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As many of you will have heard, it has been announced that the rules for towing a trailer or caravan with a car will be updated from autumn this year. So, what are the new rules for towing a trailer with a car? Well, this depends on when you originally passed your car driving test.If you passed your car driving test BEFORE 1st January 1997:If your licence was issued before 1st January 1997, you will

Wednesday this week was quite a day down at Bush Tyres in Horncastle…we had not one, not two, but three Bentleys in the depot!Firstly, we had a first generation Supersports Bentley which came in for a full set of new generation 275/35ZR20 XL Pirelli P ZERO tyres. This was at the at the customer's request who decided to have these tyres instead of the ‘B' marked Pirelli PZERO tyres. The wheels we

Our team down at Abbey Tyre Co in Cambridge recently made the trip down to Wallingford in Oxfordshire to fit Ascenso TDR 850 agricultural tyres to a Chandlers Massey Ferguson 6715S Dyna 6 demo tractor.The team fitted a full set of TDR 850, fitting two 460/85R38 tyres to the rear and two 380/85R28 tyres to the front. The tractor was a red Massey Ferguson 6715S Dyna6 used by Chandlers as a demonstrati

Last year, to aid the Covid-19 lockdown, the UK Government and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) granted an MOT extension. This meant anyone who's MOT was due between 30th March and 31st July 2020 had it automatically extended by six months.This six-month extension began to expire in the autumn of 2020 which led to October and November 2020 being extremely busy for garages and MOT testi

This Land Rover Discovery Commercial came to our Horncastle branch for a conversion to 305/40R22 Radar Renegade A/T-5 All-terrain tyres and 10.5x22 Inovit YSM-099 Revolve wheels.The Tyres:The Radar Renegade A/T5 is an all-weather/all-terrain tyre produced for SUVs, off-roaders and light trucks as well as vans. Part of the Renegade family, the A/T5 is the all-rounder among the Radar off-road tyres wi

Our Kings Lynn team had the pleasure of working on this red 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am which came to the branch for both a free wheel alignment check and tyre pressure check.The Pontiac Firebird is an American car that was built and produced by Pontiac from the 1967 to 2002. We can check and adjust wheel alignment on almost any car of any age. We offer FREE wheel alignment checks at all of our b

Our Immingham Bushmobile team recently fitted this Fendt 314 Vario tractor with new wheels and Nokian Country King tyres for Peacock & Binnington.The Fendt tractor was converted to turf tyres, having 560/60R225 and 650/65R30.5 Nokian Country King tyres fitted along with 20x30.5 and 16x22.5 wheels.The Nokian Country King tyre is a sturdy and versatile flotation tyre with a large contact area and

This stunning black Audi RS Q8 came to our Horncastle branch to have a set of 24" Vossen HF-2 wheels and 295/30ZR24 Vredestein tyres fitted. Boasting a 4.0-litre V8 TFSI engine with 600 PS of power, the RS Q8 is the most powerful SUV coupé from Audi Sport: capable of going from 0 to 62 mph in 3.8 seconds!In addition to its RS performance, this impressive vehicle isextraordinary – both in its

Great to have the guys from BeFastR down at our Horncastle branch again with the Toyota GR Yaris.   This time the Yaris GR was fitted with Speedline Corse Turini Gold Alloy Wheels and Toyo R888R 225/40ZR18 track day tyres. The team also programmed and fitted newly calibrated Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sensors (TPMS) valves as well as fitting gold adhesive wheels weights.The Toyota GR Yaris i

MichelinPrimacy 4 - Safety when new, safe when worn The MichelinPrimacy 4 offers excellent levels of both performance and safety on wet and dryroads. The tyre offers this both when new, and when worn at the legal treadlimit of 1.6mm, allowing consumers to drive safely throughout the life of thetyre.The Primacy 4also lasts an average of 11,000 miles more than it's leading competitors,confirming the

Check out this Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 having full set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S Tyres at our Horncastle branch. The team fitted 275/35ZR18 to the front and 325/30ZR19 to the rear.   The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyre takes advantage of the Michelin Pilot Sport technologies, providing control and stability even at high speed while also meeting expectations in terms of safety and dur

This blue 1972 Reliant Scimitar GTE with Honda S2000 engine came to our Horncastle branch for a wheel alignment.The Scimitar GTE not only had a Honda S2000 engine but also a bespoke exhaust with 4 into 1 Exhaust Manifold and 6 speed Honda gearbox conversion. Possibly a unique power train swap! The car was also running on Toyo R888R semi-slicks tyres!The car came in for a full wheel alignment setup a