Wheels not put back on car properly after new tyres
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I had tyres replaced on my car recently at a reputable nationwide tyre fitters.
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
NotBeenUsed said:
I had tyres replaced on my car recently at a reputable nationwide tyre fitters.
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
1. You didn't check yourself?They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
2. You couldn't feel it whilst driving?? (the mind boggles)
3. After being told you didn't bother to tighten these visibly loose wheels yourself - you ELECTED TO DRIVE EVEN FURTHER WITH THEM LOOSE, TO A DEALER???
Jesus wept!
You brain is your user name.
NotBeenUsed said:
I had tyres replaced on my car recently at a reputable nationwide tyre fitters.
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
You brain is your user name.
NotBeenUsed said:
I had tyres replaced on my car recently at a reputable nationwide tyre fitters.
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
Thank you for the sound advice on checking after 15-20 miles. I was unaware that this was a requirement however I have taken note.
To anyone who has made out I am an idiot, I paid over £300 for the tyres and they are not on some s
tbox, I would expect a professional tyre fitter to be able to perform the simple task of putting wheels back onto a car properly.
Also to add the main dealer was less than 1 mile off the motorway.
As some people have stated it cannot have been that serious as the wheels would have fallen off the car, I still would not blame myself if that had happened.
To anyone who has made out I am an idiot, I paid over £300 for the tyres and they are not on some s
tbox, I would expect a professional tyre fitter to be able to perform the simple task of putting wheels back onto a car properly.Also to add the main dealer was less than 1 mile off the motorway.
As some people have stated it cannot have been that serious as the wheels would have fallen off the car, I still would not blame myself if that had happened.
NotBeenUsed said:
I had tyres replaced on my car recently at a reputable nationwide tyre fitters.
They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
What did Mumsnet say? They didnt put the wheels back on the car properly and as a result someone stopped me and told me the wheels looked like they were about to fall off the car.
Nothing happened to the drivetrain of the car however it could have been a serious accident as I travelled many miles on the motorway before it was brought to my attention.
The car seemed to drive fine however as I stated before it could have been seriously bad.
I managed to limp to a dealer and they sorted the car the next day for me.
My main question is what action should I take as this could have resulted in a bad accident and who knows if it may happen again to someone not as fortunate as myself.
Any thoughts?
To be fair, from my recent visits, even the badly trained chimpanzees employed by K*** F** have had it drilled into their numb skulls that they have to get a colleague to separately check the torque of the wheel nuts when they've finished a tyre fitting job, precisely to prevent this sort of negligence.
Notwithstanding that it is certainly good practice to check the torque of your wheelnuts again after a few miles, failure to tighten them correctly is negligence, pure and simple. It's inexcusable, and I'd be kicking up a big fuss with the manager if I were you: they could kill someone next time.
Notwithstanding that it is certainly good practice to check the torque of your wheelnuts again after a few miles, failure to tighten them correctly is negligence, pure and simple. It's inexcusable, and I'd be kicking up a big fuss with the manager if I were you: they could kill someone next time.
Edited by Sam_68 on Sunday 9th October 23:19
But mate, tightening a wheel is not rocket science. You could of caused thousands of pounds of damage to your un-s**t box or even worse yourself/someone else. Even if you had a good case for not being your fault . You would sound a bit of a tool taking to insurance/police saying that your tool had notbeenused.
NotBeenUsed said:
Also to add the main dealer was less than 1 mile off the motorway.
You sat on the motorway overnight?NotBeenUsed said:
As some people have stated it cannot have been that serious as the wheels would have fallen off the car, I still would not blame myself if that had happened.
I think the police and the courts would beg to differ. You had a known fault with your vehicle, and the means to fix it, and you decided to drive on.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff