Why buy from R-Tec?

10 Reasons to try R-Tec Auto Design (St Albans, Hertfordshire)

18 Years Trading
With more than 50 years of heritage, a legacy in car parts and tuning that spans back to our Ripspeed Origins. Read more About our mission and our history.

Come and see physical products

Our Showroom boasts more than 500 sets of wheels, and hundreds more products that you can see and touch. Our product information area has springs, coilovers, wheel hardware, spacers, air filters and induction kits and more all wall-mounted for you to see. Unsure about what something is, or how it works? Just ask our team

10 State-of-the-Art Bays in the Workshop
2019 expansion saw the addition of three new bays refurbished for our Vehicle Wrap and Window Tint jobs

Drive-in, Drive-out
Quick, reliable service while you wait. Three waiting areas, indoor and outdoor seating, coffee bar (with free hot drinks while you wait), TV and website access in store

Expert Sales Team
Our friendly, experienced team are ready to talk to you 6 days a week, 9:30 - 5:30pm (3pm on Saturdays) by phone, in-store, on our live-chat service online, using our contact forms or by email

Huge Stocks and Fast delivery
Our workshop walls are lined with tyres from 15-24-inch, with thousands of tread patterns in common and uncommon sizes. If we haven't got it in stock, we can usually get it next working day, or for some products, same-day!

Longlife Approved Centre
We offer a lifetime warranty (with the original purchaser) on all Longlife Exhaust products - so you can rest assured that it will be a valuable, logical investment

On-site, off-road Car Park
Our on-site car parks provide ample space for you and your friends to visit us six days per week. We can take wheels outside to see how they look against the car or offer up tailpipes alongside your original ones to get an idea of what looks best.

Authorised dealer and installer
Trusted by more than 500 brands, we are Authorised dealers, retailers and installers for the majority of the World's top tuning brands and Wheel brands. Find our certification in store for training days and other approved status confirmations

Easily Accessible
The M1 and A1 are within a 10-minute drive and we have two train stations that link to Central London within 25 minutes. If you are leaving your vehicle with us there are plenty of options on getting home.

- To A1(M) (Junction 3, Hatfield)
Directions to the A1 (2.6 miles)

- To M1 (Junction 8, Hemel Hempstead)
Directions to the M1 (8.4 miles)

- To St Albans City Train Station (Thameslink)
Directions to St Albans (2.8 miles)

- To Hatfield Train Station (Thameslink and Great Northern)
Directions to Hatfield (3.3 miles)

- To Bus Stop: Lyon Way (Arriva, Sullivan, TLF, Unobus) 300, 301, 305, 331, 601, 602, 612
Directions to Stop (381ft)