A Welcome Sight for a Commuter

A last minute call out last night to Musselburgh Train Station where a flat tyre had brought a commuter's journey home to an abrupt halt. Armed with a replacement 205/55/16 tyre for the stricken Audi A4, I managed to be on site within 10 minutes of first contact.

 On arrival the driver had already sought assistance from a friend who looked on in despair as the threads for the wheel nuts had apparently "disappeared". Calm was quickly restored as a quick inspection from myself assured them not to worry, the brake disc retaining screw was missing and the wheel hub had simply turned within the disc when the wheel nuts were removed so with just a turn of the hub whilst holding the disc, the threads were back in line with the corresponding holes in the disc.

 Further good news for the customer followed when I inspected the tyre and found it to be a repairable puncture which would restore their homeward bound journey in about half an hour.

 The relief was palpable as our  puncture repair charges saved money for the customer over a new tyre and was a welcome relief as they were expecting to have to organise a breakdown recovery truck which, as we all know, normally comes with a sizeable cost if you're not a member of a roadside assistance organisation.