★★★★★
"Excellent service from start to finish. He came out quickly to help my mum change her tyre and was extremely friendly."
EHEllie-Mai HalesGoogle review
Finsbury, Greater London · WC1X
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Finsbury.
Finsbury is the stretch of EC1V between Angel and the City, where flats sit above shops and every bay is spoken for. A fitter drives out from Brent Cross with your size already loaded and works at the kerb.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in Finsbury?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Finsbury.
Tyre damage in Finsbury tends to come off the ring road. City Road and Pentonville Road carry the A501 around the top of the City, and one lane change into a sunken drain cover or a kerb taken on a tight turn will split a sidewall or knock a wheel out of true. Screws from the endless building work do the slower version. Either way the car usually gets home first and the trouble shows up cold in the morning, parked on an EC1V street with nowhere obvious to take it.
| Postcode districts | WC1X, EC1R, N1 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Pentonville Road (A501); Baron Street; King's Cross Road (A201); Penton Rise (A501) |
| Nearest stations | Angel (London Underground), King's Cross St Pancras (London Underground), London King's Cross (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Roman Way Industrial Estate, Hannover Industrial Estate, Grand Vitesse Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 6 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Islington |
What we do in Finsbury
Tyre work in Finsbury.
New rubber is matched to the code moulded into your sidewall, van, performance and run-flat fitments included, and the worn tyre is taken away. Punctures are handled away from the rim, because the casing has to be read from within; where the damage falls inside the limits set by BS AU 159 the tyre is saved rather than sold against. A burst gets a replacement and a rim inspection. Locking nuts that have lost their key are drawn off with a dedicated socket. The phone is covered seven days a week.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Finsbury
Drives, bays and car parks.
Underground parking beneath a block is the most comfortable surface in Finsbury and the one many people here already have, though access is arranged through the managing agent rather than by us. A resident bay on a turning off Goswell Road is the next best thing. Street jobs are worked from the pavement side wherever the traffic allows. A car left half up a kerb needs all four wheels back on the level first, and a bay too short for the van to stand beside is worth swapping before the visit.
Callers here divide between the estates and mansion blocks off City Road, the offices around Wakley Street and Goswell Road, and people who leave a car near Angel and take the train in. The zone edge for the Congestion Charge follows City Road and Pentonville Road themselves, which are free to drive, while the streets south of them lie inside it; a standing car pays neither that nor anything under the ULEZ. Parking is controlled everywhere and the side turnings are narrow, so the fitter wants the bay type and the nearest junction rather than a rough description. Out of the question are the A501 kerb itself and any bay carrying a suspension notice.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Finsbury.
The night list in Finsbury is short and predictable: shifts finishing at odd hours, and drivers who come back to a car sitting flat under a street light. Whoever answers takes the size, the postcode and the bay, confirms what the job comes to, and gives you a realistic arrival time before anybody sets off.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Arrived and was very kind and polite. Reassured me about changing the tyres and was quick and attentive straight away."
EBEliza BarclayGoogle review
Finsbury FAQs
Questions from Finsbury.
Where does Finsbury actually start and finish?
Take it as the EC1V and EC1R streets between Angel and Old Street, with Clerkenwell on the western side and St Luke's on the eastern one. All of that is covered, along with the blocks on either side of City Road and Goswell Road.
Is the van allowed into the Congestion Charge zone to reach me?
It comes in every working day and the charge is ours to deal with, not something added onto your job. The zone edge follows City Road and Pentonville Road themselves, so an address on either of them sits outside the charging area anyway.
My car is in a basement under a block off City Road. Can a tyre be changed down there?
Basements make good workshops provided the managing agent or the porter is happy with it and the ramp has headroom for a van. Ask them, then pass on the level and the bay. Otherwise drive it up to a street bay and the job happens there instead.
Can a tyre be brought out to me at Angel station?
Angel has no station car park to speak of, so meeting there means a bay on a nearby side turning rather than the station itself. Give the road name and the bay type on the call, and the van will be brought to wherever it is standing.
Nearby
Around Finsbury.
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City Road, Wakley Street or a bay near Angel: the tyre is brought to the car and fitted there.