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Checking Tyres Pressure
June 23, 2009

Matt – tyres EN5 writes: To see extended service from your car tyres and the best ride and road holding it is essential that your tyres are checked for condition and pressure at least once a week.

To help you set the tyres at the correct pressure many car manufactures note the correct pressure setting on a plate or sticker on the driver’s door frame or sometimes on the fuel filler flap.

The size of the tyres is usually shown followed by the pressure setting. Sometimes two tyre pressure settings are given, one for normal load and one for higher load when you are carrying extra passengers or a boot full of luggage.

Don’t forget setting your tyres at the correct pressure keeps you safe and gives much better MPG.

It also reduces CO2 emissions, which means if your car tyres are properly inflated you are on the road to being a more environmentally-aware motorist!

Rip-off garages

Marcus – tyres NW3 writes: We went out to a customer this week who had been told by a large high street depot that she needed 4 new tyres fitted to her car.

Fortunately, she decided not to give them the go-ahead to fit them there and then, because she wanted to shop around to make sure she was getting the best deal – which led her to us because our prices are up to 40% cheaper than the leading high street depots.

On arrival our tyre fitter Trevor found that only 2 tyres needed changing and that the other 2 tyres had at least 2-3000 miles of service in them.

We informed the customer that she needed only 2 tyres and that the cost of the other two tyres would be refunded back to her.

The customer told our fitter that not only had etyres saved her money against the price quoted by the tyre depot, but that we’d also spotted her from being ripped off.