Halfords

You sort of know what you’re getting with Halfords, a good range of car and bike products and staff who are semi skilled in fitting a whole range of products. I like this particular Halfords. There’s a huge car park so there’s room for you to tinker with your new purchase. They also offer a fitting service out the front so if it’s a little complicated a member of staff will do it for you!
There’s a massive selection of new bikes in here too — almost a whole floor dedicated to them. Today I was getting new trims for my car and it was so easy to navigate to them and as mentioned I used the spacious car park to fit them myself. If you have an issue with your car and don’t want to go to a mechanic, it might be worth your while popping in here before hand!

This is a car enthusiast’s dream. This massive shop has everything you need to kit your car out. Radios, sat navs, alloy wheels, speakers, roof bars… it has everything. It also caters for the motorcycle market as well. As well as selling accessories, they also offer various car maintenance services, including repairing scratches and scuffs to your car’s exterior.
I went in here to get a radio/​CD player recently (no docking stations or MP3 malarkey for me) and it was pretty painless. I saw one on their website that was reduced to £50 and it looked decent. Even better than that, they have an online section where customers review their products so you have more of an idea about the ins and outs of the product you’re going to buy.
I went in, found the radio, and asked a member of staff if he knew of its compatibility with a certain year and make of car. He checked the computer and it turned out that I needed an additional device to fit the radio. It later transpired that I didn’t need the device, but I suppose that could’ve been something that the previous owner installed, as opposed to being an attempt to sell me something I didn’t need.
The price of some of their services can be steep though.