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Bingo blow out!

Recently, Hometyre Norfolk, the mobile tyre service that come to you , were called out to Thetford town centre. We were called to the car park behind ‘winners bingo’, for two punctures or tyre replacements (215/65/16  Budget, AUTOGRIP ECHOS), if the punctures were not fixable. Hometyre always like to bring a tyre along with us. In case the puncture is is not fixable.

Upon arrival at the job, we inspected the tyres and found that one of the two puncture damaged tyres was completely bald, therefore not worth fixing, the tyre was illegal. The legal limit is 1.6mm, the tyre was below this. 1.6mm is not a target, it is a limit, you should start thinking about a tyre change at 3mm. You can be fined at 1.6mm.

So we replaced one of tyres and fixed the other. Our tyre inspection found a second completely bald tyre, which we replaced. 

Additionally we performed a front to rear tyre swap, with the two newest tyres at the back, and the oldest tyres at the front. The reason we do this is because most punctures take place in the back, so the newer the tyre, with the most tread means it is more likely to reflect foreign objects eg. Nails, flint and glass etc. Another reason is, if you get a blow out on an old tyre, if it is at the back, the car is more likely to spin out. If it is at the front you have more control through the steering. 

 


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