A car that trembles along the A1(M) between J3 and J4, or on the A414 towards St Albans, usually has a wheel out of balance. In Hatfield the wheel is balanced at your drive or campus bay.
Hatfield's open, higher-speed roads show up a balance fault that Old Hatfield's lanes hide: the A1(M) through the tunnel between J3 and J4, the A1001 Comet Way and Cavendish Way round the business park, and the A414 towards St Albans and Hertford. A vibration through the steering wheel usually traces to a front wheel, and one felt in the seat to a rear. New estate kerbs at Ellenbrook can nudge a weight off.
Hatfield wheels should go on the balancer whenever new tyres are mounted, after a puncture patched from inside with the casing lifted off, once a weight goes missing, or following a kerb impact on Comet Way. Park on a South Hatfield or Roe Green drive and the fitter jacks the car, fits the wheel to the van's balancer, spins it until the machine locates the imbalance, and applies weights to correct it.
Drives and estate parking in Birchwood, Roe Green, the Garden Village and South Hatfield are ideal. The Galleria and University of Hertfordshire campuses have barrier car parks, where a bay can be used with security's knowledge.
| Near | The Galleria, University of Hertfordshire College Lane and de Havilland campuses, Hatfield station |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
About wheel balancing nationwide → · Wheel balancing on the Hatfield page
Rescue Tyres balances wheels but does not carry out wheel alignment. A car that drifts on the A1057 through Ellenbrook, or wears one shoulder of a tyre, belongs with an alignment specialist. Vibration that climbs with speed on the A1(M) or Comet Way is what balancing addresses. Let us know what the car does when you ring, and the AL9 or AL10 price is agreed.
Shake through the Hatfield Tunnel? Book wheel balancing at your Hatfield address.
