I've just booked my car into the local Land Rover main dealer for a four year service.
The original price I was given was £655 including an MOT.
After taking a tip from a member of this forum I bargained this down to £500.

Just to satisfy my curiosity I looked on Halfords site and they show a price of £254 for a major service including MOT and "Fully Synthetic Oil Upgrade" if needed. ( I don't know whether this is needed on my car)

I have two questions ....... is there any good reason not to use Halfords and are we being overcharged by Land Rover ?

Halfords will not have access to the latest software upgrades and TSB's - I would go to your dealer or a local specialist LR Indie as they will know way more about your car than a Halfrauds fitter who is normally servicing run of the mill family cars and are not normally servicing very technical Land Rovers. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Mine goes into Hatfields on sat morning for service 32000miles & I'm paying £372 inc vat & mines a 2014,,mot was done by myself 2 month ago.I could service it myself but for what they are charging & it keeps LR history I'm letting them do it.

Andy. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Halfords for a Sport?!? that  * Current: 2024 D350 Defender 90 on coils!
* Current: 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE: 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* 1949 80" in family since 1975
I use www.glenrands.co.uk Great independent specialist!

To be honest,,I wouldn't let halfrauds change a bulb in my sport.

Andy. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

I was going to say that exact comment too



Yes it does need synthetic.


These people usually do an oil change for less than a DIYer can pay for the materials and you don't get your hands dirty.

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If only you could trust a garage to fit a RRS diesel oil filter correctly.

A few years ago they would do a change for £25 (on a family car). Clearly that was too much of a bargin and prices have gone up

Which member did you talk to about getting the service price down so much!? Think I need to have a chat with them too!

A mate worked at halfords autocenter for years, I went in a few times for a chat and they were a good bunch of lads working there. If it was something run of the mill, I'd consider using them, but the sport is way too specialist.