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[ditonics]

Any tips on how to get one of these if you aren't actually in the trade. Looks like they are strict but who knows. PM me if needed

[Mattyboi]

No hope. Need to show some form of proof, like a pay slip etc.

 

You can get your place of work to get you signed up, so the company might need you to have one so all employees get one by showing a pay slip or company ID. Thats how I have mine. I need tools so qualify this way but the card works with no restrictions.

[slindborg]

Buy one of the shop monkeys a lunch...

[ditonics]

Buy one of the shop monkeys a lunch...

I was thinking this......

[Zoobeef]

What Proof of Trade Do I Need? Once you've applied for your Trade Card online and have receieved your confirmation email, you'll need to nip into your local store with photo ID as well as one or more forms of the following evidence to prove your membership of your trade:  •Payslip from employer  •Copy of City & Guilds or NVQ qualification •College enrolment certificate •Business card or letterhead •Local newspaper ad •Local phone directory entry Eligible Trades Trades that are eligible for a Halfords Trace Card are as follows: Qualified mechanic Self-employed mechanic Mobile mechanic Small independent garage mechanic Fast Fit Centre mechanic Commercial vehicle mechanic Police, fire or ambulance mechanic Bus mechanic Local authority mechanic Recovery mechanic College motor vehicle staff College apprentice mechanic Army mechanic RAF or aviation engineer Railway engineer / mechanic Naval Engineer Marine Engineer/Mechanic Carpenter Electrician Plumber Glazier Landscaper / Fencer Welder / Metal worker Utilities worker Taxi companies & drivers Courier companies & drivers 

[AustinB]

You can be my pit crew at the National, I'll make you some business cards!

[Stevie Dubyah]

What Proof of Trade Do I Need?

Once you've applied for your Trade Card online and have receieved your confirmation email, you'll need to nip into your local store with photo ID as well as one or more forms of the following evidence to prove your membership of your trade: 
•Payslip from employer 
•Copy of City & Guilds or NVQ qualification
•College enrolment certificate
•Business card or letterhead
•Local newspaper ad
•Local phone directory entry


Eligible Trades

Trades that are eligible for a Halfords Trace Card are as follows:
Qualified mechanic
Self-employed mechanic
Mobile mechanic
Small independent garage mechanic
Fast Fit Centre mechanic
Commercial vehicle mechanic
Police, fire or ambulance mechanic
Bus mechanic
Local authority mechanic
Recovery mechanic
College motor vehicle staff
College apprentice mechanic
Army mechanic
RAF or aviation engineer
Railway engineer / mechanic
Naval Engineer
Marine Engineer/Mechanic
Carpenter
Electrician
Plumber
Glazier
Landscaper / Fencer
Welder / Metal worker
Utilities worker
Taxi companies & drivers
Courier companies & drivers 

 

So... can you go to Banana Print, pay £5 for a card saying "Finance Director, Barings Bank Self Employed Chief Mechanic"  and present that, along with your photo id and application, and Bob's your (mechanic) uncle...

 

Cool. 20% off, here I come!

 

It's not a tax thing, is it? I'd never advocate tax evasion/avoidance.
 

[Tibbles Stryker]

To be fair, even with a trade card the prices are still quite keen. I've got one but never use it as parts, tools, consumables are always cheaper elsewhere.

[ditonics]

I like their Pro tools especially work a life time guarantee

[Tibbles Stryker]

I like their Pro tools especially work a life time guarantee

Yeah they are quite good, worth keeping an eye out when the offers are on, usually cheaper than with a trade card 👍

[Andy_VX]

I got mine by showing a business card, was a piece of p*ss and must have saved me a fortune over the years!

[slindborg]

I like their Pro tools especially work a life time guarantee

Pro range was great... the new advance range is sh*t I only use mine for bulbs and urgent stuff

[Mattyboi]

The saving grace of any tool which isnt great or breaks is you can change it for a new one really easily. The A level student serving you doesnt care so will swap it no questions, try that with the snap-on man! "did you service the ratchet with snap-on branded oil sir?".

[ditonics]

Britool, Facon, Snap on and Mac are all great but they cost the earth and as already mentioned I've never had them replace a failed tool; ever. So good old Halfords are just down the road and I can put an obscene knuckle bar on their sockets and if they fail great I'll go get a shiny new one. As it goes the only think of theirs I've had fail a few times is their star/torq drives, they are a little brittle. Never deform, just shatter in some considerable style.

Edited by ditonics, 09 March 2017 - 10:15 AM.