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Can you recommend a reliable and accurate tyre pressure gauge. I have bought three over the last 4 months. One died within a few weeks and there is no way to replace the battery. The other two give different...
How accurate are tyre pressure devices? I gave three different ones and they all give slightly different readings.
Does he new BMW Active Tourer M Sport has tyre pressure monitoring fitted as standard?
If a tyre loses pressure a warning symbol appears on my instrument cluster in my Fiat 500. So why are we always advised to check tyre pressures regularly?
My Hyundai ix20 has wheels that are equipped with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS). Will these cost more to replace? And if so, how much extra?
I've heard differing opinions but I understand if a tyre pressure monitor fails, it is an MoT fail? Is this true, if so it makes no sense? Surely the MoT is concerned with vehicle safety? A failed tyre...
I recently fitted the full sized spare wheel to my Ford Mondeo as part of the tyre rotation process. I found that the wheel isn't fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring sensor. Obviously this has resulted...
A recently experienced a slow puncture and this has made me think about getting a car tyre pressure monitoring system for my Skoda Roomster. Do you consider these worthwhile? If so, which one would you...
At a recent service for my Volvo XC60 I asked for the wheels to be swapped back to front to even out wear - as suggested in the Volvo handbook. This was not done as I was initially told that it was not...
Are aftermarket tyre pressure monitoring systems safe and how much do they cost?