jblackCLK
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I bought two Falken 452 245/40/17 tyres on the internet for a very reasonable price of 144.10 for the pair posted.
Last night I take said tyres along to my local ATS(Morton) and they charge me £15 a side to fit them (a little steep, but I was in a hurry). This morning at 5am I set out from Liverpool to Leeds, roads are quiet, I set the cruise to 60 and relax. about 25 miles into my motorway journey I get a virbration from the back. At first I think one of the wheels has lost a weight but it quickly gets worse so I pull over onto the hard shoulder and find that the passenger side rear is totaly flat. I don't have a spare so to cut a long story short 2.5 hours later I'm recovered by the RAC to the nearest ATS in Warrington.
They take the tyre off and can find nothing wrong with it other than its buggered as its been run flat. The Manger then goes on to explain that he thinks the tyre has deflated due to corrosion on the inside of the rim so there wasn't a proper seal. He shows me the wheel and to my eyes there has been very little or no attempt to prepare the rim before the new tyre was fitted.
I was stuck with no spare and 25 miles from home so I have no choice but to stump up £166 for yet another tyre. This time I watch the new tyre being fitted and note the difference in the rim after being properly rubbed down. Strangly this new tyre has note gone down.
I've just been to the original ATS and spoken to the manager. I've pointed out that there was nothing wrong with the original tyre and that there is nothing wrong with the wheel so I'm now out £166 because the tyre wasn't fitted properly and this loss is directly attributable to them.
All he would offer was to refund the £15 fitting fee, so now I have to ring their head office and rant at someone else to see if I can get anywhere.
feels better having written it all down.
Last night I take said tyres along to my local ATS(Morton) and they charge me £15 a side to fit them (a little steep, but I was in a hurry). This morning at 5am I set out from Liverpool to Leeds, roads are quiet, I set the cruise to 60 and relax. about 25 miles into my motorway journey I get a virbration from the back. At first I think one of the wheels has lost a weight but it quickly gets worse so I pull over onto the hard shoulder and find that the passenger side rear is totaly flat. I don't have a spare so to cut a long story short 2.5 hours later I'm recovered by the RAC to the nearest ATS in Warrington.
They take the tyre off and can find nothing wrong with it other than its buggered as its been run flat. The Manger then goes on to explain that he thinks the tyre has deflated due to corrosion on the inside of the rim so there wasn't a proper seal. He shows me the wheel and to my eyes there has been very little or no attempt to prepare the rim before the new tyre was fitted.
I was stuck with no spare and 25 miles from home so I have no choice but to stump up £166 for yet another tyre. This time I watch the new tyre being fitted and note the difference in the rim after being properly rubbed down. Strangly this new tyre has note gone down.
I've just been to the original ATS and spoken to the manager. I've pointed out that there was nothing wrong with the original tyre and that there is nothing wrong with the wheel so I'm now out £166 because the tyre wasn't fitted properly and this loss is directly attributable to them.
All he would offer was to refund the £15 fitting fee, so now I have to ring their head office and rant at someone else to see if I can get anywhere.
feels better having written it all down.
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