★★★★★
"Called them to repair my tyre. 20 minutes and they came and changed it, very reasonable price. So happy with the service."
EKElias KahilGoogle review
Elephant and Castle, Greater London · SE1 and SE17
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Elephant and Castle.
Elephant and Castle works as a junction first and a neighbourhood second: the A3, New Kent Road, St George's Road and London Road all converge here. Rescue Tyres deals with the tyre wherever your car is parked, never on the junction.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in Elephant and Castle?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Elephant and Castle.
Nothing stops at the Elephant. The roundabout and its approaches are no-stopping from end to end, so a tyre that lets go here has to be nursed off onto a side street before anybody can touch it. St George's Road and the turnings towards Borough are the first proper places to pull in. Once the car is off the junction and standing still, the rest is ordinary: the size off the sidewall, the postcode, and the wheel comes off there.
| Postcode districts | SE1, SE17, SE11 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Elephant and Castle (A3); Newington Butts (A3); New Kent Road (A201); Kennington Lane (A3204) |
| Nearest stations | Elephant & Castle (National Rail), Kennington (London Underground), Lambeth North (London Underground) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Southernwood Retail Park, Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate, Burgess Business Park |
| Distance from our base | about 8 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Southwark |
What we do in Elephant and Castle
Tyre work in Elephant and Castle.
What comes out of the van covers tyres and wheels and nothing else. A replacement in the size the car wears, ordered to match its load and speed markings, run-flat, EV and van fitments included. A tread puncture mended to BS AU 159, but only once somebody has read the inside of the casing, since that is the one honest way to know a repair is permitted. A burst tyre changed and the rim checked. Locking nuts drawn off where the key has vanished. Nothing else: no brakes, no batteries, no wheel alignment.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Elephant and Castle
Drives, bays and car parks.
Basement and podium car parks under the blocks are the best surfaces here, level and out of the weather, and the only condition is that whoever controls the barrier expects a van. Next after that comes a permit bay on one of the quieter turnings. Where the tyre will carry the car a short distance, the public car parks over by Waterloo and Bermondsey Square give room to work. The junction itself, the Bricklayers Arms flyover and the A3 approaches are all out of the question.
Most of the residential calls come from the towers and blocks around Walworth Road and New Kent Road, where parking is underground or on a podium deck rather than at a kerb. Those are good places to work as soon as the concierge waves the van through, so give the building name and the level. Street parking is controlled throughout and the main roads are red routes, which leaves the quieter turnings off London Road and St George's Road for anyone without a bay. The Congestion Charge zone reaches down to the junction, with New Kent Road forming its southern edge, and the area lies inside the ULEZ. Neither charge lands on a parked car with its wheel in the fitter's hands.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Elephant and Castle.
The Elephant is busy at every hour and the night calls reflect it. Students and shift staff returning to a flat tyre in a basement bay, cab drivers wanting a wheel done before the morning. Somebody picks up at three in the morning just as readily as in the afternoon, and the figure is agreed on that call.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"From start to finish, Hiwad was incredibly professional and helpful."
KMKian MGoogle review
Elephant and Castle FAQs
Questions from Elephant and Castle.
Can you change a tyre at the Elephant and Castle junction?
Not on the junction or its approaches, which are no-stopping and far too busy to jack a car in. Get onto St George's Road, London Road or a turning off Walworth Road first, park up properly, then call with the road you are on and the size.
Will the van fit into the car park under my block?
Most basements and podium decks are fine, though headroom varies from building to building. Give the building name, the deck and the bay number at booking so the concierge can be told, and the fitter checks the ramp height on the way in.
Is Elephant and Castle inside the Congestion Charge zone?
The zone comes down to this junction, with New Kent Road along the southern boundary, so an address can fall either side of it by a street or two. It only bites on a vehicle being driven in charging hours. A parked car having a tyre changed pays nothing.
Which car parks can I meet you at around here?
The public ones over by Waterloo are the realistic choice, and only if the car is safe to drive that far. Elephant and Castle station has no parking to speak of, so a side street or the car park under your block is usually the better arrangement.
Nearby
Around Elephant and Castle.
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Off the junction, on St George's Road or under a Walworth Road block, the tyre is done at the car.