What does the TPMS warning light mean?
The whole point of a TPMS warning light is to alert you, the
driver, of a problem with the tyre pressures which could result in unsafe
driving conditions. One of...
Everyone needs a well-earned rest – at Hometyre
Cambridgeshire we're taking a break over the festive period!
The main office will be open to take bookings during the
below times, however we...
Today marks the start of Road Safety Week 2020 across the UK, the theme of this years campaign is "NO NEED TO SPEED".
Their aim with this theme is to simply convey the message that SPEED...
We take various phone calls from across the country every day from customers who require a Locking Wheel Nut Removal. Whether that be because they've lost their key, damaged their key or the nuts have previously been overtightened - just to name...
We received an online order from a repeat customer in Willingham, they were looking for a pair of brand new Bridgestone tyres to be fitted to their VW Golf. We had previously been out and fitted a pair of Bridgestone tyres to the rear axle, the...
Can I get my tyres changed during lockdown?
The answer is yes! Even better, you don't have to leave the safety of your own home to do so. Here at Hometyre, we are able to bring the tyre fitting to your front door, we offer a completely...
COVID-19
Hometyre Cambridge remains fully operational throughout the lockdown, however we are prioritising front-line NHS, police, fire and ambulance workers.
If you have or know anyone that has a dependency on a vehicle for...
As the age of a car increases, the likely hood that it will need a bead seal on the alloy increases. Having a bad bead normally results in a slow puncture and can be fixed relatively easily. Whilst we were there, the customer also got herself...
Volkswagen Sharans have been with us for quite a while now. But, the newer generations seem to be more popular then ever. We went out to this 2013 Sharan that needed two front tyres replacing. As the customer did quite a lot of mileage per year...
Unfortunately for this customer, they had hit the curb when turning into their cul-de-sac which resulted in the two near-side tyres being burst! But, luckily for them we had the tyres in stock which meant that we could get out to them within the...
With the sun beating down on us whilst we work, the large Tiguan SUV provided enough shade to cool us down whilst we removed the wheels. The customer had booked well in advance as they had noticed a slow leak coming from one of their wheels (the...
A new customer from Stretham contacted our sales team as
their tyre pressure monitoring system had gone a bit askew and was throwing an
error code on their dashboard.
Whilst carrying out the...
Coming from the Gunma plant in Japan, this lovely Toyota GT86 had been used as a daily driver throughout the winter. The customer had elected to fit winter tyres to help keep the car on the road during...
We went out to a customer's home in Ely to replace 2 tyres on their Ford C-Max, as well as the 2 new tyres the customer also needed replacement stems in 2 of his TPMS valves.
Here at Hometyre we...
A customer in Cambridge called us to enquire about our Mobile Locking Wheel Nut Removal service, this particular customer had lost the original locking wheel nut key for the vehicle. This is something we receive phone calls for every day, so...
A new customer called our head office earlier this week with a 'puncture' in one of his tyres on his VW Golf, as you can see from the below photo, this was definitely not a simple puncture and beyond repair…!
We were called out to a repeat customer in Cambridge at their place of work, they needed 2 new tyres on their Skoda Octavia. We had been out to this vehicle and previously changed one of the tyres and upon completion of the job had filled out a...
Hometyre Cambridge went out to a repeat customer last week, we look after a couple of vehicles for him and the time had come for a new set of tyres on his Mercedes E Class. He called the office and booked in for a day he was working at home, this...
Last week we received a call from a Motorhome owner near Cambridge who wanted to replace 2 of the tyres on his Motorhome, he was only available Friday afternoon and had to work around a busy afternoon off work running errands!
We went to a customer's home on the outskirts of Cambridge to fit 4 brand new General Grabber tyres to a Land Rover Discovery. General is a part of the Bridgestone organisation, Grabbers are their 4x4 offering, they come with highway patterns...
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