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Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

All cars benefit from being kept as clean as possible, so ensure you clean your vehicle regularly with a car cleaning kit including car shampoo, sponge, glass cleaner, wheel cleaner, interior cleaner, a chamois leather, and car wax. You may also want to invest in a pressure washer to give you a helping hand.

Not all motor oils are the same and all cars need a specific oil to keep them running efficiently and that's where we can help. Simply type in your vehicle registration plate in the 'choose the right oil' page on our website. You can also text the word OIL + your registration number to 81707, or visit any one of our stores where there is a customer reference guide located on the oil aisle or ask one of our in-store team.

Ice, rain, fog and even winter sun can all make for hazardous driving conditions, but there are steps every motorist can take to make sure they keep their motor moving and stay safe during the winter months. See our Winter Motoring guide for hints and tips including your essential winter motoring kit.

Yes, Halfords can provide an alternative solution to costly repairs - our bodyshop trained technicians are available in all stores, offering scratch, chip and dent repair for your car and save you at least 75% off bodyshop prices.

If you're a dab-hand under the bonnet you can avoid costly garage bills by setting up your own workshop and carrying out some D.I.Y mechanics. Your essential workshop tools should include:

• A socket set.
• A torque wrench.
• A set of spanners.
• Some pliers and a screwdriver.
• An electric drill.

Halfords stock a wide range of workshop storage solutions including plastic toolboxes, metal toolboxes, tool bags and metal tool cabinets - something for every workshop, big or small.

From a safety viewpoint, it is essential for you to wear protective clothing when working in your workshop. Halfords stocks a wide range of protective overalls, clothing and footwear to help protect against accidents.

In addition to protective overalls, and footwear, for certain jobs you should also wear a dust-mask, disposable gloves, safety goggles and ear protectors, and for welding, a full-face welding helmet and protective gloves are a must.

Workshop equipment we recommend includes:

• A jack, axle stands and wheel chocks.
• A powerful torch.
• A pressure gauge.
• A first aid kit.

All cars benefit from being kept as clean as possible, so ensure you clean your vehicle regularly with a car cleaning kit including car shampoo, sponge, glass cleaner, wheel cleaner, interior cleaner, a chamois leather, and car wax. You may also want to invest in a pressure washer to give you a helping hand.

Pressure washers work by increasing the standard tap pressure by over 100 times, helping to remove stubborn dirt and road grime from vehicles. When selecting a pressure washer choose one with a high wattage, as this indicates the greater overall performance of the machine; one with a high pressure rate, as this will mean a greater cleaning performance, and one with a high flow rate, as this will mean quicker cleaning.

To valet the inside of your car, take the following steps:

• Empty out any rubbish from your car.
• Clean or replace your car mats.
• Vacuum the interior upholstery.
• Use upholstery cleaner on your seats or invest in new car seat covers.
• Use Plastic Trim Restorer on plastic trim parts.

Yes, Halfords offer a range of professional valeting services - Gold Valet, Platinum Valet or the Autoglym Protection Valet. We use specialist equipment, materials and know-how to present your car back to you in top condition. We can restore your car's original finish inside and out and the valeting is carried out at your home or place of work, for your convenience. See our valet services pages for more details.

Quite simply, yes. Recent motor trade research has shown that cleaning, valeting and making minor cosmetic repairs to your car before you sell it can add several hundred pounds to the value of your car. Just a couple of hours work on your vehicle really can make all the difference. See our guide on how to increase the value of your car.

Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

Not all motor oils are the same and all cars need a specific oil to keep them running efficiently and that's where we can help. Simply type in your vehicle registration plate in the 'choose the right oil' page on our website. You can also text the word OIL + your registration number to 81707, or visit any one of our stores where there is a customer reference guide located on the oil aisle or ask one of our in-store team.

Ice, rain, fog and even winter sun can all make for hazardous driving conditions, but there are steps every motorist can take to make sure they keep their motor moving and stay safe during the winter months. See our Winter Motoring guide for hints and tips including your essential winter motoring kit.

Checking your engine oil level once a week is one of the most important things you can do to keep your vehicle running smoothly. Check out our guide on how to check and top-up your oil.

If you've checked your engine oil level and it's low, you'll need to top it up. Check out our guide on how to check and top-up your oil.

Yes, Halfords can check the level of engine oil in your vehicle and provide a top up of the right oil for your vehicle to the correct level if needed for just £1.99. Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store.

You must never tip new or used oil down the drain as it can cause a lot of harm to the environment. Used car engine oil should be placed in a sealed container and taken to an oil bank for disposal or recycling. Your local household waste site may have facilities to dispose of oil, but if not, you can call the Environment Agency free on 0800 66 33 66 to find the location of your nearest oil bank.

