Types Of Mobile Tyre Services In Sydney

By Jim's Mobile

One of the advantages of living in a large metropolitan city like Sydney is that you have easy access to a full range of tyre services. Whether you need the pressure in your tyres checked, or you need to buy new tyres and have them fitted to your vehicle, you know these services can be conveniently accessed. And these days, with mobile tyre services being increasingly popular, tyre services are easier to access than ever, with technicians coming to your location and seeing to your tyres onsite.

Let’s run through some of the important tyre services that are now available to Sydney drivers via mobile tyre servicing.

Mobile Tyre Pressure Checks

Having the right tyre pressure is essential if you want to optimise fuel efficiency, and ensure your tyres are safe. Incorrectly inflated tyres can result in poor vehicle handling, inefficient fuel consumption, uneven wear, overheated tyres, and possible tyre failure. Regular tyre pressure checks can ensure your tyres are safe to drive on, and last longer.

It can be hard to remember tyre pressure checks though, so it’s a great idea to have routine checks scheduled in with a mobile tyre pressure testing service. They can come to you, check your tyre pressure, and adjust the pressure onsite so that you are driving on the optimal pressure for your vehicle and driving requirements.

Mobile Tyre Sales

When you need new tyres for your vehicle, there’s no option more convenient than mobile tyre sales. Buying tyres through a mobile tyre service means you don’t need to venture out to the big tyre stores and get confused over all the tyres presented to you in the showroom—many of which won’t be suitable for your vehicle. Mobile tyre sales, like Jim’s mobile tyres, instead bring it all to you. We look at your existing tyres or the OE (Original Equipment) tyres, and find the best match, taking into account your driving needs and habits. We then order those perfect tyres for you, and bring them to your location, where we smoothly and efficiently fit them whilst you get on with your day.

We have great relationships with a range of renowned tyre brands, which means we’re able to get tyres on your vehicle at competitive prices. We also offer regular specials on tyres. We supply tyres for a range of vehicles, including 4WDs, passenger vehicles, and trucks of up to 5 tonnes.

Mobile Tyre Fitting

Having new tyres fit to your vehicle at your location is the latest in convenient vehicle services. In the past, if your tyres were punctured or otherwise damaged, you had to get your vehicle to a workshop or tyre service centre on potentially sketchy tyres, or on the back of a tow truck. This took time and was generally inconvenient.

Nowadays, mobile tyre fitting is a much easier and more efficient way to do things, as you don’t need to venture out anywhere. Instead, the mobile tyre fitter comes to you! So whether it’s a roadside emergency tyre situation where you need a replacement tyre fitted immediately, or you need a new set of tyres fitted to your vehicle, as yours have worn down or past their recommended use date, having the service performed at your chosen location makes the whole experience easy.

Mobile Tyre Puncture Repair

If your tyre gets a puncture, you might feel a little nervous driving on it, if indeed the tyre functions at all. This is why mobile tyre puncture repair is essential. A tyre technician can come to you, assess the puncture, and if it’s possible to fix it, do it on the spot. Bonus—if the puncture can’t be fixed, the mobile tyre technician can fit a new tyre to your vehicle, rather than you taking your vehicle to a workshop.

When can a punctured tyre be repaired rather than replaced?

Usually you can repair a puncture if the damage is only on the tread, and doesn’t extend to other areas of the tyre, and if the puncture is no more than 6 mm.

If the puncture is larger than 6 mm, it extends to the sidewall of the tyre, or the tread has worn past the tread indicator bars, then we recommend the tyre be replaced. Jim’s Mobile Tyres can either fix your puncture or sort you out with a new tyre quickly and easily.

Mobile Tyre Rotation

Where your tyre is placed on your vehicle affects how it wears. Front tyres wear differently to rear tyres, for example, because there’s a different level of tyre pressure at each end of the vehicle, and also, each tyre is performing a different role. So to get consistent wear across your tyres and to ensure good traction in slippery conditions, it’s important to rotate tyres periodically. This means, switching the position of your tyres (front to rear, or vice versa).

