How the job is done
Tyre trouble in Rickmansworth after hours, repaired where the car is.
Late punctures around Rickmansworth tend to reveal themselves on the last leg home: the tyre warning lights up on the A4145 through Croxley Green, or the car is heard thumping round the Batchworth roundabouts. Park it on the drive, and by morning the tyre may be completely flat. For someone catching an early train from Croxley or starting a shift at Maple Cross, waiting for the working day to begin is not an option.
What you get at night is a repair, not a tyre sale. The fitter removes the tyre and checks inside. A tread puncture no bigger than 6 mm, within the central three-quarters, gets a patch-plug to BS AU 159, and the Mill End wheel is rebalanced and bolted back on. A new tyre is only discussed if the damage falls outside that. The repair price, as at noon, is agreed first.
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