Yes, in addition to our store stock, a complete and up-to-date range of car parts, featuring all of the leading brands is available through our Special Order catalogues. Simply visit your local Halfords store, and order products at our parts desk.

Yes, simply apply for a Halfords Trade Card and you can get exclusive deals on thousands of car parts, tools and oils where you can be assured of the best quality and trade prices around.

Car breakdowns can happen to anyone, anywhere, but you can reduce the risk of your car breaking down by having your car regularly serviced, and making regular checks to your tyres, oil, bulbs, battery and brake fluid.

Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

Yes, in addition to our store stock, a complete and up-to-date range of car parts, featuring all of the leading brands is available through our Special Order catalogues. Simply visit your local Halfords store, and order products at our parts desk.

Halfords provides two different ranges of battery for your car - standard batteries and calcium batteries. Check out our battery guide to identify which type of battery is right for your vehicle.

Recycling your old car battery when you buy a new one is something Halfords can assist you with easily and safely as with new Government legislation, disposing of your old car battery can be tricky. With this in mind, every Halfords store is served by an approved waste disposal company, and therefore acts as a car battery recycle centre. We will take your old car batteries for recycling.

Ice, rain, fog and even winter sun can all make for hazardous driving conditions, but there are steps every motorist can take to make sure they keep their motor moving and stay safe during the winter months. See our Winter Motoring guide for hints and tips including your essential winter motoring kit.

Yes, simply apply for a Halfords Trade Card and you can get exclusive deals on thousands of car parts, tools and oils where you can be assured of the best quality and trade prices around.

Car breakdowns can happen to anyone, anywhere, but you can reduce the risk of your car breaking down by having your car regularly serviced, and making regular checks to your tyres, oil, bulbs, battery and brake fluid.

There are several causes and solutions:

• The battery may have gone flat if your car's alternator is not working. An alternator uses power from the engine to keep your battery charged. The solution is to get both your battery and alternator checked to find out which one is faulty: We can check your battery for free in-store.
• The battery may have been drained by being used without the engine running. If it isn't completely dead you could buy a Halfords battery charger to charge the battery from the mains. If you need to get the car going immediately then a Halfords power pack can be used to jump-start the engine or use jump leads to connect to another car's battery. Power packs are very handy to keep in the boot in case of emergencies.
• The battery may be under excessive strain if your car is used for frequent short journeys and the battery doesn't have time to recharge between starts. A solution is to buy a more powerful battery such as a Halfords Calcium or a Bosch Silver.
• The battery may be under excessive strain due to using lots of extra electrical equipment that wasn't fitted as standard on your vehicle such as DVD players, phone chargers, mini-fridges, Sat navs or audio amplifiers and speakers. A solution is to buy a more powerful battery such as a Halfords Calcium or a Bosch Silver.

Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

Yes, in addition to our store stock, a complete and up-to-date range of car parts, featuring all of the leading brands is available through our Special Order catalogues. Simply visit your local Halfords store, and order products at our parts desk.

Yes, simply apply for a Halfords Trade Card and you can get exclusive deals on thousands of car parts, tools and oils where you can be assured of the best quality and trade prices around.

Ice, rain, fog and even winter sun can all make for hazardous driving conditions, but there are steps every motorist can take to make sure they keep their motor moving and stay safe during the winter months. See our Winter Motoring guide for hints and tips including your essential winter motoring kit.

Car breakdowns can happen to anyone, anywhere, but you can reduce the risk of your car breaking down by having your car regularly serviced, and making regular checks to your tyres, oil, bulbs, battery and brake fluid.

The Super Brilliance bulbs are up to 50% brighter than standard headlight bulbs and the Extreme Brilliance are up to 90% brighter.

Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

Ice, rain, fog and even winter sun can all make for hazardous driving conditions, but there are steps every motorist can take to make sure they keep their motor moving and stay safe during the winter months. See our Winter Motoring guide for hints and tips including your essential winter motoring kit.

Yes, in addition to our store stock, a complete and up-to-date range of car parts, featuring all of the leading brands is available through our Special Order catalogues. Simply visit your local Halfords store, and order products at our parts desk.

Yes, simply apply for a Halfords Trade Card and you can get exclusive deals on thousands of car parts, tools and oils where you can be assured of the best quality and trade prices around.

Yes, in addition to our store stock, a complete and up-to-date range of car parts, featuring all of the leading brands is available through our Special Order catalogues. Simply visit your local Halfords store, and order products at our parts desk.

