★★★★★
"Had two tyres replaced and was really impressed. Friendly and efficient, job completed quickly. Highly recommend!"
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Coulsdon, Greater London · CR5
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Coulsdon.
Coulsdon sits in the valley the A23 Brighton Road runs down, with the ground climbing either side towards Old Coulsdon and Chipstead. Rescue Tyres drives out from north London and works on the drive, whichever slope it is on.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Coulsdon?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Coulsdon.
This is commuter country, and the tyre calls follow the trains. A car left at Coulsdon Town or Coulsdon South all day comes back to a flat more often than one in constant use. The other source is the hill roads: Marlpit Lane, Stoats Nest Road and the climb up Smitham Downs Road, where a kerb on a tight bend does sidewall damage that will never be patched. Both get dealt with on the spot in CR5.
| Postcode districts | CR5 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Brighton Road (A23); Farthing Way (A23); Woodcote Grove Road (A237); Lion Green Road (A237) |
| Nearest stations | Coulsdon Town (National Rail), Coulsdon South (National Rail), Woodmansterne (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Ullswater Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 18 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Croydon |
What we do in Coulsdon
Tyre work in Coulsdon.
A tyre for a CR5 car is ordered to its own size, budget up to premium, with the 4x4 and SUV fitments common on this side of Croydon. Punctures are stripped off the wheel and assessed under BS AU 159, which keeps a repair to a modest hole in the middle of the tread. A tyre kerbed on the hill roads, or one carrying a bulge, is replaced instead of patched. A locking wheel nut whose key has vanished comes off on the drive, and the night line covers the whole of Coulsdon.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Coulsdon
Drives, bays and car parks.
Drives do most of the work here, and a sloping one is fine provided the car can be chocked and the handbrake holds. Where there is no drive, the Lion Green pay and display car park and the supermarket car parks give a level bay. Yards on the industrial estate are open to work vehicles. Off limits: the A23 carriageway, the tight bends on Marlpit Lane where there is no room to step round the car, and soft verges on the lanes towards Hooley.
Coulsdon is mostly houses with drives, which is the easiest thing a mobile fitter can ask for, and the drives around Chipstead Valley Road and Woodcote Grove Road give plenty of room. The town centre by Lion Green Road and Brighton Road is the tight part, with pay and display bays and the Aldi and Waitrose car parks rather than open kerb space. The A23 itself is no place to stand: come off at Farthing Way or into Lion Green Road first. Ullswater Industrial Estate has yard space for work vehicles. Coulsdon South Parking is a realistic meeting point for anyone who left the car there and came back to a problem. CR5 falls inside the ULEZ along with the rest of Croydon.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Coulsdon.
The late callers in Coulsdon are usually people home off the last train to a car that will not move by morning, or drivers heading south on the A23 who can hear something wrong and pull into the town. Ring at the point you find it, and the cost and a realistic arrival are agreed there and then.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Fast and reliable."
KSKhurram ShehzadGoogle review
Coulsdon FAQs
Questions from Coulsdon.
Do you come out as far as Coulsdon and Old Coulsdon?
Both, along with Clockhouse, Kenley and the lanes towards Chipstead and Woodmansterne. It is a longer run down from the Brent Cross base than an inner London job, so the arrival is agreed honestly on the phone before anyone commits to it.
Can you meet me at Coulsdon South station?
The parking there works well for this, and it saves moving a car that ought to stay put. Say which row or level you are on and how long your ticket has left, and the wheel is changed while you wait with it.
Is a sloping drive in Coulsdon a problem for fitting?
A slope is manageable on most drives so long as the surface is solid and the car can be secured properly before anything is lifted. If the gradient is severe, dropping down to Lion Green Road or a supermarket bay gives a flatter surface instead.
What happens if the tyre goes while I am on the A23?
Do not stop on the carriageway itself. Farthing Way, Lion Green Road and the turnings towards Chipstead Valley Road all take you clear of the traffic. Once the car is parked somewhere sensible, ring with the size and the fitter meets you there.
Nearby
Around Coulsdon.
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Lion Green Road, Coulsdon South or a drive up towards Old Coulsdon: the tyre is brought to you.