Looking After Your Tyres Will Save You Money

The blog this week is based around the importance of looking after your tyres on your Toyota or Volvo. Good tyre care will save you money in the long run. Read on to find out more:

Caring for your car’s tyres will not only save you money, by reducing fuel consumption (with fuel prices only seeming going up and up – a welcome saving can be made) and tyre wear it will also keep it safe to drive your Volvo or Toyota. Especially now with the increase in potholes on our roads today. If your Volvo or Toyota tyres are in poor condition they could blow out on the motorway – not good when you are travelling at high speeds, or you could lose traction in wet or icy weather conditions causing you to skid and possibly cause a crash or hit a kerb, causing damage to your Volvo or Toyota or to another road user or possibly a pedestrian.

Familiarise yourself with the recommended Volvo or Toyota tyre pressures which you can find in your Volvo or Toyota Car manual and check them regularly – every two weeks. This only takes minutes, and you can do it when you fill up your car at the petrol station. What’s a few minutes every couple of weeks in the grand scheme of things? Under inflated tyres will not protect your coil springs when you encounter potholes so this could be an additional repair cost that can be potentially avoided.

If your Volvo or Toyota Tyres are over or under inflated, they will wear unevenly and will need to be replaced sooner – this means that you will not get the most mileage out of your tyres costing you money to replace them earlier than anticipated. If you are a driver that clocks up a lot of miles annually then this can cost you a lot of money unnecessarily. Check the tracking regularly too as wheels that are out of alignment wear unevenly – especially if you encounter multiple potholes on your journeys or have hit a kerb. Your local independent garage will check this for you. Here at ACC UK Ltd we offer tyre replacement and wheel alignment. Depending on your car, tyres can cost anything from £70 each – often a lot more, and when you replace your tyres, you normally do two together, so it makes sense to get the maximum mileage out of them in the first place. Happy safe Motoring Folks!

Here at ACC UK Ltd, Winners of The Motor Trader Independent Garage of The Year 2015, 2019 & 2020,  The Inspire Customer Service Excellence 2016 Award, The Eagle Radio Customer Focus 2017 Business Award, The Workshop Magazine Workshop Manager of the Year 2017 Award, The LiveWire Excellence In Vehicle Servicing 2019 Award and The Aftermarket Excellence Award for Best Website 2019, The Eagle Radio Biz Award – Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 & the SME News Magazine Most Trusted Car Servicing Provider 2020, we pride ourselves on offering an outstanding customer experience for a fraction of the cost of a dealership. Give us a call and let us quote you for your next service or repair on your Volvo or Toyota. We service all areas around Farnborough, Fleet, Aldershot, Farnham, Guildford, Frimley, Camberley, Hook, Sandhurst, Crowthorne, Yateley, Hampshire and Surrey. We offer free collection and drop off services. We also have a fleet of courtesy cars to allow you to get on with your schedule whilst your Volvo or Toyota is with us. Happy Motoring from all at ACC UK Ltd – Independent Volvo & Toyota servicing, repair and MOT specialists based in the heart of Farnborough, Hampshire.