What you get
- Diagnosis of which of the three it actually is
- Failed and flat-battery sensors replaced
- Sensors programmed and the vehicle relearn completed
- Pressures checked and reset across all four
- Works with most makes and models
- Standalone visit or alongside a tyre fitting
Why the light is on
Start with the simple one: a tyre really is low, and the system is doing its job. We check all four against the plate before touching anything electronic.
If pressures are right, it is usually the sensor. They run on a sealed battery that lasts roughly five to seven years, and when it dies the sensor cannot be revived, only replaced. The third case is a relearn: after a tyre change or a wheel swap the car may need the sensors re-registering before the light clears.
Why it is worth clearing properly
A lit TPMS warning is an MOT failure on cars first registered from 2012. More practically, once you have learned to ignore the light, you have lost the warning that tells you a tyre is going down, which is exactly the thing the system exists for.
Taping over it or resetting it without fixing the cause puts you back to checking pressures by eye, and a tyre can be dangerously low well before it looks it.
How it works
Pressures checked first
Often the light is right and a tyre really is low. We check all four against the plate before touching anything electronic.
Sensor or relearn
A sealed battery lasts five to seven years and cannot be revived. After tyre work the car may simply need the sensors re-registering.
Cleared properly
Taping over the light loses the warning that tells you a tyre is going down, and a lit system is an MOT failure on cars from 2012.
TPMS Replacement Near Me: frequently asked
Either a tyre is genuinely low, a sensor battery has died after five to seven years, or the sensors need relearning after tyre work. We check pressures first, then diagnose the sensor.
Yes, on cars first registered from January 2012. A lit or malfunctioning system is a fail.
Yes. The tyre comes off the rim, the sensor is replaced, it is programmed and the vehicle relearn is completed, then the wheel is rebalanced and refitted.
No. We replace the one that has failed. If the others are the same age it is worth knowing they are on the same clock, but there is no need to do them all at once.