Tyre shops flat out fixing punctures

By Abbey Cannan

Tyre shops in the Noosa area have been flat out fixing punctured tyres, with at least 10 people a day needing assistance.

Bob Jane T-Marts Noosaville franchisee Graham Greenwood said there were two reasons why they had more tyres to fix than usual.

“What’s happened is our weeks have been condensed over the holiday period and people still get those punctures regardless of whether it’s a work day or not. So all of a sudden we’ve got 60 punctures from six days work being condensed into four or three days,“ Graham said.

“We stand around doing puncture repairs all day long and it’s not just Bob Jane getting punctures, it’s all the tyre shops in the area. So there is a lot of them at the…