Kwik-Fit Tyre & Exhaust Centres

Kwik fit with their signs and glorious advertising 'you can't get better than a Kwik fit fitter'- you'd think well, I must give them a try, because one of the beauties of Kwik Fit is that they are literally everywhere, yes literally everywhere. Last count there were at least 600 of them around the country. An attractive proposition if your looking for a garage. Or is it? Kwit Fit, founded by Tom Farmer, and its first centre opened in Edinburgh in 1971. In 1999 it was bought by the Ford Motor Company for a cool £1bn only to be sold in 2002 to CVC Capital Partners and again in 2005 to the French ... more

**~~**~~**~~** Kwik Fit at Sheldon **~~**~~**~~** It's not one of those places I frequent - I'm an average bird - not that keen on spending money on the car unless absolutely necessary. Don't get me wrong, I love Pete Peugeot but I don't want to waste pennies giving him cosmetic surgery - the most I've spent on luxury for him was a yankee candle car freshener and that was pushing the boat out. Hence, I only spend money on him when absolutely vital to his continuing existence. Whilst at Crufts (read my lovely review - it passes time and may even help you sleep a little better) mother and I ... more

I had to finally accept the truth - all four tyres on my car needed replacing, despite the protests from my credit card. I went to my local branch of ATS and asked for a price. They quoted £528 and could have the tyres in and on my car the next day. I went home slightly grief stricken by this amount so got busy on the internet to see what other prices I could find (whilst my credit card hid under the bed, quietly sobbing.) I wasn't particularly hopeful of finding many alternatives, as I live in a fairly remote part of Wales so outlets of any retailer are few and far between. However, I did ... more

I would like to share my recent experience with these guys. Having had a somewhat 'dubious' reputation in the past they now seem to have got their act together. I am the proud owner of a 'real' Mini Cooper. (Not one of those BMW fake things! - sorry I'm a bit of a purist.) The reason I mention this is because it is no longer a production car I find it increasingly difficult to find a stockist for the right size tyres. About 18 months ago I needed a couple of new tyres for the rear of my car and phoned around every where to find stock but couldn't find any. Every one I tried said they could ... more

THE INTRODUCTION: It seems that Kwik-Fit don't just have a difficulty with spelling, they also have a problem with honesty. Their staff earn commission on what they sell and consequently a young woman like me, dependant on her car, instantly transforms the mechanics from men with spanners into the most prolific of con artists, dodging and weaving innocent questions and scrambling to make a buck. Of course, these monsters didn't realise that they were dealing with a woman who had done a GCSE in MVE, (Motor Vehicle Engineering) and although she was a little rusty, she wasn't shy in asking ... more