In a town without a tyre depot, the depot comes to Buckingham. A van with a bead-breaking changer, an electronic balancer and a rack of tyres pulls up by the car in Padbury, Bourton or a university car park.
Moving a disabled car out of Buckingham is a costly business. The nearest fitting bays are in Milton Keynes and Bicester, so a tow means a long recovery run and a second journey to collect the car. For a farm pickup stuck in a Steeple Claydon yard or a car on a Bourton drive with a torn tyre, a tow truck is overkill when the whole job can happen right there.
The van is fitted out as a small workshop: powered tyre changer, electronic balancer, torque wrench, valves and stock in common sizes. Beside the Bourton drive the wheel is lifted off, the ruined tyre levered from its rim, and the replacement mounted and balanced before the wheel is bolted up to the right torque. Share the size and the exact spot in MK18, and the price, country run included, is confirmed on the call.
The van must park close to the car: a drive on Bourton or Lace Hill, a farm yard with hard standing, Cornwalls Meadow car park. Soft grass, deep gravel and the narrow Market Hill kerbside are not suitable.
| Postcodes | MK18 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Around 1.5 to 2 hours |
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The van carries the workshop, but it needs somewhere to set it down. There should be a clear metre around the damaged wheel and a firm, level base under the jack. Page Hill and Lace Hill driveways usually offer that, and a farm yard near Steeple Claydon works when the surface is concrete or hardcore. The van should not block a lane or a neighbour's gate. With the changer and balancer carried to wherever it stopped, the car itself never moves.
The tyre workshop drives to Buckingham; your car never has to leave its spot.
