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Church Crookham and Zebon Copse

Small district, mostly modern housing. Church Crookham and Zebon Copse, tucked in south of Fleet.

The layout here is parking courts and shared drives rather than long streets, which changes the job. Access is often through a rear court with cars packed in and no room to swing a jack, so the first question is usually whether the car can be moved a few feet rather than what tyre it needs. Speed cushions on the through-roads take a steady toll on rims when drivers straddle them at an angle. Otherwise it is ordinary work — nails picked up on the local building sites, and valve failures on wheels that have not been touched in years.

Parking court with no room either side? Roll it out onto the road first if it is safe. That alone saves a lot of time.