The questions we get asked across the counter every week, answered properly — including the ones where the honest answer is that you do not need to spend anything.
Nitrogen holds pressure a little longer and keeps moisture out of your tyres. It does not cool them, will not transform your mileage, and does not mean you can stop checking your pressures.
Use the figure on the door-shut sticker, not the one on the tyre. Check cold, check monthly, and do not forget the spare.
The repairable area, the 6 mm rule, and the four situations where a tyre must be replaced no matter how much tread is left.
What drives the price of wheel balancing, what should be included, and what to ask before you agree to the job.
Tubeless deflates slowly and can be repaired without removing the wheel. What decides it is your rim, not your preference.
Every 10,000 km as routine, and immediately after a hard pothole, new tyres or suspension work. The symptoms that mean go now.
205/55 R16 91V decoded — width, aspect ratio, construction, rim diameter, load index and speed rating, plus the DOT date code.
Replace a tyre at 1.6 mm tread depth by law, or 3 mm in practice. Age, cracking, uneven wear and damage matter as much as depth — here is how to check all of them.
Ring the shop and ask. Bring the car to any branch and we will look at the tyres with you, at no charge.
