Had a flat tyre on the old Rover. Rather than change the wheel for the spare, I removed it and took it to Kwik-Fit. Left it with them to do when they had a spare moment - they were fairly busy. I'd found a nail in the tyre - centre of the tread - so I'd guess an easy repair.
How much was I charged?
£35 (ish)
Tim
Under a tenner, I'd guess?
It?s Kwik-Fit. £25 minimum. (That was the price a couple of years ago).
Nothing. They saw it was a bus tyre and sent the bill to TFL ;)
£70 with an extended warranty/no charge for further puncture repairs?
I thought you were going to say they identified the nail and sent the nail maker the bill. So do we know yet? Brian
Right answer, wrong reason. ;-)
For me it would have been just a dose from my Puncturseal container and carried on as normal (or on most of our vehicles we wouldn't have ever seen nail in the first place as it would have been thrown straight out and the puncture sealed).
Cheers, T i m
Kwik-Fit.
They said the tyre was too damaged and sold you a new tyre. And valve. And balancing.
And they looked at your other tyres and said they were all illegal too?
I'd have said that, but they only managed to see the one, by his account.
Kwik-Fit.! If you didnt find out before leaving it with them you deserve to be Screwed should be £25
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I use some multinational chain whose name begins with Euro I think (can't be arsed to dig out the invoice right now). Last year I had that done and they charged me 7 quid, (SEVEN QUID) which was a pleasant surprise for a change.
Before my brother started up his own garage I always used a local outfit for new tyres and puncture repairs.
This was in the days before H&S went mad. So if I pulled up with a slow puncture and they were busy then they used to tell you to get the wheel off yourself (trolley jacks are over there) and put the wheel back on.
As it was a tyre that I had bought from them they never charged for puncture repairs.
My local tyre place will charge around £15 for the repair including a new valve and re-balancing.
Mine will often do it free, but of course I chuck a fiver in the lads' beer fund.
That's what I guessed. But not had a puncture repaired for ages. Last one was on the other car, and a screw too close to the edge to be repaired, so new tyre time.
It was £27.
Used to be loads of tyre places close. Not anymore. Only Kwik-Fit.
That's dreadful. We are lucky in that there are several tyre places near here. I'd expect to pay a tenner at most for a straightforward tyre repair.
Bill
Ouch! That's daft money.
BTW you can buy kits to easily fix that straightforward type of puncture off ebay for about a fiver.
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