Found a split sidewall outside your Eltham house, or a bulge after brushing the bus-stop build-outs on Upper Richmond Road? We tell you straight whether it can move and replace it where it is parked.
The South Circular breaks tyres against kerbs. Drivers cut the tight corners at the Catford gyratory, pull hard left for buses on Well Hall Road, and misjudge the islands on the Kew Bridge approaches, and the tyre takes the blow on its sidewall. Often nothing seems wrong until the next morning, when a bubble shows on the outer wall or a cut gapes open outside a house in East Sheen or Clapham. That is the moment to stop and ask whether the car ought to move an inch.
Photograph the kerb injury from your Eltham or Putney kerbside, size markings included. Any bubble, gash that shows cord, or split near the bead means the car stays parked; a kerb-weakened tyre can fail as you pull out onto the A205. Light scuffing that has only removed rubber is often fine, and we say so honestly. If the tyre needs replacing, a matching size travels over the river to your Eltham, Clapham or Putney street and agrees the price first.
Not quite this? Read about emergency tyre replacement on the A205 South Circular or emergency tyre repair instead.
The street where the car stands: an Eltham side road off Well Hall Road, a Clapham or Balham residents' bay, a drive in East Sheen, the Catford shopping centre car park. Never nurse it onto the red route; stuck there, dial 999.
| Road | A205 South Circular Road |
|---|---|
| Operator | Transport for London |
Damaged tyres: drive on it or replace it? →Broken tyre replacement on the A205 South Circular page
A tyre split by a kerb on Christchurch Road needs replacing rather than repairing. Move into a quiet road off the South Circular, towards Brixton or into the SE27 district, and photograph the size on the sidewall. Mention whether the alloy is scraped or bent, since a damaged rim must be checked before fitting fresh rubber.
Kerb injuries on the South Circular hide on the inner wall as often as the outer, so turn the steering to full lock and look at both. Swelling, visible cord, a crack running along the bead, or a scrubbed flat patch mean the Clapham or Eltham car stays put. Tread worn beneath the legal 1.6 mm counts too. Pulling out onto the A205 on such a tyre risks a failure in a single lane. The Wandsworth one-way system corners are a known hazard.
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Kerb damage off the South Circular? A photo earns you a straight verdict.
