★★★★★
"Had an issue with my tyre and they fixed it in 10 minutes! Very good service and not expensive."
ISIrina SGoogle review
Charlbury, Oxfordshire · OX7
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Charlbury.
Charlbury is the small West Oxfordshire town strung along the B4437, with its station on the Cotswold line. Rescue Tyres drives the replacement out to wherever the car waits, on a drive, in the Spendlove Car Park or at the station.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off
Tyre trouble in Charlbury?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Charlbury.
Charlbury's roads are B-roads, and a lot of them: the B4437 as Dyers Hill, Forest Road and Woodstock Road, the B4022 towards Enstone and Fawler, and the B4026 up Pound Hill to Spelsbury. Tyre trouble here is mostly punctures picked up on those lanes and noticed once the car is home. Commuters returning on the Cotswold line add a second group, walking back to a car that has settled onto its rim by the platform. Either way the fitter comes out to it.
| Postcode districts | OX7 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Dyers Hill (B4437); Thames Street (B4437); Forest Road (B4437); The Slade (B4437) |
| Nearest stations | Charlbury (National Rail), Finstock (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Charlbury Wastewater Treatment Works, Forest Works, Spelsbury Wastewater Treatment Works |
| Distance from our base | about 58 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Chipping Norton |
What we do in Charlbury
Tyre work in Charlbury.
Charlbury work is mostly punctures and replacements. A tyre damaged on a lane is taken off and, when the damage falls inside the zone BS AU 159 allows, properly mended; shoulder and sidewall damage calls for a matching new tyre instead. A burst is replaced and the wheel checked. Locking wheel nuts that have lost their key are extracted and swapped for standard ones. Each quote is spoken on the phone ahead of the long drive out, and payment waits until the work is done.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Charlbury
Drives, bays and car parks.
A private drive or a courtyard is the first choice. Failing that, the Spendlove Car Park has enough room to work around a car in a bay, and the station car park suits commuters as long as the parking is paid and the car sits clear of the entrance. A narrow street with cars on both sides is not a good place to change a wheel, and the B4022 and B4026 out of town have verges too soft for a jack.
Calls come from the town streets and from the hamlets around it: Walcot, Fawler, Taston, Finstock, Shorthampton and Dean, plus the village of Spelsbury. Two car parks carry most of the non-driveway work. The Spendlove Car Park in town gives a level surface off the street, and the Charlbury Station Car Park is where commuters leave their cars. Streets in the older part of town are narrow, with cars parked tight to the kerb, so moving the car into one of those two car parks often makes the job simpler. Charlbury is about 57 miles from Brent Cross, so the arrival time is set when you ring, and there is no clean-air zone here.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Charlbury.
A late call in Charlbury is often a commuter off the last train whose car has sunk onto a flat by the platform, or someone who has come home on a slow puncture along the B4437. Nobody lets the phone ring out overnight, and the fitter heads out once size and location are pinned down.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Nice guy and fast service. Perfect installation."
AAAlishia AkramGoogle review
Charlbury FAQs
Questions from Charlbury.
Can you fit a tyre at Charlbury station car park?
The station car park is open enough to work in, provided the car is in a bay and not blocking the entrance. Give the fitter a rough idea where to look, and keep the parking paid. It suits a commuter who wants the car ready after the train home.
Do you come out to Finstock, Fawler and the hamlets around Charlbury?
All of them are covered, from Walcot and Taston to Shorthampton and Dean. A long rural postcode can point to the wrong lane, so give the house name as well, and describe the ground the car stands on, drive, yard or grass verge.
Is the Spendlove Car Park usable for a tyre change in Charlbury?
It works if the car can make it there, since the surface is level and there is room around a bay. Pick a space that leaves the aisle clear, and describe your spot, near the entrance or at the far side, when you call.
Charlbury is a long way from Brent Cross. Do you still come?
It is, at around 57 miles in a straight line, and the patch reaches right up to Birmingham, so Charlbury is well inside it. Nobody promises a time that cannot be met, which is why you settle a realistic window with the person who answers.
Nearby
Around Charlbury.
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Stuck in Charlbury? Call now.
Dyers Hill, the Spendlove Car Park, the Cotswold line platform: the tyre is changed wherever your Charlbury car has come to rest.