Very helpful and thorough. Thanks
Your tyres keep your vehicle in contact with the road, so it makes sense to keep them in the best condition.
Poor tread depth results in increased stopping distance and places you at a higher risk of an accident. Not forgetting low levels of tread can land you in a spot of bother with the police, resulting in hefty fines.
At Shires Garage, we want you to remain safe, avoiding accidents and fines. Our experts deliver quality repairs and services and offer great value. Our specialists have the know-how to assess your tyres for safety and replace worn tyres if we need to.
Your safety is important to us at Shires Garage.
Book your tyres Taunton assessment.
What are the minimum tread requirements? And how do I measure this?
The UK’s minimum legal requirement for tyre tread is 1.6mm across your tyre. You can use a gauge to measure this, but a more straightforward method is to use a 20 pence coin.
Simply place the 20p coin into the part of your tyre with the lowest tread. If you can still see the coin’s outer rim, you should get your tyres checked right away.
Driving with tyres lower than the 20p rim test leaves you breaking the law. Don’t get caught out; you’ve a high risk of accidents and fines.
Book your tyres Taunton check today.
I can't find my locking wheel nut key – what should I do?
Firstly, don’t panic and try to create your own locking wheel nut key – this can spell disaster, causing further damage.
Contact Shires Garage today and let our team help.
How to check your tyre pressure?
Firstly, find your car’s recommended tyre pressure – this is usually found inside the driver’s door or your fuel cap.
Remove the dust caps from your wheel’s tyre valve. Use a pressure gauge to press on the valve; this gives you a pressure reading.
Compare your reading to the recommended pressure levels. If you need to re-inflate your tyres, set the pressure on the air machine. Use the air machine to inflate your car’s tyres.
Unsure about your tyres? Call us today; our team is happy to help.
I’ve damaged my wheel. Can you fix it?
Our technicians have the knowledge and experience to deal with wheel repairs. But, some damage is beyond repair.
If we can’t fix your wheel, we’ll advise you and take it from there. Your safety is our priority.
Call us today and book your tyres Taunton check.
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Friendly, efficient, good value. What more can you ask from a garage?! Highly recommended.
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Great friendly and efficient service efficient always willing to help and try fitting you in when emergencies crop up. Would recommend to anyone.
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Excellent staff. Helpful and friendly. Highly recommended
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Lovely friendly and professional service at a very reasonable price
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As a first time customer to Shires Garage, all I can say is the service i received was outstanding throughout.
The lady i spoke to was Diane and her knowledge, patience and understanding was amazing from start to finish and nothing was to much trouble. She is an absolute credit to Shires Garage.
I will be highly recommending all the services you provide.
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Excellent service and very friendly staff.
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A local garage which provides excellent service with friendly staff. I have had my car MOTed and serviced here as well as new brake pads fitted for a reasonable price. Also Air Conditioning re-gassed and checked. I am always given a written estimate of costs before proceeding. They also have a car wash which I have used - very necessary considering how muddy roads in Somerset are! They also... Read More
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I felt valued by everyone I spoke to.
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Everyone was so helpful and friendly. It’s so reassuring to find a garage that takes their time to build customer relationships these days, and as far as I know, do a good job with the car too (I can’t say it’s my area of expertise so it’s hard for me to fairly comment on that part ;-)). Thank you again and I will be back!
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Excellent administrative service regarding setup and delivery of this service and MoT. Very happy with the work carried out on my Range Rover Evoque. Good prices when compared to the larger dealers for similar work.
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Always very good service and friendly staff. And nothing to much trouble
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Mike is the best Mechanic I know ,He manages and runs his team by showing years of knowledge, loyalty and trust! Many of times at the drop of a hat, will honestly give you second opinions of faults notited not by his garage (halfords) and won't let you be conned over! Bought a car once went for a inspection with Mikes team- sent the car back within the same day as unsafe with the help of... Read More
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Excellent service considering town is a small Somerset town.
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Excellent service . Friendly staff.
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Great local garage for servicing and repairs. Friendly and expert, they always provide good advice and prompt service. They have been servicing both our cars for a number of years. Highly recommend.
