Payment Assist has reported a significant 350% increase in applications for its flexible four-month payment instalment plan.
Tony Jolly, a manager at a Halfords tyre workshop, racially harassed and bullied a 17-year-old apprentice and set the Polish teenager's trousers on fire.
Car repair chain Halfords Autocentre has reported growing market share in the aftermarket as it draws in more drivers for tyre replacements and car servicing or MOTs.
A motorist has been battling with car service chain Halfords after his car was wrecked in a collision while a staff member was test driving it.
A National Tyres and Autocare technician has been fired, and the firm has offered to pay for a service at a Seat dealership, after a customer's car was logged at 18mph above the speed limit during the technician's test-drive.
In a new phase of its 'Dealer or No Dealer' marketing campaign, aftermarket firm Halfords claims motorists are wrongly told to use franchised dealerships to maintain their warranty.
Bosses at Halfords, owner of the UK's largest vehicle servicing network, have rejected the advances of vehicle hire and repair group Redde Northgate because it undervalued the company, reports suggest.
Halfords is selling a 5% stake in its automotive ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) business Avayler to Bridgestone.
The head of a franchised dealer group has blasted Halfords' latest 'Dealer or No Dealer' campaign as "nonsense", adding that "going cheap is often a false economy".
Cycling and motoring chain Halfords is telling motorists they may be paying "over the odds for repairs" and they should use its services with no fear of affecting their car's manufacturer warranty.
A former Halfords worker has been found guilty of issuing 26 fraudulent MOT tests by Birmingham Crown Court.
Halfords has teamed up with MotorEasy to launch a new warranty package for motorists.
Halfords has outlined a number of senior leadership changes, including the appointment of a new chief operations officer, as it mergers customer and commercial functions.
Halfords has redoubled its focus on offering vehicle servicing and tyres with the £62 million acquisition of the National service centre network.
Halfords has agreed to buy South East motoring services provider Universal Tyre and Autocentres for £15m.
Halfords reports that its Autocentres car repair chain grew sales by 18.8% in its financial year to April 3, helped by acquisitions and Halfords being deemed an essential retailer during lockdown.
Halfords bosses have said they are going to “move up a gear” as part of a new marketing campaign which will reflect its new brand slogan, “Halfords – For Life’s Journeys”.
A car service sting by Trading Standards found "multiple failings" at a Halfords Autocentre site and led to fines and costs totalling almost £47,000.
