A punctured tyre has a shelf life. From the moment it softens it is a tyre that can be mended, and it stays that way until somebody drives it flat, at which point the liner inside tears itself up and the answer becomes a new one. That is the case for ringing at midnight instead of waiting for the morning, and it is sharper here than in London, because every alternative involves a drive: out along the A505, over towards Stevenage, up to Letchworth. Coming to the car means the tyre is taken off the wheel, looked at from the inside and repaired to BS AU 159 while it is still worth the trouble.
Two in the morning is a bad time to discover a flat and a worse time to try and find help. Our answer is that the service does not change with the clock: the phone is answered, the van is dispatched, and the repair is carried out where the car is standing, on a driveway in Town Centre or at the kerb on the A600. A 4am Walsworth call and a noon Westmill call reach the same fitter. Whether it is Oughton Head in rush hour or the A505 at midnight, we answer.
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Distance is what makes an out of hours repair worth having here. From most of Hitchin the nearest option means driving a tyre that should not be driven, and A-road speeds are precisely what turn a mendable puncture into a scrap one. Somebody coming to the car in Westmill or out near the A600 at two in the morning is what keeps the tyre alive.
A car home from a long evening drive with the pressure warning lit. It was on the drive by eleven and the wheel was off before one. The nail had gone in centrally, the casing was clean inside, and pressure held straight away, so nothing needed buying.
Hedge cutting around Oughton Head puts blackthorn into tyres all autumn, and those leak slowly enough that drivers top up for weeks without ever finding the cause. Off the rim the culprit shows itself in about a minute, and sealing it from behind ends the whole business.
Somebody finishing late discovered a tyre nearly down and had to be out again at six. That is the exact situation night work exists for. Repaired, balanced and back on before the alarm went, with no morning wasted ringing round for a free bay.
If the alternative is driving on it, yes. The work is the same work at two in the morning as at two in the afternoon, the tyre is far likelier to still be saveable, and the price is agreed on the phone either way.
Across Hitchin and the surrounding area, including out towards Baldock and Letchworth. Give the postcode when you ring and you get a straight answer on timing instead of a guess.
The tyre is separated from the wheel, the inside is inspected for damage caused by running soft, the hole is reamed clean and a combined plug and patch seals it from behind. The wheel is then balanced and refitted.
Because it lines the whole inside surface of the tyre, frequently finishes off the pressure sensor, and still leaves you needing a real repair. It is a way of getting clear of a fast road, not a fix.
Usually, provided we can reach the wheel and set up safely beside it. The loading restrictions are far easier to work around at two in the morning than during trading hours.
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