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Buying a second hand car? Check the tyres before you buy.

I have had a few strange jobs recently that involve cars that were sold by dodgy dealers to unsuspecting customers. In one case I was called to a lady in Aldershot who had a flat tyre and was worried about the condition of a second...

Why use a mobile tyre service?

Why do our customers use us? There are the obvious occasions when someone has suffered a puncture and is stuck. Quite often they are at home but they could be in a supermarket car park or at work. Wherever they are, until their vehicle is fixed...

Same day tyre fitting?

Have you thought about what you would do if you got a puncture and were stuck at home or work? Many cars now only come with an inflation kit and no spare tyre and you will find that the inflation kits do not work on a high percentage of...

Horsebox Hassle

If you own a horsebox trailer, do you have any idea how old your tyres actually are?. I was contacted recently by a lady in Medstead. Somebody had pointed out to her that the tyres on her horsebox all had severe cracking on them. She had only...

Why you must change your caravan tyres when they get old

Caravan owners are recommended to change the tyres on their caravans when the tyres are around seven years old. Why is this? The reason is that the tyres suffer from age related degradation as a result of exposure to ultra violet light, heat in...

Premium tyres versus budget tyres. A personal view.

It's a general truth that you get what you pay for and on that basis premium tyres being more expensive are likely to be of better quality. The major manufacturers like Michelin, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Pirelli and Continental all produce high...

Hatch Warren, Basingstoke,

A busy carpenter and joiner from Alton experienced a puncture on his Foitrd Transit van whilst on his way to his first job of the day in Hatch Warren on the outskirts of Basingstoke. He thought he could make it to the job and sort it out there but...

Hyundai Coupe, Worthy Down, Winchester

I was called to the Worthy Down barracks near Winchester to replace a front tyre on a Hyundai Coupe that had shredded after being driven on whilst deflated. The car was currently on the spare wheel so it was just a case of removing the remains of...

Mazda RX8 Locking Wheelnut Removal Winchester

Last week a customer booked me to remove the locking wheel nuts from his Mazda RX8 and to fit two Bridgestone Potenza to the rear wheel rims. When I was chatting to the customer, it transpired that he had ordered tyres to be fitted by a major tyre...

Hometyre - now a Which? Trusted Trader

Which? are the UK's most trusted consumer organisation and Hometyre North Hampshire is proud to have been awarded Which? Trusted Trader status. In order to achieve this we have to meet a number of strict criteria as laid down by Which? ...

Getting Ready For Winter Driving

Winter comes every year and every year many of us do not prepare for it. When the snow and ice appears it seems like a complete surprise to many. Snow? In January? At the weekend I was called upon to change over from summer to winter tyres for a...

Jeep Cherokee in Old Basing

I had to attend a customer in Old Basing just outside Basingstoke one evening this week due to a flat tyre. That morning he had gone to his car to drive to the station and found that he had a flat. He got a lift to the station and made it to...

Half Term Tyre Change

It's half term and you need new tyres. The kids are home from school and they are too young for a responsible parent to leave at home but they will also be bored to tears at the local tyre fitting centre. What do you do? Well, just the same as...

Volvo V70. McGard Locking Wheel Nut Removal

A customer in Yately near Camberley had only bought a Volvo V70 two days previously when, having parked all day at work he came out to discover that he had a flat tyre. No problem he thought , just pop on the spare wheel. Unfortunately, at that...

Fleet Mum Volvo XC90

A busy mum in Fleet needed new 255/50/19W tyres for her Volvo XC90. Being a busy mum with a toddler, the thought of a visit to a tyre bay and trying to entertain him did not fill her with delight. Who could she call on? She asked for assistance...

Range Rover Vogue Puncture at the Oakley Hall Hotel

I received a call on a Saturday morning from someone who said that his boss was stranded at the Oakley Hall Hotel between Basingstoke and Overton with a flat tyre on his Range Rover Vogue. His boss didn't have any means to change the tyre and...

Quick Response to Puncture in Basingstoke - Potential Disaster Averted

We don't really offer an emergency out of hours service but early evening I got a call from someone local who had been referred on by another customer. Could I help? They had a puncture and wanted it resolved so that they could go to work the next...

Split Alloy Wheel Rim in Basingstoke

A repeat customer contacted me early one morning. He had just arrived at work to discover that his front left tyre was partially deflated. Obviously he suspected a puncture and as he was using his vehicle to go on holiday that week end he wanted...

Fitting Caravan Tyres

Our mobile service really is the only solution for replacing the tyres on your caravan. This picture shows a folding caravan on which I am just about to replace the tyres. The owner who lives in a small village just outside Alton in Hampshire...