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The answers we give on the counter, written down. Size, salt, winter compound, tracking. Then the shop if you already know what you need, or an enquiry if you do not.

Passenger tyre being fitted in a Waterford workshop

Tyres

How to read a tyre size

The sidewall already tells you the size. Copy it exactly if you are buying online, or we will read it off the car at Grattan Quay.

8 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Tyres

Summer vs winter tyres in Ireland

Ireland does not force winter tyres. Waterford winters are wet, not alpine. The right compound still matters below 7°C.

9 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Alloy wheel showroom at Grattan Quay, Waterford

Alloys

How to look after alloy wheels

Irish winter salt eats polished lips. Wash them, torque the bolts, and do not put acid wheel cleaner on a face we have just sold you.

8 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Tyres

How to choose a tyre

A tyre is a size first, a brand second. Irish roads are wet. We look at the wet-grip letter before the rolling-resistance one.

8 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Alloys

How to choose alloy wheels

Style is the last decision. A wheel that does not match the hub, the offset or the load rating is a safety problem, not a look.

9 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Tyre inspection for puncture repair in Waterford

Workshop

When to replace your tyres

1.6 mm is the legal floor, not a target. Cuts, age and a slow puncture that has been topped up all week are how cars fail NCT and fail in the wet.

7 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026

Workshop

Wheel alignment and tyre wear

If the inside edge is gone and the outside still has pattern, that is geometry, not the brand on the sidewall.

7 min read · Updated 7 Sept 2026