If you have ever had a puncture by the side of the road you probably know how difficult it can be to remove your wheel nuts with the wheel brace the car manufacturers give you, it is almost as if the nuts have been welded to your wheel. Quite...
Did you know that you can now buy your Bulldog Euroclamp wheel clamps for your leisure vehicle directly from Hometyre. We have made a partnership agreement with Bulldog, to supply all of their security items to you the leisure vehicle owner. In...
We had a call today from a customer who had problems with his locking wheelnuts. He had bought a used Citroen C4, but when he came to remove the wheels lock nut he found that the removal 'key' did not fit. He took the vehicle along to his local...
Had a call from a new customer today to say his Volkswagen Touran has been left at a friends house with a flat tyre as he had hit a pothole. Luckily for him I had a 205/55R16 tyre in stock and was able to get out to him this afternoon. He was...
One of today's jobs was to replace a tyre on a souped up Fiat 500 running on 245/35R17 Falken FK452 tyres. The customer had hit a pothole and split his tyre as well as buckling the alloy. His car was in a local garage, where the had beaten the...
Should you be unfortunate enough to get a puncture, try not to drive on it while flat unless absolutely necessary. Even driving 1/2 a mile can damage the side wall of the tyre. This is not always evident when looking at the tyre from the outside,...
American tyre giant Firestone has announced that it is to take on the UK with more force in 2014, to 'become one of the main players in the tyre market'. A Spokesman for the company said that the marketing will draw on Firestones historic...
Maxxis Tyres have extended their high performance range with the launch of the Victra Sport VS01 tyre. Maxxis developed this latest addition to the range after receiving unprecedented demands from people driving high performance vehicles. Maxxis...
While we in the UK have been experiencing a mild winter so far, many European countries have had severe wintery weather. This means that UK drivers who venture onto the roads using normal summer tyres will not get enough grip for safe driving on...
The grooves around the circumference of a tyre, are mainly designed to disperse water, this is one of the reasons that Tyre dealers often recommend changing your tyres when they are down to 3mm of tread depth. A new tyre comes with around 8 ~ 12...
Your tyres are your only contact with the road, keeping them in top condition will make your ride safer, will make them last longer and will save you fuel. Here are some tips on how to best maintain your tyres:
1. Ensure you have the...
I was called out to a new customer in Slindon on Friday, not only was he new to Hometyre, but he had only just moved into the area, and had found us through a google search. He was booked in for 2pm, but since I was running early, I phoned ahead...
Most new cars are sold with Premium tyres as standard, and as a rule it is recommended to stay with this type of tyre if you can afford to. But many owners wonder if the cost justifies the performance.
What car? did some tests to see if...
Maxxis, the official partner of the British Drift Championship recently discussed its role in this fast growing motorsport.
While this sport is still in its infancy, Maxxis has supported the sport and their usage of the Maxxis...
This year Dunlop launched a range of tyres specifically aimed at the smaller car, with sizes for 14 and 15 inch wheels. The winter response 2 tyres follow on from the successful Winter response tyres and pick up in areas of performance, where the...
This year checks in Ireland as part of their Mot found 8000 tyres had been fitted backwards. Even here in Sussex I often see tyres on cars that are fitted wrongly, I followed a vauxhall Zafira today that had one rear tyre facing the wrong...
Its not often that you need to use your spare tyre, but when you do, you need to know that is in good condition and is inflated to the correct pressure.
I often check spare tyres and can find them with pressures as low as 10 PSI, and...
I have already been busy this week swapping existing customers vehicles over from Summer to Winter tyres. As well as fitting new winter tyres for some customers.
The temperature has already dropped, and while out today I was caught in a...
Trading standards across the country have been checking up on Part worn tyre dealers who sell to the public. The latest checks of 10 sites found that most were starting to follow guidelines and they had no major issues. But one site caused major...
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