Eric Roberts has been in the Automotive and battery business now for over 40 years. Of course selling batteries for all types of vehicles. Including batteries for mobility vehicle, electric wheelchairs not forgetting the regular cars driven by disabled people. Eric has become a keen blogger over the past ten years. Importantly, whilst also running the family garage business in Halifax UK. Eric and his wife Michelle have been blessed with a family of eight children who are all now grown up.
Euro 7 Explained Euro 7 Explained Eric Roberts’ Motoring News What Euro 7 Means for Motorists – A Yorkshire Garage Owner Explains If you’ve read anything about new cars recently, you’ve probably come across something called Euro 7. Like many Government regulations, it sounds rather complicated. There are lots of technical terms, references to emissions […]
The Future of MOT testing The Future of MOT testing The Future of MOT Testing – How Modern Technology Is Changing the Garage Industry When I first entered the motor trade during the 1960s, an MOT test was a very different affair from the one we carry out today at Pellon Tyres in Halifax. Cars […]
MOT Mileage Records Be Used for Future Road Tax? MOT Mileage Records Be Used for Future Road Tax? Could MOT Mileage Records Be Used for Future Road Tax? What It Could Mean for Motorists For many years, one of the simplest parts of carrying out an MOT test has been recording the vehicle’s mileage. Most […]
Engine Fails During an MOT Test Engine Fails During an MOT Test When an Engine Fails During an MOT Test – Who Is Responsible? One of the questions we occasionally hear from customers at Pellon Tyres in Halifax is whether an MOT can actually damage a vehicle. It’s an understandable concern. After all, when you […]
Continental Tyres Spies In Your Tyres A few years ago, on a week-long bus tour of Continental Tyres UK Ltd.’s technology and engineering centres in Germany, one item attracted more attention from journalists than nearly any of the other whiz-bang connected-car stuff: a simple tyre pressure monitor. Continental Tyres Spies In Your Tyres Eric Roberts‘s […]
Conti Eco Contact 5 Conti Eco Contact 5 Eric Roberts‘s insight: Conti Eco Contact 5 and Michelin have amongst the best Rolling resistance in the World of tyres ‘Rolling resistance’ is a word that we in the tyre world have been familiar with for many years now. It is only in recent years that these words have […]
Michelins New Uptis Michelins New Uptis Michelins New Uptis Airless Tyres I am not really surprised at this particular development coming out of the Michelin Tyres stable! Since the first tyres were produced back in the 1800’s.So the large tyre companies have been in the race to try and beat the rest. Both in tyre […]
Tales of a Tyreman Part 2 Tales of a Tyreman Part 2 From Being Sacked to Finding My True Calling In the previous chapter of Tales of a Tyreman, I described my first job in the motor trade at Phillips Brothers Auto Repairs in Carlinghow, Batley. It was where I first learned the basics of […]
Which Tyre Choice Which Tyre Choice New tyres, remoulded tyres or part-worn tyres? Which Tyre Choice To start off this article, Which Tyre Choice? I am going to say that, in my opinion. So, you is better to use remoulded tyres (re-tread tyres have a new tread bonded to the old carcass remould tyres area […]
Goodyear Ultagrip Tyres Goodyear Ultagrip Tyres Goodyear UltraGrip Tyres – Winter Safety You Can Trust in Halifax and Calderdale When people ask me which winter tyres I would recommend after more than fifty years in the tyre trade, one name always comes to mind – Goodyear UltraGrip. That probably won’t surprise anyone who knows my […]
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