Guide · Time
45-90 minutes for the work itself. It is a workshop job, so add recovery time in each direction; we collect and return the car rather than asking you to drive it.
The honest answer to how long a wheel alignment takes has two halves: the work, which is predictable, and everything around it, which is where the day actually goes. Here is both.
45-90 minutes on a car with nothing unusual about it. That figure assumes the diagnosis is already done and the right parts are on the van or the shelf — which is why we confirm the car and the fault on the call rather than discovering both on arrival.
A seized fastener, a part that has to be ordered, or a second fault found while the first is being fixed. We tell you as soon as we know rather than at the end, and if the extra work changes the price you agree to the new number before we carry on.
Fitting four new tyres to a car with 3mm of excess toe destroys the inside edges within a few thousand kilometres. The alignment costs a fraction of the tyres and it is the wrong economy to skip it.
We run 24/7, every day, and there is no night or holiday surcharge. For a workshop job it means recovery can happen out of hours even when the work itself waits for the morning.
45-90 minutes for the work. Recovery to the workshop and back is included in that arrangement rather than billed separately.
Once a year, whenever you fit new tyres, and after any significant kerb or pothole impact.
Yes — it usually means front toe was adjusted without correcting the rear thrust angle. It also means the front tyres are scrubbing slightly even though the car feels fine.
No. Speed-dependent vibration is wheel balance, a buckled rim or a tyre defect. Alignment fixes pulling, off-centre steering and uneven wear.
Call, or send your location on WhatsApp. We will tell you the price before we set off.
