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

Again, utterly brilliant! 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!) read more

If I would be allowed to award Venture Tyres 6 stars out of 5, I would do it with alacrity! This is the first time I am writing a review online. I have always been hesitant to leave negative feedback for services obtained, and I guess I never was chanced to do it because my experience of services out there had, on the whole, not been a gleeful one. It wasn't until I had a chance encounter with Venture Tyres Ltd in Bristol, St Philips Industrial area that my view of auto service changed. A Iam a secondary schooo teacher, with a very busy life. I stumbled on Venture Tyres online in 2015 when I was desperately looking for a trustworthy auto company to have my M.O.T done on a saturday. My old car flew through the M.O.T with no tales nor fuss. That was the first time Venture Tyres earned my respect. My latest experience of the services of this honest and trustworthy auto company occurred between December 2016 and today, 4/01/17. My Ford Focus zetec 1.6 (2000 reg) started overheating in December 2016. I got really scared as my job got me to travel around a lot. I arranged for an examination by Venture Tyres, and they were very honest in their diagnosis. I asked for my bill and to my amazement...the response was "It's ok, you don't have to pay. We will order some parts in and progressively tackle the problem from the very basic and cheapest of what we suspect could be causing the overheating...". "Really? Wow, are there such good natured mechanics in this world?" I thought Anyway, I resolved to scrap that car and get something else, as I had previously had some scaring experience from an overheating car on the motorway.... I ended up with a Nissan Micra 1.8. I drove it for about 3 weeks with no problems. Yesterday as I drove into a new school that had awarded me a new teaching contract, I saw the engine mangement light on! This was at the end of a journey which involved putting my foot down on my 'go-pedal', on a stretch of motorway. My heart skipped! I had a terrible first day in this new school, as I dreaded I couldn't fulfil the awarded teaching contract, if a diagnosis of the car meant I had to cough out a colossal amount of money for repairs. I called one nation-wide auto company (name withheld) to book an examination at 5pm on the same day. This was the earliest I could get there after an hour's meeting at the end of the teaching day. Venture Tyres shuts at 5pm, you see, and this nation- wide company shuts at 6pm. After booking I started seeing many negative reviews online about how several people had been ripped off by this nation-wide organisation. I reached out for my phone immediately and called to cancel the appointment! I next called Venture Tyres to arrange for a scan today. And was I not scared of the outcome? I got there and asked how long the Engine Management Light prognosis would take. I was assured it wouldn't surpass 10 minutes. I was a bundle of nerves whilst I waited in Venture Tyre's cosy customers' lounge. How much would they charge for the diagnosis? What fault will they detect or come up with? And what would the total cost of repair be? Would I end up without a car and lose this teaching contract? These and a myriad of other searching questions inundated my mind. I now leave it to your imagination to guess how I felt when I was summoned into the office, and with my own eyes, saw one mechanic recording the readings from the gadget that had been used for the diagnosis. I was handed the details on the card and advised to hide it somewhere in my car, as they felt there wasn't much to worry about. "What?" I wondered. "Are these guys serious?" He added: "It could have been a glitch,as the engine management light turned itself off during the diagnosis. I think the car would be fine. We don't see the need to temper with it now, when a specific fault has not being detected. Keep an eye on your car and bring it back in for examination should the engine management light show up again". Phew, I was overjoyed. Then I anxiously asked: "And how much do I owe you now, and the response? "Oh ... nothing...". What?? I couldn't believe my ears... What a bunch of honest people! If you wouldn't concoct some faults to milk money off me, like some mechanics I have known would, would you not also charge for the diagnosis you have carried out? Money you are fairly entitled to possess? This is Venture Tyres for you ... fellow driver and auto service user.... I have benefited a lot from the reviews of other service users online. I have taken sometime off my busy schedule to write this review should someone be desperately looking for a genuine and honest auto company for servicing or M.O.T. Such has been the pleasantness of my experience of the services delivered by Venture Tyres that I could not restrain myself from bearing a testimony to the whole wide world. My names is David Opoku and my number is 07763983344. I would always be prepared to vouch for Venture Tyres 100%!! read more

Had to get a new tyre. Usually go to Cabot Tyres in Totterdown but always find it a little intimidating. Venture is so much nicer. Throw the guys the keys, sit in the waiting room and they will do what they do - leaving your car in an easy to drive away position (not the reverse of shame at Cabot). Love them. This review is short and sweeeeet! read more

I've been a customer of Venture Tyres for twenty years, should have a Loyalty Card by now. They're always friendly, helpful and the cheapest around. Having started when I lived in Bristol I still travel in from North Somerset to buy from them. Get in there now! read more