Halfords trade card-ers

[eltax91]

Hi folks

Just thought I'd mention for those who have a trade card, that it currently gives additional discount on the tools that are on sale. Normally, this is not the case so a good chance to pick up some tools

The 12 piece ratchet spanner set is on half price offer at £40, which is a sensible price (who'd pay £80?), trade card reduced it to £34 and some change.

[cpas]

Thanks for the heads-up

[magpie215]

Thanks OP

[Funk]

A mate of mine has one and I've been after one for ages.

[eltax91]

Funk said:

A mate of mine has one and I've been after one for ages.

They are relatively easy to get. I spent one morning in the office between xmas and NY once knocking up a payslip, paying close attention to my own for layout, put my pre-tax salary in as something like £22k (obviously pro rata). I made up a company name that sounded like a service outfit and then printed 3 slips out, for Oct/Nov/Dec. Then took them in to Halfords and they signed me up. This was 3 or 4 years ago so may be harder now.

I just work in IT.

[one eyed mick]

Just tell them you are in the trade as an independant and self employed or if you are in an owners club they usually get smiled upon ,no bills ,wage slips just the truth

[4v6]

I got mine by showing them my mechanical certification.

[Cliftonite]

eltax91 said:

They are relatively easy to get. I spent one morning in the office between xmas and NY once knocking up a payslip, paying close attention to my own for layout, put my pre-tax salary in as something like £22k (obviously pro rata). I made up a company name that sounded like a service outfit and then printed 3 slips out, for Oct/Nov/Dec. Then took them in to Halfords and they signed me up. This was 3 or 4 years ago so may be harder now.

I just work in IT.

And not only dishonest and a fraudsman, but proud of it. too!

Knob!

[cpas]

one eyed mick said:

Just tell them you are in the trade as an independant and self employed or if you are in an owners club they usually get smiled upon ,no bills ,wage slips just the truth

^^This. I did the same. Told them I am in a Land Rover club and between us we do a lot of work on our vehicles and prefer Halfords and Halfords' tools. They gave me a card but asked me to be fairly discrete about who I told (oops!!).

[Funk]

I ran focusstoc.com and focusrsoc.com for three years, still a member there. I may just go in and be honest - I buy most of my parts from motor factors at the moment for my current car because they're better value - if Halfords will give me a card I'll buy from them as it's more convenient. Win-win for Halfords (business they wouldn't otherwise get) and me.

[eltax91]

Cliftonite said:

And not only dishonest and a fraudsman, but proud of it. too!

Knob!

Oh come on! I've put a LOT of cash halfords way since I got it. Cash which they simply would not have had had I not got a discount on the trade card.

If had it 5 years, and I've done 3 services a year on my work hack (30k miles a year), buying all 3 filters and premium castrol oil each time. Average £60 a pop and that's £900. Then there's the wife's car, the FiL's van and the BiL's daily hack. All had an annual service using oil and filters bought from halfords.

I've also then bought at least £500 worth of pro tools.

Plus unknown number of trips for bulbs, wipers, top up oil, Haynes manuals etc!

I reckon, at £2k over the 5 years, that's at least as much as a real trade person would spend who uses them as an occasional backup for when the factors who gives them an account can't supply.