Car tyre/wheel stalemate

Arunmor

As above, you accepted their offer to try and repair the wheel.  The repair has not worked but you have had the service.  Sometimes these things happen and you knew that was a possibility.  No refund due in my opinion.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

The question is whether they carried out the service with due care and skill, given no one has seen the wheel before and after I don’t see how anyone can pass comment, which is why OP needs an expert opinion on the matter to go any further. 

Although I wonder if a place selling tyres for £45 will be around long enough to claw any money from should someone go all the way with an issue like this so personally I’d write it off, especially if the replacement tyre was not damaged in the process of going flat. 

dumpster_fire2025

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

The question is whether they carried out the service with due care and skill, given no one has seen the wheel before and after I don’t see how anyone can pass comment, which is why OP needs an expert opinion on the matter to go any further. 

Although I wonder if a place selling tyres for £45 will be around long enough to claw any money from should someone go all the way with an issue like this so personally I’d write it off, especially if the replacement tyre was not damaged in the process of going flat. 

I wonder if the £45 is for the "wheel repair" that the OP thinks has not been performed correctly, rather than the tyre which they can't argue is a tyre that is fit for purpose.

Ergates

dumpster_fire2025 said:

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head said:

The question is whether they carried out the service with due care and skill, given no one has seen the wheel before and after I don’t see how anyone can pass comment, which is why OP needs an expert opinion on the matter to go any further. 

Although I wonder if a place selling tyres for £45 will be around long enough to claw any money from should someone go all the way with an issue like this so personally I’d write it off, especially if the replacement tyre was not damaged in the process of going flat. 

I wonder if the £45 is for the "wheel repair" that the OP thinks has not been performed correctly, rather than the tyre which they can't argue is a tyre that is fit for purpose.

OP says the £45 is all in - the wheel repair, the tyre, the tyre fitting.

BikingBud

I find this quite concerning on a number of counts:

You trashed a wheel and tyre on a pothole but do not appear to have assessed the likelihood of further damage that would affect roadworthiness, was any inspection undertaken of suspension, steering etc?

You paid for an attempt to repair but seem unaware what was done. Was the wheel steel or alloy? Did they try to remove a ding and restore the round profile and bead or was the wheel cracked and needed welding? Was the damaged tyre replaced with a new one?

All this for £45 seems remarkably cheap, so cheap in fact that I would doubt it would restore the vehicle to a safe (roadworthy) condition. 

The comment above about a wheelbarrow wheel sums it up.

The price is less than a tank of fuel and safety is too important.

Personally I would not put cheap tyres on my vehicle as my life might be at risk. It also risks the life of the people I care for and other road users.

If it was a new tyre and you haven't trashed it again by driving on it when severely under inflated I would be cutting my losses and just buying a new wheel and getting the tyre installed elsewhere.

If the tyre has sidewall damage then you probably need another tyre as well as a new wheel and you should also seek confirmation that steering and tracking is good else you will find the wheel alignment is out and you rapidly wear the new tyre.

ETA - just to rationalise the discussion a little what car is it? How far do you drive?  Do you carry important things in your car, especially your children? Are you not concerned about road safety and the safety of your loved ones and other road users?

photome

Was this a dodgy back street garage?

Hard to believe any decent out fit would “try” and repair a wheel without being sure it was repaired correctly. Let alone supply and fit a new tyre to it, all in for £45

brianposter

And even if it was not a dodgy back street garage there is no way that one off repairs can be guaranteed to work.