Just read this (http://www.honestjoh...dex.htm?t=96154) and am amazed Halfords haven't agreed full recompense, as one of their staff seems entirely to blame for the situation.

I especially liked the "flaming rag" testing method.

Should have gone to Kwik Fit

I avoid halfords like the plague after they changed the cambelts on my Mitsubishi FTO (2.0 V6) and returned it running on 3 cylinders...

They did eventually resolve it but it took a week (without transport) of trying to convince them it was on 3 cylinders not just "running a bit noisy - same as how you delivered it to us sir"