So I’ve had a flat tyre, wait 2 hours for him to show, then an hour to do then pull away to plumes of smoke & we now ascertain that the brakes are sticking on a mid lift wheel.
Now waiting for another fitter. Two hours I bet, then he won’t be able to fix it & I’ll be recovered after another two hours & that special job just won’t go for first thing in the morning.
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PS.
How easy is sticking brakes to fix? Will he be able to do it at the side of the road?
Depends why they’re sticking. Could just be a case of a spanner and release the slack adjuster a few turns and you’re on your way.
I’ve had sticking brakes about 3 times. On all 3, once a fitter arrived, I was fixed within an hour at most.
Collapsed wheel bearing, being recovered to brum from Ledbury, cheers.
At least you stuck in are in a picturesque location. 
109LWB:
At least you stuck in are in a picturesque location.
Aye by god, beats London everyday anyway.
Just realised that sentence made no sense whatsoever. But you know what I meant!
I had a flat on s trailer last year on my way to Scotland. Phoned office, let them call out a fitter, then jumped on the bunk to wait. About an hour and a half later I was woken up by a knock on the door, with a tyre fitter stood there. I asked him if he wanted a coffee as I was going to put the kettle on. ‘No mate, just sign the ticket can you, it’s all done . I didn’t want to wake you up.’
Absolutely top bloke. Totally unrelated to the original post, but it jogged my memory!
scaniason:
I had a flat on s trailer last year on my way to Scotland. Phoned office, let them call out a fitter, then jumped on the bunk to wait. About an hour and a half later I was woken up by a knock on the door, with a tyre fitter stood there. I asked him if he wanted a coffee as I was going to put the kettle on. ‘No mate, just sign the ticket can you, it’s all done . I didn’t want to wake you up.’Absolutely top bloke. Totally unrelated to the original post, but it jogged my memory!
Result. 
12 hours later & I sorted it. Jesus why do we do it?
scaniason:
Absolutely top bloke. Totally unrelated to the original post, but it jogged my memory!
In my experience tyre fitters usually are sound lads.
I spent 4 rather worrying hours on the HS of the M6 right outside the VOSA test station by J14, after I filled my tank with some sort of sludge rather than the bio-diesel it should of been. The fitter looked at the turbo, and once he ascertained it was still in one piece decided he couldn’t fix it called for a recovery wagon. One stop at Allports Stoke & a fuel filter plus tank drain & was away.