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Puncture repair on a Golf in Crouchend N8 225/45/17

Office took a call from a customer in Crouchend saying that he had a puncture but did not know if it was reparable. He had a Nexen 225/45/17W tyre on the wheel at the moment. We normally take a spare tyre with us when doing punctures in case they...

Wheel alignment on a Toyota HIACE in Barnet EN5

Customer called the office to say that his Toyota HIACE was pulling to one side and could we take a look. The office booked the appointment for 14.00 that afternoon. Turned up and checked the tyres and they did show that the alignment was out....

Peugeot wheel balance in north Finchley

Stopped in the street by a guy with a Peugeot who said his steering wheel vibrated at speed. Some Peugeot wheels do not have a centre hole in the wheel. This means that if you do not have the correct balancing equipment the wheel cannot be...

Locking wheel nut removal Whetstone N20

Customer called today who had a puncture but had also could not find his locking wheel nut. He had just brought the car from the auctions and did not know that the locking wheel nut was missing. We carry a special tool to remove locking...

Vauxhall Zafira in Camden town NW1 205/55/16

Recommendation from a previous customer had generated this job. Vauxhall Zafira needed 4 tyres, quoted the customer for 4 Pirelli 205/55/16 tyres and he was very happy with the price but stated that he needed the job doing at 12.00; this was the...

Porsche 911 in Hampstead NW3 with a puncture 285/30/18

New customer called to say he had a puncture on his 911. Took the tyre size 285/30/18 and loaded a tyre on board. Arrived at the Porsche and took the tyre off. The puncture could not be repaired as it was to close to the side wall. Also the tyre had...

Honda CRV in Woodside park N12 225/60/18

New customer (solicitor) had a puncture in his driver's side front tyre, wanted us to fix it. We always take a spare tyre to punctures if possible in case the puncture cannot be repaired. Loaded a Dunlop ST30 225/60/18H on the van and set off to...

Bridgestone Potenza in Broxbourne EN10 on a 3 series BMW 225/45/17

New customer in Broxbourne called today for 2 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A 225/45/17Y tyres for his BMW. Had to be done at 14.00 as he was due to leave on the school run at 15.00. No problem. That is the beauty of our system, you book a time and we...

Puncture repair in Finchley N3 on a Lexus 235/55/18

Repeat customer called to say they had a puncture; it was on a car we had changed the tyres on before so we had the tyre sizes already (235/55/18). Loaded a replacement into the van in case it could not be repaired and set off to the customer for...

Audi A4 in Islington N1 with a puncture

Customer called to say they had a puncture in Islington and could we help. No problem. Customer was going to be in a meeting for an hour so plenty of time to fix the tyre. Turned up at the office and took the key from the receptionist. Removed the...

Vauxhall Zafira in London hitting the kerb 205/55/16

Had a customer today who had clipped the kerb trying to miss a cyclist and had damaged both tyres on the driver's side of the car. He called us and we recommended 2 Autogrip P308 205/55/16V tyres after talking to him about his driving...

Fleet check of van in Luton

Company called to see if we could perform a fleet check on there 12 vans as they had just had a driver stopped by the police and he had an illegal tyre on his van. No problem, arranged a date and time, this had to be after work as all the van are...

Runflat tyre 195/55/16 87V on a Mini in Barnet

New customer called today to say that the front right hand tyre had worn out on the edge of the tyre. Turned up at the customers work in Barnet and checked the tyres. The cars tracking was out and had worn the tyre out prematurely....

Puncture repair in Hemel Hempstead HP1

Puncture repair on a Land Rover discovery today in Hemel Hempstead. The car is used by a surveyor who visits a lot of building sites in the Hemel Hempstead area. Says that he is always picking up screws and nails in his tyres and normally drives...

Toyota Landcruiser with 265/65/17T tyres in Watford WD24

Customer called today who was after a specific tyre for his Toyota Landcruiser. He was at work in Watford and was having trouble tracking down the exact tyres that he wanted. We deal with all the major suppliers in the country and also with a...

245/40/18 tyres on a BMW in NW7

Another new customer called today. Had come out of the gym and noticed that he had 2 punctures in his rear BMW tyres. He took a note of the size (245/40/18) and called us. Talked him through the options available and then booked the job in. ...

Duty of care for small employers and company vehicles

Are you a small firm running a small fleet of vehicles? Are you sure that the tyres on your vehicles are free from damage and within the legal tread depth limits? If not call Hometyre and we can do a free fleet check for you. ...

Garage in St Albans full of waste tyres

Got a call from a new customer today who had just brought a house. When they moved in they opened the garage only to find that it was full of waste tyres. Local councils will not deal with tyres waste disposal so they did not know what to do....

Puncture repair on a Michelin 225/40/19 on a BMW 3 series in Tring

Got a call today from a new customer who had a tyre puncture that needed a repair in Tring. All our repairs are carried out to the BSAU159 standard. This gives you peace of mind that the tyre repair has been done correctly. ...

Michelin 205/55/16 fitted by the Hometyre mobile tyre service in Hemel Hempstead

Great new customer today in Hemel Hempstead, ordered 4 Mitchelin 205/55/16 tyres for his BMW 3 series. Nice simple job of just changing the tyres. As he had 4 new tyres only had to check his spare tyre to ensure the tread and pressure where...