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  • 06-11-2007 5:22pm
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    Lewe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭


    Quick question......Is it true that mechanics can get a trade discount card for halfords and if so how do you go about it..????


    Cheers.


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    jame5_b
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭jame5_b


    yea they do a discount on parts only such as brake pads, oil and filters but theres no discount on sat navs or cd players or anything like that. you have to sign up with them and get a card to get the discount.


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    Lewe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Lewe


    do you just go in and say i'm a mechanic i wanna get a discount card????


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    mick.fr
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    Why would you go buy stuffs from Halford (Retail shop) as a mechanic as you can get parts from your local distributor?


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    Lewe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Lewe


    i know i was just curious thats all.


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    JoeySully
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭JoeySully


    I went into them when they opened and guy behind the counter had a T-shirt onthat said " ASK ME ABOUT A TRADE CARD " so i did and he told me id get 30% off all service parts. so i asked him can i get one? "are you in the trade he asked". i said yes, "who do you work for" he then asked. i said myself! so all i had to supply was my name and address and i got the card.
    Of course, im not a mechanic and only buy parts for my own car :)
    very handy for filters and stuff. i probably spend the same ammount as normal as i generally change them more often than recommended because it not that expensive. Did my last service on primera all filters and oil for something like 55E.

    If you are lucky you can also get the new members of staff who tend to give 30% off everthing :D

    as for real mechanics using them i think it would be for emergency parts on a saturday eve when everone else is closed


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    Lewe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Lewe


    i'm thinking of getting one because halfords in liffey valley is 2 or 3 minutes from my house and i was stuck last night for brake pads and discs..halfords were charging me 90 euro for the lot so i said no...then went to where i usually get my all my parts and got the lot for 40 euro...


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    Tea drinker
    Registered Users Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭Tea drinker


    Lewe wrote: »
    ...halfords were charging me 90 euro for the lot so i said no...then went to where i usually get my all my parts and got the lot for 40 euro...

    Hi Lewe, where did you get them in the end?


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