The van that comes to Croydon has a tyre changer, a balancer and a rack of sizes in the back. Your car stays on the Coulsdon drive from first call to the last torqued nut.
There is no reason to nurse a car with a wrecked tyre from Selsdon down to Purley Way. Everything a depot bolts to its floor rides in the van: bead breaker, mounting head, balancer, compressor, torque wrench, and tyres in the sizes Croydon cars use. A Purley driveway, a Waddon forecourt, a permit street in Addiscombe or an estate road in New Addington becomes the workshop for as long as the job takes.
Give the sidewall size and the Croydon address, and if there is a locking nut, dig out the key. The van has to pull up beside or just behind the car with the sliding door clear, on a surface flat enough for a jack, which most Croydon drives offer and the steeper roads off Godstone Road do not. Wheel off, tyre changed on the machine, balanced, refitted and torqued; the old one rides away in the van. The figure quoted by phone is the figure at the kerb.
Purley, Coulsdon, Shirley and Sanderstead driveways, an Addiscombe permit bay, a Waddon forecourt, a New Addington estate road. The Whitgift, Centrale and East Croydon car parks are private, and Purley Way itself is a red route.
| Postcodes | CR0, CR2, CR5, CR7, CR8, SE25, SE19, SW16 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
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The space needed is modest: open ground next to the wheel for the fitter, a level surface for the jack and room for the van without blocking a driveway or a tram crossing. Purley and Sanderstead drives are ideal, and a bay you hold a permit for in Thornton Heath works well. Everything from the tyre changer to the balancer comes on the van, so the car does not move. Where an avenue off Godstone Road slopes, choose the flattest point nearby.
The workshop comes to Croydon; the car never leaves its drive or its bay.
