Car Service

WaxiesDargle

can anyone tell me, when a car is serviced do they do the tyre pressures?

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cb1979

Depends who services it, or are you waiting for a service to have them checked?, they should be checked regularly

WaxiesDargle

no cb...after a year waiting for the next service the tyres might be a shade on the under pressure side

It was just a question that came up last night when talking about cars in general

Al1x

I wouldn't have thought so.

molerat

From a Focus annual service schedule, (the change the oil and kick the tyres one)

Under Vehicle
blah blah blah
Tyres Check wear and condition, especially at tyre wall, note tread depth RF mm, LF mm, LR mm, RR mm
blah blah blah
Outside Vehicle
blah blah blah
Tyres Adjust pressure
Spare wheel Adjust pressure, check wear - condition (note tread depth) mm
blah blah blah

so yes

worried_jim

I would say yes.

anotherbaldrick

The Highway code (Just Driving) says that you should normally check your tyre pressures once a week so anything the garage did would be additional to that !

Crabman

Most do but it's best to check afterwards/the day after if possible. When the vehicle's being serviced, the tyres may not be "cold" which can lead to the tyres being slightly under-inflated.

TrickyWicky

WaxiesDargle wrote: »

can anyone tell me, when a car is serviced do they do the tyre pressures?

cheers

No idea but while I'm here, could you tell me how long a piece of string is? - We've been trying to work this out for a while

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Norman_Castle

Its twice as long as half a piece of string.

forgotmyname

Depends if you get a proper sevice or a £99 service where they change the oil and look for expensive parts to replace to bump the bill up.