Yes, simply apply for a Halfords Trade Card and you can get exclusive deals on thousands of car parts, tools and oils where you can be assured of the best quality and trade prices around.

Yes, Halfords trained professionals offer a range of fitting services including:

• Car battery fitting for just £4.99.
• Car headlight bulb fitting for just £5.99.
• Other car bulb fitting for just £3.99.
• Wiper blade fitting for just £1.99 (for one blade) or £2.99 (for a pair).

Pre-booking may be required - contact your local store. Fitting subject to vehicle inspection. Take a look at all of Halfords fitting services.

Halfords provides two different ranges of battery for your car - standard batteries and calcium batteries. Check out our battery guide to identify which type of battery is right for your vehicle.

Recycling your old car battery when you buy a new one is something Halfords can assist you with easily and safely as with new Government legislation, disposing of your old car battery can be tricky. With this in mind, every Halfords store is served by an approved waste disposal company, and therefore acts as a car battery recycle centre. We will take your old car batteries for recycling.

When it comes to painting your car, you don't have to be a professional to achieve a showroom finish. Thanks to the high quality of most car paints and lacquers on the market, you can save yourself a fortune when touching up slight damage or re-spraying repaired car bodywork. See our step-by-step guide on how to spray paint your car.

Superficial rust damage can be dealt with using an anti-rust primer and touch-up car paint. But if a car body panel has rusted right through, more drastic action is required. See our step-by-step guide on how to repair rust damage.

To remove any light scratches, buy a chip stick, choosing the colour that most closely matches your car. Work the chip stick into any scratches and wipe off any excess with a clean cloth and keep reapplying until the scratches aren't visible anymore, then polish your car with a lint-free cloth.

Yes, Halfords can provide an alternative solution to costly repairs - our bodyshop trained technicians are available in all stores, offering scratch, chip and dent repair for your car and save you at least 75% off bodyshop prices.

With 45,000 colours to choose from, Halfords can mix the exact colour for any car and motorbike while you wait. Available in aerosol, touch up paint, touch-up pens or 500ml/1 litre tins for spray gun application. All we need is the colour code information from your vehicle. In difficult cases we compare our colour books with the vehicle to match the exact shade. Available at selected stores - contact your local store for details.

Unfortunately, there isn't a Haynes manual for every car ever made, but there are currently over 300 model-specific Haynes car repair manuals available, covering all the main car manufacturers and most popular models.

Yes, Haynes do a small range of caravanning manuals including the Haynes Caravan Handbook, providing a useful guide to caravanning and also the Haynes Caravan Manual, which provides a guide to servicing and maintenance of your caravan.

Haynes Performance manuals offer guidance on how to maximise the performance and style of your car, including the Golf GTI performance manual and new Mini performance manual.

There are a wide range of other Haynes manuals available, including Home and D.I.Y manuals, a Man manual, a Baby manual, a lawnmower manual, the Lewis Hamilton manual and car restoration manuals.

Yes, Halfords sell a selected range of Haynes branded gifts including Haynes mugs, Haynes keyrings, Haynes air fresheners and Haynes tax disc holders.

There are two main types of sat nav units currently available for motorcyclists - portable outdoor units and motorbike specific sat nav units. Portable outdoor units are ideal for all-round use during any outdoor activities on your motorbike, mountain bike or when rambling or camping. However, if you're a dedicated motorcyclist, specific motorbike sat nav units are ideal. They work in the same way as in-car sat nav units, but have weatherproof casing, touch screen options for gloved hands and anti-glare screens.

There are a number of motorcycle locks and security devices available to help prevent your motorbike from being stolen, including:

• Ground Anchor.
• Front brake lever lock.
• Disc lock.
• U-Lock.
• Bike alarm.
• Bike chain lock.
• Padlock.

It's also recommended that you keep your bike in a locked and/or alarmed garage at night.

Most car oils are not suitable for use in motorcycle engines. Motorbikes need premium quality motorcycle-specific engine oil as it needs higher levels of anti-wear chemistry such as zinc and phosphorus, which most car oils don't have. Consult your motorcycle owners handbook or Haynes Motorbike manual to find out the correct motorbike oil for your motorbike.

To find out more about your motorbike and how to maintain it, why not invest in a Haynes Motorbike manual. Halfords stock a range a model specific and general Haynes motorbike manuals.

It's important to keep your motorbike clean, so ensure you clean your bike regularly with a motorbike cleaning kit including motorbike cleaner, microfibre wash-mitt, motorcycle bug shift, wheel cleaner, degreaser, bike polish and of course, plenty of water!