Halfords

A great shop which stocks almost everything one would need parking is good, staff are extremely helpful and everything is laid out in an easy to find way. Not a bad price to. Also for those less mechanically minded the staff are able to assist with changing bulbs, wiper blades etc etc.

Halfords for sat nav, bikes, car stereos, child seats, car parts.
they do
Bikes
In-​Car Sat Nav
Car Maintenance
Car Audio– do fitting as well.
will fit any car seat.
plenty of parking spaces

I got a bike from here once, it was a good bike. but the lock was not good enough. it got stolen. althought the guy who sold me the bike was very nice, i dont think he knew much about bikes. but that isnt too important because they are of a fair standard and i think you get what you pay for here. if you are under 10 they wont frown at you when you start riding the bike around the store. you can still do it if you are 20, but be prepared for funny looks. they have all sorts of car stuff. most of which i dont understand, and you can blast the car stereos for fun.

Halfords is exactly what you expect a large car and bike equipment store. Parking is ample and easily accessed fro the town centre. Staff are usually helpful but again seem to be mostly bored students who take little or no interest in their line of work. Although this allows the company to keep prices down, customer service suffers greatly. The products themselves are usually of good quality, with cheap bikes available for the masses. Halford bikes ten to die without regular care, but this is the same with any bike. In all, a large choice of products but poor customer service.

I felt i should take the time to write after a recent visit to halfords where the staff went out of their way to help me as much as possible. I did note the persons name to mention them personally but have since lost it so for that i apologise to them!
As is often the case a number of things at once went wrong with my car. Having found out the parts i needed (but not knowing too much about cars), i asked one of the men working there who gladly helped me find what i needed — and even suggested ways in which i could save some money through different brands /​deals in store.
The cost of repairs /​replacements can often mount up without realising so the aprox 20% i saved on what i would have spent was most welcome. thank you

Another superstore which Colchester seem to do so well. Plenty of parking and easy access. They have a wide range of stock for bikes, cars etc — everything from bulb for your lights to sat navs which they’ll fit for you if you want at no extra charge

Halfords is over priced but at times I have to go there just because the item I need will take to long to deliver from the internet. The staff are very unhelpfull and looked lost at times. But it does have alot of stuff in one place and I know of alot of people who like to get everything now and not waiting and saving money.