A puncture found at midnight on a Hammersmith permit bay need not ruin the next day. Anywhere in London, the hole can be mended overnight and the car driven at dawn.
Night-time punctures in London are usually slow leaks found late: a hiss from a tyre as the car is parked in Merton after a late shift, a pressure warning on the drive home along the A40, or a tyre visibly sinking on a Sutton driveway before bed. A small tread hole, in a tyre that kept some pressure until the car reached Sutton, is rarely a reason to pay for a new one or lose a morning to a garage.
Night work in London includes mending, not only replacing. On the bay or drive the tyre is removed, the liner checked, and a patch-plug bonded in from inside where BS AU 159 is met, before the wheel is balanced and refitted. On London residential streets the work is kept quiet. Price and night supplement are given when you phone, along with a warning if replacement looks likely.
Night repairs are done on permit bays, pay-by-phone bays and driveways across the 32 boroughs where the van can stop legally. Station and hospital car parks are not used; a car there is met on the nearest public road.
| Near | Heathrow Airport, Wembley Stadium, The O2 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
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Not every London puncture can be repaired after dark. A hole in the shoulder, a cut on the sidewall, or a casing run flat round the South Circular to reach home fails BS AU 159 and becomes a replacement. If sleep or a shift means you are absent when the van arrives, leave the car on a bay or drive the fitter can reach, not in a locked underground car park, and arrange how the key is handed over.
Late puncture in London? Ring tonight and the hole can be mended before sunrise.
