National Tyres and Autocare Reviews 

85,003
TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Looking at 560 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the fast and efficient service provided by the team, noting that staff are exceptionally friendly and helpful when handling urgent repairs, maintenance work, or sudden tyre changes. Many people also find the online booking process straightforward and appreciate being able to get timely assistance when visiting local branches for various automotive needs. Some reviewers were not happy with unexpectedly long waiting times at garages and poor communication issues regarding scheduled appointments. A number of consumers also mentioned frustrating problems with mobile fitting no-shows, along with occasional technical errors and oversights during vehicle repairs.

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely first class from start to finish. Callum who works at Whitefriars street Perth is a top guy! Excellent customer service and couldn’t do enough to help. Value for money and the bante... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff were great, very customer requirement focused, not just to myself but could be witnessed with interactions with every other customer that came through whilst I was there and heard over the phone... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First class experience. Problem swiftly identified and rectified while I had coffee. Faultless service from counter staff n guy who diagnosed problem. Did not meet staff who fitted new battery but... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On a holiday trip my brakes started making grinding noises. Despite no prior booking the Liverpool branch of National Tyres were able to check the brakes that morning, and perform the repair same day... See more


Company details

  1. Tire Shop
  2. Brake Shop
  3. Car Inspection Station
  4. Car Repair and Maintenance
  5. Car Service
  6. Oil Change Service

About National Tyres and Autocare

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National Tyres and Autocare are fast fit specialists and part of the Halfords family. Our highly trained technicians are specialists in vehicle parts repair including tyres, exhausts, brakes, batteries, MOT testing, and vehicle safety inspections, including our 5-point car check. .

As well as offering a professional and friendly service, we’re committed to never being beaten on price, so when you choose us, you know you’re getting fantastic value. .

Our highly trained technicians carry out MOTs, car servicing and repairs, so you can rest assured we have the expertise to take care of your vehicle. We can deliver dealership quality work on any car make or model at affordable prices and offer a minimum guarantee of 2 years or 24,000 miles on work carried out. (See website for terms and conditions). We also offer mobile fitting including tyres and car batteries, available to fit tyres at your home or work. We have a range of flexible finance options so you can spread the cost to suit you. Head over to our website for further details.

National Tyres and Autocare Details

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Payment Assist - Spread the cost of your bill over FOUR, SIX OR TWELVE MONTHS with NO INTEREST & NO FEES
Pay a deposit today and spread the balance of your purcahse equally over the following 3, 5 or 11 months with interest-free payments and no fees, with a minimum purchase requirement of only £30! There are no hidden fees or lengthy forms to be completed, so as long as you have a UK-registered debit card with sufficient funds to cover the initial deposit, you can take advantage of Payment Assist.
Mobile Tyre Fitting - we'll come to YOU
Our mobile tyre fitting fleet is available to fit tyres at your home or work. We offer a completely CONTACTLESS service and just need you to leave your locking wheel nut (if you have one) on one of your wheels.
Our Services
We are pleased to offer the following services; Tyres, Car Servicing, MOT, Oil Changes, Exhausts, Batteries, Steering & Suspension, Wheel alignment & Safety inspections
Branch Opening Hours (please check before travelling)
Our normal opening hours are: 8.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm Sunday (selected branches only).
Free 5-Point Car Check
The 5-point car check is carried out by one of our skilled technicians. It's all part of our service to you to ensure that your car is as safe and reliable as it can be and is completely FREE without any obligation. It covers headlights and brake lights, wiper blades, battery health, windscreen chip and MOT due date.
Mobile Battery Fitting
Our mobile battery fitters can fit a car battery at a location of your choice! We can provide batteries at your convenience, whether that's at your home or workplace.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Over tightened Lock Wheel Nuts

Despite me asking them not to overtighten the lock wheel nuts.
They said all good and they tighten according to manufacturers torque.
I had tyres fitted by national tyres on two of my cars wheels. One night I had a puncture on the motorway. I tried to remove the lock wheel nut on punctured tyre, I couldnt as it was too tight. I had to call the AA to undo the nut. THe engineer said it was on so tight, he couldnt remove it. Despite trying various methods and tools he had, he tried for over 1 hour. My car is 30 miles from where I live and I had to a taxi home costing £ 76
I am complaining because of the seriousness of the overtightening of the lock wheel nut that causes either shearing and / non removal of the nut. I have called National Tyres to complain gave details of my experience and she said she would speak to the centre who put the tyres on , so the could arrange an engineer to go and take / force the lock nuts off.
I still await a reply and have a car stranded 30 miles away on which the wheel cannot be removed. Poor service from their " tyre experts"

May 26, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order cancelled

Order cancelled. Ordered tyres. Then day before fitting at home said they didn’t have a fitter. At the moment. Which indicates they only have one guy REALLY??? I said I was willing to wait till June. As it wasn’t urgent. So leave the order pending. I then get an Email saying I am being refunded. Sound like a scam to me. Or. Tyres not in stock. Or perhaps sold to cheaply. This happened before with them. A few years ago. But that time I drove 25 miles to there. Garage.
The representative I spoke to on the phone yesterday obviously ignored my request. And had a disinterested. Attitude on the phone. I can only assume I wasn’t the first to complain yesterday. I am concerned about the promised refund 9226126. If the company read this.

