One of Cardiff's great businessmen and a much-adored father, grandfather and great-grandfather has died at 89. Ron Austin was believed to be the oldest garage owner in the UK, and his family and colleagues have paid tribute to his "incredible legacy."
Ron was born in south Wales and founded A&A Tyres on Tyndall Street, Cardiff, in 1968 after a career as a fireman in the RAF. He moved to the current site in Leckwith in 1974 and continued to work in the shop, now A&A Tyres and Auto Services First Stop, until two days before he died.
"He loved work, he virtually lived there, and would go in on his days off just to check that the place was still standing," said Ron's daughter Jennine Boon, adding that he also "always supported us, anything we wanted to do, however crazy it was.
