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Cadillac tyres in Brighton

One of my regular customers has an old Cadillac as a second car that he keeps garaged, he takes it out on special occasions. His main car is a Bentley which I have changed tyres on numerous times. He called up this week to say that he had a...

The dangers of buying partworn tyres

I was called out to a lady with a flat tyre in Bognor Regis. When I arrived at the job, I asked the lady what the problem was…. She said that she had 4 new tyres fitted 3 weeks ago, but one kept going down, and had to be pumped up twice a...

Check your tyre sizes

When ordering tyres we always ask customers to check their tyre sizes by verifying the actual size written on the side wall of the existing tyres. For online help click here Some customers have used online tyre sizing web apps, which...

Getting the Motorhome ready for easter

Easter is almost with us, many families are preparing for their upcoming holiday by cleaning off their Motorhomes and having them serviced. One additional check than needs doing is your tyres. According to the caravan club any Motorhome...

Caravanning season is here, have you considered a set of Tyron Safety bands

Are you considering fiting a set of Tyron safety bands to your Caravan or Motorhome? We at Hometyre are recommended suppliers and fitters. I personally have been to Tyron UK for additional training in the use of their products, not many Tyron...

Locknut removal and tyre on a Jaguar in Chichester

Not all jobs go the way you expect. I was called out to a locking wheel nut removal and a new tyre on a Jaguar X class. Jaguars in general have their own design of locking nut, which is domed on the top with a locking...

MG-B tyres in Rustington

I had a customer this week who had bought an MG-B as a restoration project, he had completely restored the body, and the car had been into a garage to have the engine overhauled. The car had now been put through an MOT and it had passed with...

Hometyre reviews

Hometyre has had many reviews, both on its own website, on Trustpilot and on Which? Trusted Traders, please take a look on any of the review sites to see what genuine customers have to say about Hometyre Sussex and the service we give.. ...

Various classic cars

It's not often that I get to work on a classic car, but it is nice when I do as these vehicles offer more challenges than modern cars. Not just in the tyres, but the wheel construction, valve type and even where to jack the vehicle. When it comes...

The New Firestone Roadhawk

This is a copy of the latest press release about the new Firestone Roadhawk mid-priced tyre that will be available in the UK very soon. Call us at Hometyre to see if we have any information as to when it will be available for us to fit these...

How to change a flat tyre

We at Hometyre occasionally are called out to fit a spare wheel for a customer who has a flat tyre. This is OK when you are at home or work, but what happens if you get a flat tyre when out on the road? Learning the basics of...

Using Hometyre's services in Yapton

One of today's jobs used a few of our different services. The customer hit a pothole while driving his Peugeot home from work, the tyre started to deflate, as he was near he called in to ATS to replace the tyre. When they came to remove...

Pothole causes wheel alignment problem

One of today's jobs was a customer in West Chiltington who wanted me to swap over the summer tyres for winter tyres on his Audi A3. He does this every year as the roads around the area become very slippery over the winter months and he finds that...

Citroen DS3 locknut removal & puncture repair

I was called out to an address in Worthing this week, to a customer who had a puncture plus a locking wheel nut problem. I arrived 5 minutes early, which was lucky as Worthing traffic can be horrendous. Met with the customer and asked...

Fitting winter tyres! Check your insurance

Worried about insurance implications of fitting winter tyres to your vehicle? With winter now here and temperatures dropping daily there are many motorists who are making the switch over to cold weather tyres or all season tyres. For...

Rescuing a Worthing customer with an Audi A5 let down by Kwik fit.

This was the second job this month, where Kwik fit had failed to solve the problem for a customer. I had a call to go to a customer in Worthing who had a flat tyre. He explained that he had been to Kwik fit two days ago with the same...

Tyre pressure sensors for your motorhome, caravan, trailer or horse trailer

Tyre pressure measuring sensors (TPMS) are now common in cars after the change in the law from 2014. But what if you want to have a set in your Motorhome or towed vehicle? Well Hometyre can now retro fit a complete professional system...

Tyre pressure sensor replacement (TPMS)

I was called out to a customer in Portsmouth, who wanted two new Nexen tyres fitting to a 2014 Toyota Auris. I arrived at the address and managed to park next to the car I was going to work on (a pleasant suprise). I met with the...

Blow out on the A27 at Lancing

Modern cars have such a good suspension that if is possible to have a puncture and drive on a flat tyre without knowing it. This was really shown to me today when a customer called to say that he had a blowout on his way home the...

Vauxhall Astra locking wheelnut removal in Shoreham.

A customer booked me in for a locking wheelnut removal on a Vauxhall Astra and I have to thank KwikFit Shoreham for this job today. When I arrived he explained that he was slowly losing pressure on the NSF tyre, it would go down by...