Matthew's Hubcaps

10/10/2026

A bit of a sad update from me

I've had a bit of a difficult week, everyone. On Wednesday, I was in an accident while I was out doing my hubcap deliveries. 😔

I’m okay physically, which is the most important thing, but I was on my own and it was my first accident. It’s really shaken me up and I'm still quite unsettled. I'm finding my sleep is a bit disturbed too. I have lots of support from my family and friends, especially my mum, because that's who I live with. ❤️

The car isn’t drivable at the moment, and quite a lot of my hubcaps were with me in the back of it when the accident happened. Thankfully the damage was to the front wing, so they shouldn't be affected. The RAC man said he'd make sure nobody touches them! 😂 Thankfully I'm fully insured, so everything is being dealt with (although the excess is £1,000... yikes!). I can never understand it when I hear stories of people driving uninsured. It is so reckless.

My ‘find cars that need hubcaps and deliver them’ rounds will have to be paused for a few weeks while the work is done, but anyone local who needs hubcaps can still send me requests. I know what I’ve got in my collection pretty well, so if I think I have the right one for you, I can put it aside and then deliver it once the car and the hubcaps are back and I’m able to start doing my rounds again.

I’m really sorry if anyone feels I've let them down. I love my hubcap project and hate having to put things on hold, but hopefully it will only be for a few weeks.

I'm already reflecting on what happened and thinking about what I can learn from it, so I'd really appreciate people being kind if they comment, as I'm still quite shaken up.

Thank you for being patient with me. ❤️
Matthew
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P.S. I know if I read this I would be curious, so for anyone who wants to know, I pulled into the right-hand lane on a small dual carriageway but hadn't spotted a car in my blind spot. 😔 I was doing less than 30mph, thankfully, and the other driver is okay. They've been very kind and understanding towards me, which I really appreciate. ❤️

06/10/2026

Not sure how many people will see this, but I just wanted to say - I'm sorry if you reply to a post and I don't like your comment or reply to you. Facebook 'pages' seem to work differently to normal accounts and notifications are very hit and miss. I've just had notifications for comments from 1 week and 2 weeks ago that I hadn't seen. I do read all the replies and am really grateful for all the support from everyone. Hopefully, even if it is randomly late, I will see everything you've sent!

Thank you again for all the views and comments and donations and support, its been amazing! 🥰 🛞 🚘

06/10/2026

Hey guys. Some people have asked to see what the notes I leave on peoples vehicles look like, so here they are if you want to see. Thanks for supporting me to do what i love. Matthew 😃 🚘 🛞

06/10/2026

Today’s hubcaps gone, on my way back from psychology

05/10/2026

A slightly unusual plea for help! 🛞😊❤️

Matthew’s Hubcaps has grown far beyond anything we ever expected, which is lovely… but it has also created one rather large problem: we are running out of space. 😂 Matthew currently has several hundred hubcaps, and unless we can find somewhere else to keep them, there is a real risk that he will have to drastically reduce what he does or eventually stop altogether. We cannot afford to rent a storage unit each month unfortunately.

So we’re starting to contact local organisations to see whether anyone might have a small unused corner of a secure site that Matthew could use for storage. It really doesn’t need to be anything fancy. The hubcaps can stay outside if the area is reasonably secure, or we could provide suitable storage containers if needed. Matthew would usually only need access about once a week, and we would keep the area tidy and organised.

We’re thinking of approaching places such as:
• local rugby, football, cricket and tennis clubs
• golf clubs
• farms and country estates
• larger local businesses with secure yards or grounds
• Thornbury Town Council
• South Gloucestershire Council
• anywhere else with a bit of unused land tucked away somewhere

If anyone has a contact at one of these sorts of places, or knows somebody who might be willing to have a chat with us, we would be incredibly grateful. Even if you don’t personally have space, an introduction to the right person could make a huge difference.

Matthew has been doing this completely free for around six years now, collecting lost hubcaps, cleaning and matching them, and giving them away to people who need them. We would really love to find a way for him to keep doing it.

Please send us a message if you might be able to help or know somebody we should speak to. Thank you for reading! 😊🛞🚗

03/10/2026

Deliveries around Weston super mare 3/10/2026

02/10/2026

Another shift done today 2/10/26

24/09/2026

A lot of people have very kindly asked if there’s a way they can send me some money to help with Matthew’s Hubcaps, so Mum set up a Ko-fi page for me. 😊

Any money would go towards things like cable ties, bags, printing and petrol for collecting and delivering hubcaps. Please don’t think that’s why I shared my post though! I give all my hubcaps away completely free and that will never change. I’m not asking anyone to donate.

This is just here because people have asked. If you genuinely would like to help towards the costs, you can use the link below, but please don’t feel you have to. I’m really grateful just for all the lovely comments and support the project has had. 😊🛞🚗

https://ko-fi.com/matthewshubcaps

Thank you for all the nice comments, it’s been really nice to read them! 😊

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24/09/2026

my mum drew this. 🤣🤣🤣 this conversation happens every few weeks and always ends the same.😝🛞🚗

22/09/2026

50 photos from my journey so far. Captions are in the main post on my page.