A puncture spotted late at night in Thame does not always need a new tyre. If it is repairable, it can be fixed on the drive overnight, leaving the car ready before morning.
Around OX9 after dark, a flat is often a modest problem at an awkward moment. A Towersey driver locks up at 11 p.m. and sees the rear tyre sagging with a screw head visible. A Parkway commuter needs the car for the 6 a.m. run and finds a slow leak under the porch light in Moreton. The tyre has plenty of tread and no other damage, so buying a new one would be a waste.
The fitter sets up work lights beside the car, lifts it, demounts the tyre and examines the hole from inside. A Towersey puncture in the central tread that measures 6 mm or under takes a patch-plug to BS AU 159; anything bigger or nearer the shoulder, and he explains why and suggests a replacement carried in the van. The Towersey price is stated when you ring and is no higher in the small hours.
Need something else? Our pages on locking wheel nut removal and emergency tyre repair in Thame explain those jobs.
A driveway in Towersey or Moreton, the kerb on a lit Thame street, or a Chinnor car park. The M40 slip roads and dark A418 verges are no place for a night repair; move to a village road first.
| Near | Haddenham and Thame Parkway station, Thame Community Hospital, Lord Williams's School |
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| Typical arrival | Around 1.5 to 2 hours |
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A puncture found late in the evening east of Thame can be looked at outside a house in Holly Green or Kingston Stert, or at the Train Station Car Park in Chinnor if the car is already parked there. Leave Crowell Road for a quieter turning instead of halting on the B4009 itself, then phone with the tyre size and the nearest house number.
Some midnight Thame punctures cannot be patched at all. Holes in the shoulder or sidewall fall outside BS AU 159, which leaves a new tyre as the only fix, and a tyre driven flat in from Tetsworth usually has its inner wall crushed beyond saving. Planning to sleep, or to catch an early train at the Parkway? Tell us on the phone where the Moreton car will be and where the locking nut key is left, so the fitter can get on without knocking.
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Midnight puncture in Thame? Repaired on the drive overnight if it meets the standard.
