★★★★★
"Had two tyres replaced and was really impressed. Friendly and efficient, job completed quickly. Highly recommend!"
PNPegah NourmandGoogle review
Eel Pie Island, Greater London · TW1 and TW10
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Eel Pie Island.
No car ever reaches Eel Pie Island; the only way across is the footbridge from the Twickenham bank. So the tyre gets done where the car actually sits, off King Street, Cross Deep or York Street in TW1.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in Eel Pie Island?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Eel Pie Island.
The island is reached on foot, so a tyre problem belonging to somebody who lives or works there is really a Twickenham parking problem. The car has been left on the mainland side, somewhere between King Street, Cross Deep and the streets behind York Street, and that is where it has gone flat. The fitter comes to the vehicle at that spot, takes the wheel off, and either mends the tyre or replaces it with one carried on the van.
| Postcode districts | TW1, TW10 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Chertsey Road (A316); London Road Roundabout; Whitton Road Roundabout; St. Margaret's Circus |
| Nearest stations | Twickenham (National Rail), Strawberry Hill (National Rail), St Margarets (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Ivybridge Retail Park, Heathlands Industrial Estate, Twickenham Trading Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 10 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Richmond upon Thames |
What we do in Eel Pie Island
Tyre work in Eel Pie Island.
Working from a parking bay rather than a driveway restricts nothing about what is on offer. The tyre itself is matched to the code moulded into the sidewall, in whichever grade suits, budget to premium, run-flats and EV fitments among them. A puncture that stayed in the tread area comes back off the wheel for an inner inspection and a BS AU 159 mend. One that has wrecked a sidewall gets a new casing. Keyless locking nuts are extracted. Calls are taken right through the night.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Eel Pie Island
Drives, bays and car parks.
York House car park, Holly Road car park, the Arragon Road multi-storey and Cole Court all sit within a short walk of the bridge, and any of them gives a fitter room around a car that will still drive. A permit bay on one of the residential streets works too, provided the car is not wedged tight between two others. The riverside frontage itself does not: narrow, busy with people on foot, and with nowhere for a van to stand.
Practically, this is a job in the middle of Twickenham. The streets nearest the footbridge are controlled parking, so the car is usually in a permit bay or a pay-and-display space rather than on a drive, and the fitter needs the bay number or a description of where you are standing. Cross Deep and London Road carry the A310 past the end of it, while King Street and Heath Road take the A305 through the town, none of them places to jack a car. The A316 Chertsey Road, less than a mile off, is a red route. Twickenham station is close for anyone arriving to meet the fitter. All of this is ULEZ ground, and a parked car is charged nothing.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Eel Pie Island.
Coming back over the bridge late and finding the car down on one corner is a poor end to an evening, and not one to sort out alone in the dark. Somebody takes the call whenever it comes, checks the size, and settles on a time with you before the fitter leaves north London.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Fast and reliable."
KSKhurram ShehzadGoogle review
Eel Pie Island FAQs
Questions from Eel Pie Island.
Can a van reach Eel Pie Island itself?
Nothing on wheels crosses the footbridge, so no fitter can drive onto the island and no resident keeps a car there. The work happens on the Twickenham side, at whichever bay or car park the vehicle is standing in. Tell us where that is.
Which car park near the bridge is easiest to work in?
York House car park and Cole Court both have room around the bays, and the Arragon Road multi-storey is fine if the car is not jammed against a wall. Say which level you are on so the fitter is not hunting for you.
My car is in a permit bay in TW1 with a flat. What now?
Leave it where it is legally parked and ring 07473 720871 with the registration, the tyre size and the street. The wheel comes off in the bay. Moving a car on a flat to somewhere more convenient usually ruins a tyre that could have been mended.
Does the Twickenham traffic affect where you can work?
King Street, Heath Road and London Road are all through routes, so none of them is a standing place. One turning back from any of them is quiet enough, and the fitter would sooner walk a little than work in a running lane.
Nearby
Around Eel Pie Island.
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Stuck in Eel Pie Island? Call now.
King Street, Cross Deep or the York House car park: the wheel is sorted on the Twickenham bank.