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All about PC tyres in Hutton

Another Police dog handler needed two tyres for his Nissan X Trail 4x4. Front two tyres were only twelve months old and needed replacing. Two Hankook 215/60R16 were preferred to the the Continental contact sport 2. As previously, the...

Slow puncture in Padiham

A Vlovo C 60 with a large screw in middle of the tread could not be repaired due to the locking wheel could not be removed. It was damaged by previous tyre dealers using power tools to remove the said wheel nut. The customer was happy to...

Puncture repair

A new VW Golf with only 3k miles.had a screw in the middle of the tread. Because of the location of the screw it was repairable, and the new Pirrelli 202/55/16 P7 was not needed. Saving the customer money in the run upto Christmas. The...

Networking works

Whilst getting to know people at a local networking meeting at Accrington Stanley football club, a landscape gardener asked if I would check is tyres for him. His Peugeot Expert van needed 2 front tyres replacing, in which he asked me to do for him....

Repeat customer in Ramsbottom

A repeat customer from Egerton near Bolton needed 2 Continental 235/65/18 crossover tyres for his Volvo XC80 4X4. The only problem was he needed it to be done at his place of work in Ramsbottom near Bury. But because we are fully mobile it...

Cold call

After dropping a leaflet off at a small industrial uniton outskirts of Blackburn and Oswaldtwistle, the gentleman asked if could call back to repair a puncture . On which I replied yes of course. But before I left I decided to...

Rush to get away on holiday

A customer was in a panic to get away on holiday., his Volvo XC 90 4X4 had a puncture on the rear near side. The tyre was not repairable as the customer had been unaware he had a flat tyre, possibly had been driving on it for some time. I replaced...

BMW/M SERIES

Two MAXXIS 255/35ZR 18 Were put on sporty a BMW 3 Series in Clitheroe. The car had two Verdstien, one which had no tread left at all. The other was ok and had at least 5 mil tread left. Because of the size and brand both the rear tyres had to be...

tyres in Horwich Bolton

After arriving at the customer's house in leafy Horwich to fit 2 225/45/18 Nexen 8000 on a Kia Soul, it soon came aparant the owner has had a lucky escape. The 2 tyres I were replacing were the worst I've seen. I will be using the worst as...

4 new tyres for elderly couple.

A very nice elderly couple in Colne had 4 Event 175/65/14 fitted to their cherished Daihatsu Sirion, not a hot hatch but still their prized posession. The tyres were original when the car was manufactured, needless to say the tyres were badly...

4 tyres fitted at police headquarters

4 new Nexen NBlue eco 225/45/17. Were fitted to a sergeants Volvo S80. They were fitted at Hutton police headquarters near preston. The meeting place at Padiham had to be changed due to two of the tyres had slow punctures. The sergeant's car was...

Hawkshaw Golf GTI

Two Dunlop Sport Maxis 225/40/18 90W were put on a Golf GTi hot hatch. One the of the alloy rims had to be replaced and one was being sent away for repair. The owner was putting all the blame on her husband, saying he can't park to safe his...

Repeat customer at Clifton

After recently replacing two front tyres on a Ford Galaxy, I advised the Police dog handler owner that he still needed two more for the rear. When he was on his way to work today, he discovered that he had a puncture on one of the rear tyres that...

Clifton tyres....

Tyre replacement carried out near Clifton recently! The owner of the Ford Galaxy - a police dog handler - realised in time that his tyres were at the limit. I replaced the two front tyres with 215/55HR16 Achilles Sport Extra Load...

Mondeo tyre problems in Burnley

A young mother with two children asked me to check her tyres. The two front were badly worn - almost bald in fact & the rear only had 2mm of tread left. I replaced all the tyres with a new set of Avon ZV5 205/55V16. These...

First repeat customer - Blackburn

Third 195/65/15 Continental tyre fitted for this customer due to neighbourly parking dispute! All the tyres taken off had small slashes on the side wall rendering them un repairable. Mindless action that has caused upset, cost & inconvenience....

Spa & pamper day verses new tyres

A nice young lady arranged for one of her tyres to be replaced whilst she was enjoying a spa & pamper day near Blackburn with her friends, (birthday treat). After doing the deed I checked the rest of the tyres on the vehicle. I...

Kerb damage in Briercliffe/Burnley

After noticing a wobble on the steering the customer called me out to inspect her tyres. In doing so I noticed a bulge on the inner wall of the front offside tyre of her Ford Fusion which needed replacing. She chose an Event budget tyre 195/60/15....

Pot hole damage in Nelson

Had to replace a Pirelli 195/45V16 on a Ford Fiesta in Nelson because the customer hit a pot hole recently. The tyre kept going down in spite of no visual damage. After removing the tyre it became clear the extent of the damage. The inner lining...

Check out our latest tyre promo vid!

Short, sharp and catchy! We've put together a really quick promotional video for East Lancashire so you can see exactly who'll be turning up at your work or home to fit those new tyres. If you're new to this type of service, sometimes...