Customer called as he had a puncture on his just restored E Type Jaguar. Fantastic looking car that had only 8000 genuine mile on it from new.
He has Dunlop tyres that are only made in very small batches for the classic...
Had a job yesterday on a Lamborghini Avetador that the customer said needed 2 355/25/21 tyres. N
He had the car serviced at the dealer and had been told that he needed 2 tyres. He booked the job in with us for a fitting...
One of our account customers where kitting out 5 police long wheel base vans and needed Tyron bands to be fitted to all the wheels (including the spare). These vans are the type that have 4 wheels on the back axel (2 on each side) so 7 wheel per...
Customer called the office to say that they needed to change the brakes on their car but they could not get there locking wheel nuts off their car as the key did not seem to fit.
You order two new tyres and you are advised to put them on the back axel, has this ever happened to you?
Well the reason for this is because of over steer and under...
This week has been busy. Here are some of the tyres I have fitted
Porsche Cayenne in Enfield EN1. This car needed a 295/35/21Y Michelin. The car had had an accident and the tyre had been damaged. Only 1 needed.
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A new customer called to say that his 3 series BMW had a puncture and could we come and fix it for him.
Spoke to the customer and he said he had run flats tyres on the car, this means a puncture repair would not be...
An existing customer called to say that his classic Triumph Stag had 2 flat tyres and could we check it out, this was the first time we would have seen this car as it was locked away in a garage away from the house.
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The office took a call from a customer In Hemel Hempstead that needed a new 195/55/16V on his Toyota Prius, he had also lost his locking wheel nut key. They spoke to him about his driving style and recommended an Event 195/55/16V as this would...
We occasionally do work for some car dealers. One of our existing contacts had a Bentley that has been into the main dealer and they had diagnosed that the 4 TPMS (Tyre pressure monitoring sensors) had failed on the car.
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Customer called the office to say that his car was pulling to the right and would we be able to check the tracking on it. He had taken it to a fast fit garage but they had not been able to correct the problem. Appointment arranged for Saturday...
New customer called the office to have either a puncture repair or a new tyre if it could not be repaired. The customer had a 205/55/16 tyre fitted and after the office talked to them about their driving style the...
Got a job in on Saturday in N20 for a customer with an S Class Mercedes who wanted to put his winter tyres on. The only problem he has was that he had been able to remove 3 of his locking wheel nuts but had damaged the...
Tyres
Check all of your tyres (including the spare) for condition, pressure and tread depth.
For winter motoring, the tread should be at least 3mm, if they are below this think about...
It has just been announced that we might be getting snow next week, normally they say that if you do not need to make the journey stay at home, most of us live in the real world and do not make journeys unless we have to so here is a quick guide...
Repeat customer called asking us to fit his winter tyres back on. First Winter tyre job of the season for us but in London the weather tends to be warmer so less chance of cold weather until later in the season.
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New customer called to say that she needed the locking wheel nuts removed from her Volvo S60 as she had a puncture and needed the tyre to be repaired.
Took the...
When winter hits driving on our roads can become challenging so ensuring that you are safe on the road is very important. Winter tyres (sometimes called cold weather tyres) offer increased grip and water displacement...
Got a call from a new customer who had been to his local garage to have a tyre changed. The garage had not been able to change the tyre because the locking wheel nut key was damaged and would not remove the locking...
We are now half way through the summer holiday period but lots of people have still not gone on there annual holiday.
If you are heading off in your car/motorhome/caravan soon then a few basic checks before you set off...
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