Dealing with venture for years Always reasonable prices and very good service.Staff always helpfulread more

Again, utterly brilliant!…read more Having traded in my seasoned banger for a car that I like less, but that is more shiny, runs smoother and smells better, (what can I say (?) I'm a gal whose crippled by nostalgia!)... I haven't needed to visit Venture Tyres for a while. However, at my latest Suzuki service, at Roadworthy in Bristol, they performed an incredibly thorough check and found a nail in one of my tyres... they even took pictures of it! Venture Tyres, situated on one of the main roads that goes through the industrial estate, is an easy spin from Roadworthy, which occupies a roomy slot on Fishponds Road. So, it was a no-brainer as to where I was going to go next. The route between the two means that I didn't even have to glance the city centre traffic, which is usually pretty hideous at any given time of the day. Greeted on the forecourt the formality of visiting the reception was dispensed with. In fact, my car was on a jack within three minutes of arriving! And it's not that they aren't busy... they are just so seamlessly and effortlessly efficient! I've never seen anything like it...! (But, I think I've finally figured it out... it's because they're so darned happy! Even on a miserable wet and windy day their feet don't drag and there's smiles all round.) Within five minutes the nail had been removed and the wheel had been knocked back into shape. (During the floods I hit some submerged debris and had a blow out. Drenched and miserable I crawled to the nearest tyre place where I was met with gloomy nonchalance. After removing the wheel I was told that it was misshapen, and then steely eyes slid over my face trying to ascertain if a few more quid could be squeezed out of my empty purse... the eyes acknowledged that it was unlikely... The tyre was eventually replaced and managed to stay firm despite the fact that the wheel remained heavily dented. I then paid a premium for shoddy workmanship and went home miserable. Shocking!) The chap at Venture did the work that they other garage weren't willing to do without additional payment, and he managed to remove the nail without damaging the tyre any further. This meant that no repair or replacement was necessary. All of this was done in a fraction of the time that I spent at the previous tyre place... and guess what they charged me...? NOTHING!!!!! That's right, I didn't pay a penny! I cannot tell you how happy (and relieved) I felt! But, instead of going home miserable, I immediately came home and switched on my computer and wrote this review. See the difference!? I say I didn't pay a penny, and it's true... but actually, I did 'spend' one... after the fix I paid the brand new state of the art loo a visit in the lovely new reception area, and lovely it was too... and still no charge! It's perhaps worth mentioning that, despite the name, Venture Tyres is not just a tyre shop... they are a proper garage and MOT centre. I've had a few MOT's done here. And no surprises really... they are a good deal cheaper than anywhere else in their class and the process has always been as easy as a walk in the park. Yep, Venture Tyres make my world a better place! BTW, Suzuki has no need to sweat it... my old car was a Suzuki as is my new one! (I'm just not very good at letting go!)

Waste of time visiting these clowns took my car in for front…read morepads and discs told the time would be 2 hours to complete came back 5 hours later car on the ramp as they had back discs pads ordered not front, wasted 5 hours of my day costing me time and money Go somewhere thats reputable not one of these places ...

I've been using F1 for 7 years and it only dawned on me recently that they have been ripping me off…read moreevery time. The sad fact about these people is that they are liars and are carrying out fraudulent MOT tests that result in ordinary people shelling out £100's for unnecessary work. This kind of expense and stress is compounded by not having a car for days at a time while you either let them carry out the wasteful 'repairs' or take the car elsewhere as I did. Either way, they are there to rip you off. I had an experience and reliable welder swear blind he'd never known anything like it when F1 rejected' some fairly basic under body work this week. At a cost of £280 to me! I've yet to have the car passed after two trips to F1 but will do so at a local garage away from their bully boy tactics where 'knowledge' (mostly ingenguine) is power. F1=F you!

I have used this company for many years and found them to be very helpful and good pricesread more

Old fashioned personal service. Rang two major tyre centres who said they couldn't help. Rang Ted's…read more- yes, come around and we'll see what we can do. Ted spent half an hour solving the problem, charged a very modest fee, and then fitted a new tyre at a very reasonable price. Philip

In an area of Bristol rife with designer boutiques, expensive delis and coffee shops it's nice to…read moresee a traditional tradesman sort of place. What they do here is pretty simple given the name - they sort people out with tyres. From Pirrelli to Goodyear they cover all the major brands and types. This is also a good place to roll into should you have any technical enquiries you can't deal with. Although predominantly a tyres place it's cars that these boys know.

Great service. Honesty and quick resolution. Great considering the tyre place I came from!read more

Very competitive prices, good service, plus the local shops are just 5 minutes away, so you can…read morealways get some other things done while you wait.

I came in on Saturday to make a reservation for an oil and filter service. I mentioned to them that…read moreI was coming in earlier to be sure that I would be able to get my car serviced before a long car trip on Wednesday. They reserved me for Tuesday that afternoon. However, they waited until two hours before my appointment time that they would be unable to service my car due to unforeseen circumstances. Seriously!? You wait until 2 hours before my appointment to tell me you can't do it? So what is the point of a reservation made 4 days in advance? Needless to say I will not be returning nor recommending.

I knew nothing about Kwik-Fit, apart from those annoying old ads which featured mechanics leaping…read morein the air to the awful jingle, until I chuntered into here with my old (more about that later) Ford Fiesta after the exhaust started to go. I only popped in to find about prices, but they were actually able to take it in without an appointment and stick a new one on for about £50 in just half an hour while I waited in reception. And not only that but they were also able to recommend a good local garage to do a few other jobs that they couldn't cover. However, I never got those other jobs completed as literally the day after I had £50's worth of new exhaust fitted, I span off on the Downs and wrote my beloved Fiesta off against a surprisingly sturdy tree. Serves me right for being so diligent and getting the exhaust fixed straight away. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Scam artists. I put air in my tyres today and checked them all over, one was significantly worn but…read morethe rest weren't too bad. Took it to Ablefit. Unfortunately they did the wrong tyre despite me telling them very clearly which one needed doing. Not only this but they were not keen on fixing their error. Eventually they agreed to switch the absolutely fine tyre they wrongly removed with the worn tyre I originally had wanted replaced. However, they then claimed this tyre had a bulge in it and needed replacing. Obviously this is something I would have noticed as I put air in them all earlier. They show me the tyre and it has a huge bulge in it. I find it seriously unlikely that on a short drive with no potholes that damage just happened to develop. I have never had this happen before after all. Either the shop has damaged my tyre when putting it on the rim or they found another tyre lying around with a bulge and installed it on my rim. And either way it is obvious they were doing this to get money off me for a new tyre since they had to spend time fixing their own mistakes. Furthermore, the guy running things 'Pat' was nasty to customers in person and a couple over the phone whilst I was in the waiting room. I understand it was busy and pressured but being so unapproachable and rude is not particularly helpful. Save yourself a headache and just go somewhere else.

From the owner: Tyres & Exhaustsread more