No tow to a tyre depot is needed after leaving the A406. With a changer, a balancer and stock tyres on board, the van completes the whole job at Staples Corner, Park Royal or Gallions Reach.
Recovering a disabled car from the North Circular to a workshop means a truck, a wait and a second journey through London traffic to collect it. A driver who has limped into Staples Corner retail park, the Park Royal estate or Gallions Reach shopping park with a ruined tyre simply wants it fixed where the car now sits. Bringing the workshop to them removes the tow, the queue and the collection.
Inside the van travel a tyre changing machine, a wheel balancer, jacks, torque tools, valves and a range of tyres, everything a depot bay would hold. At the kerb the fitter pulls the wheel, changes over the rubber on the machine, and balances and torques the assembly back on, all inside the parking bay. You stay with the car throughout, and one fixed figure is agreed during the call.
Gallions Reach shopping park, Staples Corner retail park and the Park Royal estate roads near Hanger Lane have room beside the car. The van never stops on the A406, its slip roads or underpasses; a car stranded there needs 999 and TfL.
| Road | A406 North Circular Road |
|---|---|
| Operator | Transport for London |
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Kerbside fitting off the A406 depends on three things: the van stopping close to the car, space around the damaged wheel and a level surface. Controlled parking zones along the route may require a visitor permit, and private bays need permission. Retail parks such as Ravenside or Gallions Reach usually have room. The car stays put throughout, since everything a depot would use comes in the van. Tell us which wheel is damaged.
Ruined tyre off the A406? The van brings the workshop to you.