Rotating tyres is useful from a safety perspective, as it means that no one tyre becomes overly and dangerously worn before the others, and also means you can get more life out of your tyres, rather than having to prematurely replace some tyres before others.

When should tyres be rotated? It’s recommended that you rotate your tyres approximately every 10,000 km, or sooner if your driving habits wear out your tyres fast. Note that the spare tyre in your car boot should also be included in the rotation schedule.

Can you rotate your tyres yourself? Of course, but it’s a hassle. It’s far easier to call in Jim’s Mobile Tyres to do your tyre rotation for you.

Mobile Tyre Replacement

Replacing tyres when they are no longer performing optimally is essential if you want to ensure your safety on the road and ensure good fuel efficiency. When tyres are worn down and lose their tread, they won’t be able to grip to the road as well, and this can be hazardous, especially on wet roads.

How do you know when it’s time to replace tyres? The easy option is to work with one of the mobile tyre replacement services in Sydney. They can do all the tyres checks on your vehicle, and let you know if your tyres have more life in them, plus send you a reminder of when it’s time to replace the tyres.

If you prefer to check your tyres yourself, here’s some information. Firstly, tyres usually last about 40,000 km under regular driving conditions (this means, you’re not often towing or carrying heavy loads, driving aggressively or at high speeds, or not driving on rough, uneven terrain, as all these practices accelerate tyre wear). However it’s not only the amount of kms you’ve clocked up or your driving style that comes into it. Tyres only last for a period of time, regardless of whether or not they’re even being used. This is because the materials they’re composed of gradually break down.

To check your tyre tread depth, you can use a tread depth gauge, or the 20-cent coin method, which will both tell you if the tread is too low to be effective. Tread depth should never fall below 1.5 mm, as this would deem your vehicle unroadworthy. You also need to check the date of manufacture, and consider that tyres should be replaced at a minimum of every ten years, but should be checked by a professional every 2-3 years.

If you’re proactive about tyre checks, you can be a little more relaxed when you drive. Getting help from a mobile tyre service, like Jim’s Mobile Tyres, is a good idea, as we will check your tyres for wear and date of manufacture, ensure they are at the right pressure, and send you a reminder when the tyres need replacing (we can also fit the replacement tyres).

For more information on checking your tyres, see this post: Best Practices for Timely Tyre Replacement- Knowing When It’s Time to Change Your Tyres

Mobile Tyre Fleet Management

Maintaining the tyres on a fleet of vehicles is no easy task, which is why many businesses outsource to a mobile tyre services group. Mobile tyre services can keep fleet vehicle tyres in check, as well as maintain those tyres, ensuring they’re performing optimally, and are safe. Tyre fleet management services will include tyre pressure checks, tyre wear checks, tyre rotations, and tyre replacements.

Using a mobile service for managing the tyres of your fleet of vehicles can help you reduce vehicle downtime, as you know that not only will your vehicles’ tyres be performing efficiently, but that those who are using your fleet vehicles will be safer on the road.
Jim’s Mobile tyre services send automated reminders to fleet owners, which helps to ensure tyres are maintained on a regular schedule.

Emergency Breakdown Repair

When you break down by the side of the road, emergency breakdown repair services can assist you on the spot. This 24/7 service ensures that if something goes wrong, your tyre problems can be sorted out, without you being overly inconvenienced. Jim’s Mobile Tyres provide convenient mobile emergency tyre repairs & services in Sydney.

Jim’s Mobile Tyre Services in Sydney

For a range of convenient mobile tyre services in Sydney, you can’t go past Jim’s Mobile Tyres. We offer a full range of mobile tyre services in Eastern Sydney and tyre services in Western Sydney, that help ensure you are driving on effective and safe tyres every day.