Have the tyre fitters really checked my tracking?

Have the tyre fitters really checked my tracking?

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sparkythecat

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8,010 posts

269 months

Saturday 28th January 2023
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I had 4 new tyres fitted yesterday at a well known tyre centre. As the old tyres had been scrubbing the outside edges I paid to have the front wheel alignment checked and adjusted.
When I went to collect the car, I was told that the toe adjustment was out by 3° on one side and 1° on the other and that this had been corrected. I wasn’t given any given a print out of these readings and just had the fitters word for it.
It being a Friday evening and me being a suspicious old sod I decided this morning to have a look for any signs of adjustment having been carried out.
I would have expected to see witness marks on the
track rods and track rod ends lock nuts. They look completely undisturbed with no tool marks at all.
I don’t want to wait for the edges of my expensive new tyres to provide me with evidence of my suspicions, so am wondering what to do?
If I go back and claim the work hasn’t been carried out and they continue to insist that it has, I’m not qualified to evidence my claim.
Whats the best way forward?

Mercky

642 posts

149 months

Saturday 28th January 2023
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Get the tracking checked somewhere else and don’t go to well known tyre centres again.

MDMA .

9,543 posts

115 months

Saturday 28th January 2023
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Probably just your old tyres being under inflated smile

steveo3002

10,806 posts

188 months

Saturday 28th January 2023
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visit a decent alignment garage and stand there watching while they check it

im sure many are great but i dotn trust fast fit centers one bit