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Mobile Tyre Fitting Shrewsbury - Way Back When & a Nice Story!

So way back in 2003, when Hometyre had just started and only operated in Shropshire, there was (of course) a first ever customer. As recalled by Andy, the brand founder and current Managing Director of the whole UK brand now:

"We were travelling on the A5 bypass around Shrewsbury on probably the first day of trade ever, when a red Ford Escort was noted to be pulled over off the carriageway with an obvious blow out. Having pulled up quickly and illuminated all of the warning beacons etc, it was quickly noted that this was a young family off on holiday from Newport, Gwent up to Snowdonia. As is often the case before a holiday, everything is checked and double checked - except for the car!!  One front tyre had blown out, and the other was not long likely to do the same. There were wire cords hanging out of the inner edges of both front tyres. They were lucky enough to make it as far as they had, and unscathed.

With the car in a desperately precarious position, it was decided to very slowly and carefully move it further down the hard shoulder to a safe pull in area - the fully lit up Hometyre van acting as a blocker in the lane in order to keep them safe. With stock less than 5 minutes away, we were back on scene within minutes. Two new Alba (I don't think the brand even exists any more!!) 185/60HR14 tyres were fitted and the alignment adjusted to prevent further similar wear. Happy, safe family were soon back on their way to their holiday with the (unbeknownst to them) first ever Hometyre invoice in hand."


Nothing too amazing about that story - but it does get better!! So the little girl in the car at the time was just 7 in 2003 and remembered the 'adventure' well. Some 18 years on and now living in Bristol, 25 years old and having recently passed her driving test, she suffered a very similar experience with her own car. One call to Hometyre and our local to Bristol technician was on hand to get her safely home from work that day.

Moral of the story: Look after your customers well. You never know the impact you may have!! 

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