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[Chopsdad]

I got stung £12 today for a puncture repair at ATS  

It got worse though.......as I stopped at the traffic lights down the road I realised I hadn't bothered to look at the wheel.  :-/

Imagine my face when I saw they'd hammered bloody external weights to my lovely alloys  

Swift U turn and brought the thing straight back, stopped on the handbrake and raged into the office......

"Excuse me, I didn't bring the car in with rim weights and I'm sure as hell not going out with them stuck on my wheel"

"Sorry Sir, came the reply, I'll sort it for you now".  

And with that, the guy on reception put on his hat and coat and rebalanced the wheel - no fuss, no row, just there you go sir..............

So the £12 doesn't seem so bad now.

Thanks ATS - I think  

[STMO123]

£12.99 at kwik fit, and if you dont watch them, you'll get rim weights.

[shyboy]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

[STMO123]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

The stick-on type that are hidden in the centre of the wheel.

[Chopsdad]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

Stick on weights on the unseen inside of the wheel.

But to do that they have to clean a patch and that means extra work.

[STMO123]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

Stick on weights on the unseen inside of the wheel.

But to do that they have to clean a patch and that means extra work.

Too slow

[Chopsdad]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

The stick-on type that are hidden in the centre of the wheel.

I got a discount - £11.76 - don't know why.

It was next to a branch I was visiting this morning, so I just left it and called back 2 hours later.  I ususally only pay £7 and they always fit the proper weights - and rebalance it for free after 100 miles on a new tyre if needed.

[miggy]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

The stick-on type that are hidden in the centre of the wheel.

I got a discount - £11.76 - don't know why.

It was next to a branch I was visiting this morning, so I just left it and called back 2 hours later.  I ususally only pay £7 and they always fit the proper weights - and rebalance it for free after 100 miles on a new tyre if needed.

They were hoping you would lower their bank charges

[STMO123]

Daft question possibly, but what are the alternative methods?

The stick-on type that are hidden in the centre of the wheel.

I got a discount - £11.76 - don't know why.

It was next to a branch I was visiting this morning, so I just left it and called back 2 hours later.  I ususally only pay £7 and they always fit the proper weights - and rebalance it for free after 100 miles on a new tyre if needed.

They were hoping you would lower their bank charges

Or your kecks

[miggy]

ATS, Kwik fit, dont know about your area but down here they are a bunch of cowboys, couple of year ago one from ATS nearly had a wheel brace inserted into him, he took off one of my tyres and decided to throw one of my £300.00 each brushed alloy wheel onto the floor, his excuse was he thought it was a steel wheel.... that makes it ok then i says whilst approaching him with steam coming out of my ears.

I came away with all the wheels balanced free of charge

 

[STMO123]

Asda, ATS,...hooligan

[tunnie]

did they damage the alloys?

[miggy]

Asda, ATS,...hooligan

You have a memory like an elephant..............Hows it going dumbo

[STMO123]

Asda, ATS,...hooligan

You have a memory like an elephant..............Hows it going dumbo

Yeah, you want to see my bigtrunk?

[miggy]

did they damage the alloys?

No mate, luck would have it, it langed on the inner rim, no damage. The bloke went white when he relised what he had done