May 26, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tesla Y roof glass replacement. Terrible service

So far it's been terrible. Over 2 weeks ago I paid the £75 insurance excess for a replacement glass roof in a Tesla Y.
Nothing since!. I have telephoned twice and my Lease Company has escalated the case but still no communication from National.
They say they are working in getting someone uo complete the work.
They are happy to have my money but not so keen to fix my car.
I've no choice in this instance but to use them. Never again though

May 4, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I could give 0 stars to National tyres

Wish I could give 0 stars. Booked in Sunday 17th of may driver turned up to fit the tyres but didn't have the tyres on the van. Had to rebook the following Sunday and also this was confirmed on the phone and the driver didn't turn up and with no contact. Had to phone them today and they haven't got a clue what's gone off. So waiting around for 2 weekends for nothing. Have your tyres done by National tyres/also known as Halfords if you like getting messed around by these clowns.

May 17, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very Poor Service

I booked an appointment for 2 tyres to be fitted, for 10.00 a.m. today. I arrived promptly only to be told that my fitting time is 10.30. I am also told to come back at 11.30.

I have had many tyres fitted over the years and never has it taken anything like an hour to fit two tyres.

If the fitting time is 30 minutes after the appointment time, why don't they tell you in the confirmation e-mail. Such poor customer service.

Update : Just returned to the place at 11:02 and they are JUST starting the job. So an hour after my booked time, they are only now starting. They have no respect for the customer whatsoever.

May 25, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dealt with Ben (Sat 23 May) he was…

I dealt with Ben (Sat 23 May) he was knowledgeable and very professional. Nothing was too much trouble and his flexibility was very impressive.
More than a 5 star review for the facility, service and Ben.
Mr. Sharp

May 23, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor quality damaged all 4 alloys fitting 4 tyres

So I had some reasonably cheap tyres fitted using tyre shopper website ordered online paid and had an appointment to come to this garage and have them fitted they fitted the tyres and all seemed ok the weather was really bad so couldn’t really see the rims to well and they were covered in grease or brake dust etc didn’t expect the garage to damage the alloy in the process of fitting 4 tyres anyway yes they did all 4 in fact 😡 girl behind the desk wasn’t particularly nice and think she’s now working in bishop but anyway just thought I’d post some pictures of the damage to all 4 alloys from this company to make other aware be careful letting them do anything if you care about your wheels there’s damage on every wheel around the centre bore from digging out the centre caps with a screwdriver and damage to 3 or the edges from ripping off the original weights to balance the definitely zero care was taken to do this job but as they say pay cheap pay twice and pay peanuts get monkeys totally my fault for even considering using them but I would never use this company again for anything very poor cheap enough tyres but now £400 in alloy refurb save your money using these clowns go somewhere else 👍🏻

May 1, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booked to have 2 New tyres fitted .

Booked to have 2 New tyres fitted to my 2024 MG. Engineer turned up and after a couple of minutes said he had a problem couldn’t get valve caps off, so took the easy option and cut the valve off making the tpms system non functional. On closer inspection badly damaged all aoy rim. Now have a car which is technically illegal to drive. Have contacted customer service who basically not interested. I now need to replace at my cost. These people consider themselves to be Engineers. Very unhappy customer.

May 16, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID MILTON ROAD EDINBURGH

Used the garage on milton road west in edinburgh. Told me during service that front and back brake pads and discs needed to be replaced "urgently" (within 2 or 3 weeks) and quoted me nearly £1000 for this work to be done. Explained I was not in a possition to be able to afford this at present so would check elsewhere about costs etc. Seen another garage today who have advised that only back pads and discs needed and front currently ok. And gave me a new quote of £380 for work to be done! Not happy with halfords/national tyres. Paid nearly £300 for service only to be told extra work needed when it was needed at all. WILL NOT USE EVER AGAIN!

May 19, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Used to be great, now it is Halfords!

Used to be great, now owned by Halford's so expect the price and workmanship to reflect the change in ownership.
Took my daughters car down before I knew about the change and was quoted for a full exhaust system when it only needed a rear box.
Avoid.

April 22, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bridlington Branch

Bridlington Branch
Back after 18 yrs and very pleased with the service , great price via Halfords website for tyres ,just need a coffee machine.

May 18, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

National Tyres failed to provide service paid for

National Tyres accepted my order, took my money and then didn't honour my appointment. I had to drive 20 mins each way for an appointment and they didn't have the tyres in stock and couldn't even be sure if or when they'd get them.

Shocking (lack of) service. No call to let me know they didn't have the tyres. I had to drive there for my appointment to find out.

Cannot even go elsewhere as they cannot refund the money for 5 working days.

Avoid them and use Kwik Fit or any other tyre fitters.

May 18, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do your home?

Had a quote of £1200 to change and replace my AC Compressor.

Just had it done with Fairwater garage for £439.68.

Take your time, do your homework and say NO if the price isn't right!

May 2, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t use national tyres

Absolutely awful customer service. No courtesy to call me to cancel my service that I booked in. They waited until I arrived to drop my car off to tell me they couldn’t service my car.

May 11, 2026
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