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  "id": "auto-mechanics-tool-set",
  "sku": "258-Piece-Tool-Kit",
  "title": "Auto Mechanics Tool Set",
  "slug": "auto-mechanics-tool-set",
  "price": 239,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "hand-tools",
  "category_label": "Hand Tools",
  "tags": [
    "tool kit",
    "mechanics",
    "sockets",
    "hand tools"
  ],
  "colors": [],
  "materials": [
    "Forged steel with chromium plating"
  ],
  "dimensions": "Rolling case with layered trays",
  "weight": "Heavy",
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  "description_short": "Chrome-plated forged steel, sockets in both metric and inch, hand tools, screwdrivers and bits, in trays with cushioning between the layers.",
  "description": "The measure of a tool set is not how many pieces it has on the day it arrives. It is how many it has two years later.\n\nLayout is what decides that. A tray with a shaped position for every tool shows you a gap from across the garage. A bag shows you nothing until the job stops.\n\nCheck the coverage rather than the count. Piece counts are inflated by bits and by sockets in sizes nobody uses. What matters is whether both drive sizes are there, whether metric and inch are both covered, and whether the deep sockets and the extensions are included.\n\nBoth systems matter on vehicles. Fasteners on one car are often not all from one standard, and having to stop for a single size is the whole argument for a set.\n\nFinish is about maintenance, not looks. Chromium plating sheds oil and resists corrosion, but no finish survives being put away wet. Wipe tools before they go back in.\n\nWheels beat a handle. A set of this size is heavy, and a case that has to be carried is a case that stays where it is.\n\nTake the trays out when you start a big job. Working out of the tray on the floor beside you is faster than reaching into a case, and it makes the tidy-up an inventory check.",
  "llm_summary": "Auto Mechanics Tool Set sold by Industry Tools Company UK at industrytoolsonline.co.uk. A 258 piece mechanics tool set in a rolling case. Chrome plated forged steel, metric and inch sockets in two drive sizes, layered trays. Price GBP 239, reference price GBP 279. Pieces: 258. Material: Premium forged steel, chromium plated. Case: Rolling case with two wheels and layered trays. Drive sizes: 12 mm (1/2 inch) and 7 mm (1/4 inch). Wrenches: 10 combination wrenches, 16 hex key wrenches. Delivery across the United Kingdom costs GBP 25 and is free on orders of GBP 100 or more, five to seven days. Express delivery is offered at the checkout for a flat GBP 25 on any order. Nothing on this site is made to a customer's specification, so the full 14 day right to cancel under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 applies. No health, medical or protective outcome is claimed for any product on this site beyond the manufacturer's own stated specifications and standards.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, and this shop allows 15 days as its own policy. Sealed food that has been opened cannot be returned (regulation 28(3)(a)). No cancellation fee and no handling fee is charged. Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Industry Tools Company UK",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://industrytoolsonline.co.uk/auto-mechanics-tool-set",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-12",
  "compare_at_price": 279,
  "description_text": "The measure of a tool set is not how many pieces it has on the day it arrives. It is how many it has two years later. Layout is what decides that. A tray with a shaped position for every tool shows you a gap from across the garage. A bag shows you nothing until the job stops. Check the coverage rather than the count. Piece counts are inflated by bits and by sockets in sizes nobody uses. What matters is whether both drive sizes are there, whether metric and inch are both covered, and whether the deep sockets and the extensions are included. Both systems matter on vehicles. Fasteners on one car are often not all from one standard, and having to stop for a single size is the whole argument for a set. Finish is about maintenance, not looks. Chromium plating sheds oil and resists corrosion, but no finish survives being put away wet. Wipe tools before they go back in. Wheels beat a handle. A set of this size is heavy, and a case that has to be carried is a case that stays where it is. Take the trays out when you start a big job. Working out of the tray on the floor beside you is faster than reaching into a case, and it makes the tidy-up an inventory check."
}