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Originally Posted by Charles
By coincidence, one of my front springs snapped this morning. Fortunately, the car was on the drive at the time. Less fortunately, the spring punctured the tyre, so that will have to be replaced as well. The tow-truck cometh on Monday ...
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Have now had a new spring fitted, by Andy Newall T/A Andy's Autos at Clifton Moor, York (thanks to those who recommended him on an earlier thread). Cost was £50 for a new spring, £60 labour, £60 for a new tyre and £40 for the tow-truck. Seems very reasonable to me, and I was impressed that he said that the other front spring seemed in good condition and did not need to be replaced at present; I had assumed it would be sensible to replace both at the same time.
As a matter of interest, it turns out that my car does have the protectors fitted to the front springs, but that didn't stop the broken spring from puncturing my tyre! Clearly, they are not as effective as they are supposed to be (as one or two members have already commented).