Range Rover Sport pulling to one side on the highway, what should I check?

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My 2017 Range Rover Sport started doing something odd last week, and I cannot decide if I am overthinking it. On the highway near Abu Dhabi, the car slowly drifts to the right if I let go of the wheel for a second, and the steering feels a bit loose in the middle. At first I blamed the road, but it happens on every road now. Yesterday I also noticed the right front tyre looks slightly more worn on the inner edge than the left one, and I am not sure how long it has been like that. I am not a car person, so I asked a colleague who owns a Discovery, and he said I should not wait and told me to find a Range Rover Repair Garage Abu Dhabi that can check the suspension and alignment properly, because he said these cars sit on air suspension and a normal tyre shop may only do a basic alignment and send me home. I read a little online that night, just to understand the basics, and it talked about alignment, worn arm bushes, tyre pressure and air suspension height in easy words. It helped a bit, but now I have too many possible reasons in my head. So here are my questions for people who know more. Can a simple alignment fix a pull like this, or does it usually mean a worn part? Does air suspension make alignment harder, and do they need to set the car to a certain height first? Is it safe to keep driving to work while the tyre wears like this, or should I stop until it is checked? How much does an alignment cost on a Range Rover, and does it change a lot between a dealer and a normal workshop? I also worry about places that say they fixed something and the pull comes back after a week. Should I ask for a printout of the alignment numbers before and after? Another thing is the tyres. If the inner edge is already worn, do I need to change both front tyres, or can I just move them around? The car has about 79,000 kilometers, and I use it every day for work and the school run, so I cannot leave it for many days. If your Range Rover had the same pull, please tell me what the cause was, how long the repair took, and roughly what you paid. Even a small tip will help me a lot. Thanks for reading, and sorry for the long message.

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