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Noise Cancelling Tyres and the Pursuit of Complete Silence

Road noise from cars has always been an issue. With the recent advent of electric cars and the pursuit of a silent car being more prominent, the hunt for the quietest tyre is still burning in the eyes of the manufactures. Evolution of rubber...

Tyron Band Installation and Caravan Tyres in Chester! | Hometyre Mobile Tyre Fitting

For every week that passes by, the temperatures seem to be increasing gradually. Although, this time last year we did not encounter frost in the mornings! Lock-down restrictions are currently decreasing, and more and more...

When should I change my Winter Tyres To Summer Tyres / Summer Tyres to Winter Tyres?

Summer tyres and the driving is easy. Fish...

Two Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tyre Replacement in Chester for a 911 Carrera 4 GTS

Often found on the GT2/3/Carrera Porsche line-up, these central locking wheel nuts allow a user to quickly change their wheels on the track and also provide improved torque transmission to the wheel. ...

Caravan Tyres in Chester & The Wirral | Mobile Caravan Tyres in The Wirral

For us, we've seen the first sign of Spring! Earlier this week, we carried out our first new caravan tyres of the year for a customer in the Wirral. They had their caravan looked at by an engineer...

Lockdown 3.0 in Chester and the Wirral | Mobile Tyre Fitting Chester

We will be remaining fully operational, offering mobile tyre fitting throughout Chester, Ellesmere Port, Heswall, Birkenhead and surrounding local areas during Lockdown 3.0, as we have done during previous nationwide...

Vauxhall Astra TPMS Reset In Chester-Wirral

Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems can come in many shapes and sizes. The most common form of these is the indirect system. This simply means that the car's computer doesn't have a sensor within the tyre and relies on a sensor mounted to the wheel...

Tyre Safety Month | Free Tyre Checks in Chester

October is National Tyre Safety Month! TyreSafe, a profitless organisation, annually promotes October as TSM and each year is promoted with a different theme. This year is no different! 2020 has bought us a film themed Tyre Safety...

Making a heavily loaded car safe

Congratulations to families across Chester and the Wirral on your loved ones A-Level results. If you are moving or helping family move away to University, now is the time to ensure your family car is the safest it can be! Making that...

Part Worn = Part SAFE - Mobile Tyre Fitting in Chester

Have you ever considered putting part worn tyres on your car? The pull might be the reduction in price, that short term saving could land you with a long-term risk. By buying a part worn tyre, you're investing in something in which you...

Caravan Tyres and Tyron Bands in Cheshire West

Caravan Tyres Near You in Chester and the Wirrall: With the prospects of UK holidays growing, your local mobile tyre fitting experts at Hometyre Chester and The Wirral offer guidance to help ensure your caravan tyres give you piece of...

Are Tyre Shops Open? On the Road Out Of Lockdown in Chester, the Wirral and Surrounding Areas

Are Tyre Shops Open? The short answer for Hometyre is a BIG YES! While many main dealers have been closed or reducing services around Chester and The Wirral, we at Hometyre have managed to tailor our service on your door step to a safe,...

COVID-19 - Hometyre Update

COVID-19 Hometyre Chester 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...

Caravan Season is upon us once again in the Wirral!

Are you a Caravan owner in Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Prenton or surrounding areas? If so, your life is about to become much easier! Here at Hometyre Chester we offer a fully mobile service, at your home or at your caravan site, as well as...

TPMS Systems in Chester, The Wirral and surrounding areas

Do I need to change my TPMS when I change my tyres? TPMS systems can often be surrounded by an air of mystery to some of our customers in Chester and surrounding areas, so we thought we would try and explain it a little better for you! In...

All Season Tyres? What are they are why would they suit my car?

Why not try All Season Tyres the next time you need to replace? A client asked if we could recommend new tyres for his Audi RS6. This car has a 4.0 litre twin turbo V8 pumping out 560bhp with a 0.60mph of 3.9secs! That's a serious...

225/40R18 V Winter Tyres fitted to a Skoda Superb Estate on New Years Day

Are Winter Tyres worth it? In my opinion, yes! To start off 2020 one of our Hometyre technicians fitted winter tyres to their current family car, no rest for them on the bank holiday! This particular technician had previously driven...

The relationship between tyre pressure and temperature

The relationship between tyre pressure and temperature is defined by Gay Lussac's Law, which states that the pressure of a sample of gas at constant volume is directly proportional to its temperture. So how does this relate to tyre...

An unfortunate customer complaint I need to respond to in detail

Working with cars and other vehicles can be tricky sometimes. After all, they're a collection of thousands of parts all joined together. Some will eventually fail, be it in performance or aesthetics, and for all sorts of reasons. When they do it...