Shutting/selling garages provided an influx of cash at the time they needed it; now instead of the expense rebuilding them they just bought out an existing chain with an existing customer base and at the same time minimised competition. Makes sense really.

[novaguy08]

oh crap,

is Halfords prices going up and them getting smarter or Nationwides prices going down and them not knowing their arses from elbows

[Derick-Sport]

britains teen unemployment epedemic is over!

[Jack]

oh crap,

is Halfords prices going up and them getting smarter or Nationwides prices going down and them not knowing their arses from elbows
Nationwide didn't know much to begin with. They fitted a large wheel weight to my NSF wheel which was bashing the strut, and wondered what the noise was :roll:

[craig green]

I wouldnt use either establishment tbh. So have no interest in their buyout, other than is my trade card still valid? Yes I'm sure it is.

[novaguy08]

might be valid at your local nationwide centre too now ;)