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Great service, all very friendly and happy to help 😊
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My mother uses Shires Garage, and they have been exceptional in their work and how they treat all their customers.Thank you Shires Garage
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I needed a quick turnaround on a ABS fault and Shires were there to help and sort on the same day, thank you very much.
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The boys and girls in the garage have always been very good with me - I have no qualms.
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My car broke down so they took at look at it but too costly too fix unfortunately it's off to the salvage yard
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Diane was able to find a slot for my MOT at very short notice. The MOT was completed very quickly. Good service and communication throughout. Thanks
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Excellent service from Mike and his team. Thanks Nigel for sorting and replacing my slow punctured tyre today and for checking over my brake disks and pads at the same time as fitting the replacement tyre for my unrepairable tyre. Thanks guys and keep up the great work you all do to keep us on the road. X
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Amazing service and professional advice - always happy to help - way beyond others - highly recommend Shires 5 star all round ☆☆☆☆☆
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Managed to get my car booked in for it's first MOT, at very short notice.
We had a text call the day before as a reminder. I was asked if I had received the text when I dropped the car off ( to check they had the right number) and they phoned when the test was completed.
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Great service and very thorough health check along with cambelt change. Would recommend to anyone to use this garage.
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Great service and value for money
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Great value, really nice people to deal with. Highly recommend.
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Friendly and helpful people
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As usual first class service and great staff
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Really good service today at Shires Garage, not for the first time I've been impressed with them.
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Never disappoints.
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Excellent communication and service all at a reasonable cost.
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Excellent. Roderick Thomas
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Excellent garage! Really great service- friendly, helpful and not intimidating. Courtesy vehicle was a great bonus too. I highly recommend.
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Took my car in for it's annual MOT and a first class service was provided by Michael and his team.
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Quality service at a competitive price, along with excellent communication
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We use this garage regularly, good value for money, and find Shires is a friendly helpful and efficient local garage.
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Efficient and courteous
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Good friendly service
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Brilliant attention to my car and service and mot carried out in an efficient and professional way. Fully recommend.
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Provided full manufacturers service for my Mercedes A200 at considerably less than main dealer. Excellent service including a loan car.
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Very friendly and helpful to deal with. Job completed on time. Will certainly use again, great local garage.
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Extremely helpful, very pleasant and polite, kept me updated via text messages. Excellent service and Customer Relations.
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Very helpful , fitted us in when they were busy , will be going back for a service soon .
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First class service as ever this time am MOT.
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Brilliant attention to my car and repairs carried out in an efficient and professional way. Fully recommend.
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Once again, Shires have provided an excellent service. They are skilled, professional, friendly, and, once again, they went the extra mile to be helpful.
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Very satisfied with Shires each time I have used their services. Professional, polite and very reasonable price.
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First time using this garage.
Really good service, fitted me in quickly and good job done.
Nice friendly staff!
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I've taken my car there for a long time they are very friendly people
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Had some major work done last year, and an MOT (sailed thru') recently. Great service, practical, helpful, quick and reasonable - can't ask for more really.
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Absolute first class ,honest, fast, efficient and very accommodating. I would highly recommend them as I use them for both personal and buisness. Nothing is to much trouble. I have taken cars in the morning as a emergency repair and had it back the same day if not the following morning . Top level service that is hard to find.
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Great team over at Shires, kept me informed with my repairs and provided a courtesy car to get me back home and collected me when my car was ready. As a self employed courier, I know I can depend on them when my personal or eventual fleet of vehicles needs work doing. They provided a full health check as part of the diagnostics and advised on a few things which I will definitely be coming back... Read More
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Had a recent MOT v short notice but they were very accommodating at fitting me in. Very good service, especially with the advisories etc. It was only when I got home to read the paperwork that i noticed they had done a free safety inspection & gave some pointers. Very happy with service & will use again
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Regularly use Shires for car repairs, servicing and MOT. Always friendly and efficient and staff go the extra mile to help. Owner Michael, Nigel and team will look after you.
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I had car mot and part sevice. Excellent service very friendly and accomodating. Nothing is too much trouble. Would recommend.
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Carried out a complex repair on my vehicle kept me informed throughout the process . Would highly recommend
