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"Fast and efficient, really good service, sociable guy."
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Bromley Common, Greater London · BR2
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Bromley Common.
Bromley Common is a district and also the name the A21 carries through it, which tells you how much traffic passes these front doors. Tyres get changed and mended at the vehicle by Rescue Tyres, on the quieter roads off that main line.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Bromley Common?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Bromley Common.
Tyre damage around here usually has a main road behind it. The A21 pulls lorries and commuter traffic through the district and on as Hastings Road, and debris on a road of that sort finds tread. Drivers notice a soft corner once they are home, or feel the wheel pulling on the climb up Oakley Road. The remedy is the same either way. Park where the car can stay put, ring with the sidewall size, and the right tyre rides out with the fitter instead of sitting on somebody's shelf.
| Postcode districts | BR2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Bromley Common (A21); Hastings Road (A21); Oakley Road (A233); Hayes Lane (B265) |
| Nearest stations | Bickley (National Rail), Hayes (National Rail), Bromley South (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Invicta Works, Elliott Works |
| Distance from our base | about 17 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Bromley |
What we do in Bromley Common
Tyre work in Bromley Common.
On this stretch the work divides four ways. A tyre bought to replace one that has failed, chosen from budget, mid or premium ranges and matched to the code on the old sidewall, run-flat and EV and van and 4x4 fitments included. A hole in the tread mended from within to BS AU 159 once the casing has been read. A blown tyre exchanged, with the wheel rim examined closely before it is refitted to the hub. A wheel nut freed when its key cannot be found. Somebody is on the end of the line overnight and at weekends.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Bromley Common
Drives, bays and car parks.
Off-street parking comes first and there is plenty of it on the residential turnings. A yard at Invicta Works or Elliott Works suits a van or a company car, provided whoever runs the site knows a fitting van is coming alongside. Bays at the Tesco or the Budgens are time limited and often taken, so they are somewhere to get to rather than somewhere to sit. What is never usable is the kerb of the A21 or the A233 while a wheel is off the car.
The addresses that ring in hang off the A21 between Southborough and the Keston Mark end, with more from the Hayes Lane side where BR2 shades towards Bickley and Widmore. Side roads here generally have off-street parking, which is where the bulk of this work happens. The A21 frontage is another matter: even where stopping is legal, it is no place to have a jack under a car with traffic moving at speed a stride away, so the nearest turning is what we ask for. Oakley Road, the A233, tightens as it heads for Keston and is another to leave rather than work on. All of this sits inside the ULEZ, which covers every London borough at all hours; a car standing still while a tyre is changed pays none of it.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Bromley Common.
Two sorts of call come in after dark on this side of Bromley: a driver home late off the A21 with a tyre that has been sinking all evening, and somebody who walks out before an early start to find a flat waiting. Calls are taken at every hour, and the cost gets settled on that first conversation.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Very quick and efficient service."
LMLynn MillbournGoogle review
Bromley Common FAQs
Questions from Bromley Common.
Can you change a wheel on the A21 at Bromley Common?
That is one road we will not work at the edge of. Turn off into a residential street first, even a short one, and ring from there. The car needs to sit still with traffic well away from it while the jack is under the sill.
Which postcode district is Bromley Common in?
BR2, shared with Hayes and part of Southborough, so the street name counts for as much as the postcode when you book. Give the road and the house number, or the works and unit if the car is standing at your job rather than at home.
My car is parked at Bickley station with a flat. What now?
Bickley's car park is the railway's ground, so anything done there depends on the operator's permission. Most drivers would rather leave the vehicle on a road nearby, pass over the street and the registration, and get on with their day.
Is a nail in the tread worth repairing?
Often it is. To know, the tyre must be parted from the rim, because the answer lies inside: whether the nail sat in the middle stretch of tread, how wide the hole is, and whether the casing suffered while the tyre was flat.
Nearby
Around Bromley Common.
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Off the A21, along Hayes Lane or in a yard at Elliott Works, the fitter comes to the car.