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Tyre health check

Answer five quick questions to check your tread, spot uneven wear and see whether your tyres need looking at. It takes about two minutes and you only need a 20p coin.

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Tyre changing machine in the Royston workshop

Check your tyres in two minutes

Answer five quick questions about your tyres. You only need a 20p coin.

1. The 20p test

Put a 20p coin into the main tread groove of your most worn tyre. Check the groove in the central part of the tread, not the edge.

2. How does the tread wear look?

Look across the whole width of the tyre.

3. Any damage?

Check the tread and both sidewalls for cracks, cuts, bulges or lumps.

4. When did you last check the pressures?

With a gauge, when the tyres were cold. You cannot judge pressure by looking.

5. Does the car pull to one side, or does the steering wheel vibrate?

Why a tyre health check matters

Your tyres are the only part of the car touching the road. Worn or under-inflated tyres take longer to stop, grip less in the wet and wear out faster.

The legal limit

Tread must be at least 1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the tyre, all the way round. Below that you can be fined up to £2,500 and get 3 penalty points per tyre. Many experts suggest changing at 3mm.

Pressures

You can’t judge pressure by looking. Check with a gauge at least once a month, when the tyres are cold, against the figures in the handbook or door frame.

Uneven wear

Wear on one edge, or patchy wear, usually points to alignment or suspension. Fixing the cause stops new tyres wearing the same way.

Tyre work at our workshop

Wheel balancer in the Royston workshop

The wheel balancer in our Royston workshop

A repaired puncture in a car tyre

A repaired puncture in a car tyre

Tyre changing machine in the Royston workshop

The tyre changing machine in our Royston workshop

Puncture repairs are £25 plus VAT. See puncture repair, or suspension and steering if the car pulls or wears tyres unevenly.

Tyre checks in Royston

Bring the car to Unit 6, Block 2, Lower Gower Road, Royston SG8 5EA and we will check your tread, pressures and wear pattern and tell you honestly what needs doing. Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm. Weekends by pre-arranged booking only.

Enviro Repair Royston

Unit 6, Block 2, Lower Gower Road
Royston SG8 5EA

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Call 01763 788763

Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm
Weekends by pre-arranged booking only

Questions we get asked

How does the 20p test work?

Put a 20p coin into the main tread groove. If you can see the outer band of the coin, the tread may be close to the legal limit.

Is the quiz a safety inspection?

No. It is a guide. If you are worried about a tyre, don’t drive on it more than you need to and get it looked at.

Do you sell tyres?

Yes. We order new tyres to your choice from a local wholesaler, then fit and balance them.

Why does my car pull to one side?

Uneven pressures, alignment or a suspension problem. Book a check.

Get a quote from the Royston workshop

Send us your request

Leave your registration and a line about the problem. We reply with a quote or the next step, and nothing is booked until you say so.

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Warranty and standards

Work we carry out is covered by our own 12-month / 12,000-mile parts and labour warranty, honoured at our Royston and Swindon workshops.

Enviro Repair is an AutoCare member garage.

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Book a tyre check

Call us or send a request and we will agree a time.