As summer approaches, some choose to head south for staycations, while others opt for the scenic Scottish Highlands, charming Lake District, or beautiful Newcastle (the ‘new’ castle for which the city is named having been built in 1080!).
These destinations offer great holidays, especially with the UK enjoying warm temperatures.
Before you flee the baking heat of London or Birmingham, make sure your car – and especially the tyres are in great condition. There is little worse than having a puncture or other tyre issues while trying to reach a holiday destination so you can begin to relax and have fun! If you are concerned at all about your tyres, get them checked out before you go – and don’t worry if you are flat-out at work trying to get everything finished ahead of your holiday – use a mobile tyre fitting service instead.
Let’s look at why this might be a good idea.
You Can Book a Time
Mobile tyre fitting is a service like any other offered by a garage – the only difference is that the service is provided at a place convenient to you. This means that while you get on with filing your reports and handing over projects for the duration of your holiday, your mobile tyre fitter can be checking out your tyres, fit them – complete with wheel balancing and tyre alignment for smooth efficient driving – and test them. The only time away from work will be the few moments when they arrive and a few moments afterwards which ensures that your work is done, your boss is happy and your car is good to go the moment you are ready to hit the road north.
It’s As Good as a Garage
You might be worried about a ‘man in a van’ coming to fit your tyres, but these vans are not like any other van you have seen before. They are packed with all sorts of intricate equipment, meters and gadgets as well as a lot of precision computerised machinery. All of the above helps your mobile tyre fitter to leave your car and tyres in great condition, just as good as if you had taken it to a fully equipped garage for the day. If you are looking for a mobile tyre fitting near you, you can book your appointment online today at Fife Autocentre.
They’re Really Mobile
It may seem like something of an obvious statement, but mobile tyre fitters are very mobile. This means that should you run into trouble – say, halfway to a Scottish loch, or on the way to Newcastle’s thriving Quayside – you can make contact with a mobile tyre fitter and ask for an emergency repair. Let the mechanic know what make and model of the car you drive, and what the problem is as far as you can see – you will even be able to send a photo of the problem in some cases – and then sit back and wait for the fitter to arrive, knowing that they will arrive with a potential solution, spare tyre or repair kit, and everything you need so you can complete your journey – win-win.
It’s Not More Expensive
There can be an assumption that all that equipment and the sheer convenience of having the tyre fitter come to you must mean that it is all going to be much more expensive than hanging around at your local garage for a while. But this is not the case at all: tyre fitting costs approximately the same whether you get it from your local garage or have a mobile tyre fitter come to you. Where it might cost a little more is when you book an out-of-hours service emergency call: those do tend to be more expensive simply because the mechanic has to be on call, and might have to source specific tyres from different suppliers (their regular ones being closed) and so on.
You Can Book an Appointment Well in Advance
If you know that you will be heading away on a local holiday, you can book your mobile tyre fitting as soon as you know your date of departure, complete with a quotation and estimate for how long the process will take. If you long to be organised, mobile tyre fitting can be an idea for you!
