Halfords Digital Tyre Inflator Review

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Tom H's Review of Halfords Digital Tyre Inflator

30th Dec 2007

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Convenient - ever needed to drive on a half-flat tyre to get to a petrol station?
Easy to use - I didn't bother to read the instructions and still got it right first time.


Bad Points

As loud as it's bigger brothers, which are installed at petrol stations. Guaranteed to frighten cats, birds and neighbours.
The internal motor tends to cause the unit to move around a bit if you leave it sat on the pavement for too long.


General Comments

I invested in a Digital Tyre inflator after the regular trips to the nearest petrol station (and the inevitable 30 minute queues I invariably find there) were becoming annoying and boring.
I'd been advised to get one of these by both a colleague and also the dealership I bought my car from. The key things that were cited by both were:


  • The Law of Averages states that car tyres wait until you're miles from the nearest service garage before they self-deflate and make your car un-driveable.

  • Standing next to your car when on the hard shoulder in the middle of winter trying to re-inflate a flat tyre with a foot pump is not the most enjoyable way to spend a Sunday afternoon.


So, I took the easy option of buying a digital tyre inflator. This at least gives me the added option of removing the guesswork and not needing to squint to read a microscopic needle on a badly scratched analogue dial.
The great thing is that this is very quick to use. I can "top-up" four tyres in little over 5 minutes, which is great when the rain arrives and you just want to get the car going.
Although these things may seem a bit pricey, but it's better to be safe than sorry, I suppose!

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