By Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson Halfords has cut its profit forecast for the current financial year due to a “significant drop” in sales across most of its key markets. The company blamed “weak customer confidence and unusually mild and very wet weather”, which affected demand for both cycling and motoring products. On Wednesday, Halfords said it now expects pre-tax profits of between £35 million and £40 million for the year to March 29. This is down from its previous forecast of between £48 million and £53 million. The company said that lower customer confi…