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Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire · HP10 and HP11
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Flackwell Heath.
Flackwell Heath sits on the ridge above Loudwater, with the A4094 at Knaves Beech Way below it and the motorway barely a mile off at the Knaves Beech junction. Rescue Tyres comes up the hill to the car.
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Tyre trouble in Flackwell Heath?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Flackwell Heath.
Two things bring the calls in HP10. One is the descent: every route off this ridge drops towards the A40 London Road or Wycombe Lane, and hills and kerbs together are hard on a tyre that already has a weakness in it. The other is the motorway. Drivers leave at Knaves Beech with something flapping and head uphill looking for somewhere quiet to stop. Either way, a fitter goes to wherever the car has ended up.
| Postcode districts | HP10, HP11 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Knaves Beech Way (A4094); London Road (A40); Wycombe Lane (A4094) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 3 (Knaves Beech), about 1.0 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Knave's Beech Retail Park, Tannery Road Trade Park, Wycombe Retail Park |
| Distance from our base | about 21 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in High Wycombe |
What we do in Flackwell Heath
Tyre work in Flackwell Heath.
Tyres are brought up the hill to match what is already on the vehicle, right down to the load index and speed symbol, and the ordinary ranges are all obtainable. A nail through the tread is dealt with by dismounting the tyre and patching it internally, which is what BS AU 159 asks for. Anything that has burst gets renewed, the rim inspected for a buckled edge first. A wheel locked shut by a missing key is opened up. The callout line never closes.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Flackwell Heath
Drives, bays and car parks.
Drives and the estate roads above Loudwater take most jobs, provided the car is parked with the damaged side clear of anything passing. The Tesco car park is level and easy to find for anyone who has to move the vehicle to meet a fitter. With a site's say so, vans are handled in the yards at Knaves Beech Industrial Estate, The Wye Industrial Estate and Wooburn Industrial Park. The A4094 and the A40 London Road are both out, as is anywhere on the motorway network.
Most addresses on the heath have a drive, and the bulk of the work is done on one, from the houses near the top down towards Sheepridge and the Loudwater side. The village has no station, so nobody is meeting a train here; the traffic is shoppers, school runs and working vans. The Tesco car park serves as a meeting point when a car is drivable, though the bays belong to customers and a corner well away from the doors is the courteous choice. Knave's Beech Retail Park and the trade units at Tannery Road Trade Park have wider bays again. Off the table is the motorway: no wheel is ever changed on a live carriageway, on its hard shoulder or in a refuge, so a driver in trouble comes off at Knaves Beech or Handy Cross first.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Flackwell Heath.
The small hours here belong to the motorway. A tyre lets go on the way home, the driver comes off at Knaves Beech and grinds up onto the heath, then rings from a quiet road with the hazards going. The call is taken, the size is checked, and nothing starts until the total has been said out loud and agreed.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
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"Good and fast service."
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Flackwell Heath FAQs
Questions from Flackwell Heath.
I have a flat on the M40 near the Knaves Beech junction. Will you come to the hard shoulder?
Our fitters never work on a live carriageway, and hard shoulders and refuge areas are off limits too. Come off at Knaves Beech or Handy Cross while the car still rolls and stop on a side road up in Flackwell Heath. Where it cannot move, dial 999 or National Highways on 0300 123 5000.
Can a tyre be changed in the Tesco car park at Flackwell Heath?
That car park is level, lit and simple to direct a van towards, so it works well as a meeting point when the car is drivable. Choose a bay away from the entrance and the trolley bays, wait with the vehicle, and the work is done there.
Does living on a hill wear tyres out differently?
Constant descending and the tight turns off the ridge scrub the outer shoulder, so a tyre can still look legal across the middle while its edge has gone. Below 1.6 mm anywhere around the tread it is illegal, and both edges get checked before a replacement is recommended.
Do you cover Loudwater and Sheepridge as well as Flackwell Heath?
Loudwater, Sheepridge, Fern and Berghers Hill all sit within a mile or so of the heath and share the same run, as do Wooburn Green and Bourne End further down. Send the postcode and a photograph of the sidewall markings and the correct tyre is loaded.
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Around Flackwell Heath.
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From the ridge above Loudwater to the Tesco car park and Knaves Beech, the tyre is changed at the car.