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Mobile tyre fitting
in Hampton.
This is Hampton in TW12, the Richmond upon Thames riverside between Platts Eyot and Hampton Hill, and not the Hampton in any other county. Rescue Tyres brings the tyre to the address you give and fits it there.
A fitter at your car
in Hampton.
Two very different roads shape the tyre work here. The A308 runs the length of the river as Upper Sunbury Road and Thames Street, carrying through traffic out towards the Sunbury Cross junction, and debris on a road like that finds tyres. By contrast the A311 High Street is a slow run of shops where wheels meet kerbs at parking speed. Both end in the same phone call: one tyre down, the car outside the house, and no wish to drive it anywhere.
| Postcode districts | TW12 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Upper Sunbury Road (A308); Thames Street (A308); Hampton Court Road (A308); Uxbridge Road (A312) |
| Nearest stations | Hampton (National Rail), Fulwell (National Rail), Teddington (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 1 (Sunbury Cross), about 2.4 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Holly Road Industrial Estate, Princes Works, Hanworth Trading Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 12 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Richmond upon Thames |
Tyre work in Hampton.
The everyday Hampton job is a puncture repair: wheel off, tyre broken down and inspected inside, patch-plug fitted to BS AU 159 where the injury lies in the tread and is modest enough to permit it. Where it is not, the replacement is ordered against the size on the sidewall, economy up to premium, and run-flat, 4x4, van, EV and winter patterns are all obtainable. Burst tyres, emergency replacements and locking nuts with no key left are all part of the same visit.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
A front drive in TW12 is the easiest working space there is, and most of Hampton has one. Failing that, a kerbside space on a residential road off Park Road or Hampton Road serves, so long as the car is clear of a bend and one side is free to jack from. High Street Car Park gives marked bays if you are already among the shops. A unit yard on one of the trading estates is fine with the site in agreement. Soft ground near the river and the A308 are both out.
Hampton is mostly houses, which makes it straightforward. The roads off Church Street and Wellington Road have front drives and enough width to work at the kerb, and the same holds around The Beveree. Closer to the water on Thames Street the frontages tighten and cars sit nose-in on the road itself, so say which side you are on. Hampton station is a short walk up from the High Street and suits people who leave the car all day. North and west of the A312 Uxbridge Road the character changes to trade: Holly Road Industrial Estate, Hanworth Trading Estate, Mount Road Industrial Estate and Hampton Business Park all keep vehicles that earn their living, and a tyre off the road there costs somebody a day.

24 hours in Hampton.
Late calls in Hampton come from two directions. Residents find a flat as they park up for the evening, and trade drivers off the Hanworth estates need the van usable before the next morning. Somebody answers at any hour, and the tyre goes on that night when the size is aboard.
What drivers say.
"Came in for a popped tyre, was fixed quickly and efficiently."
Questions from Hampton.
There are several places called Hampton. Which one do you cover?
Is a car parked on Thames Street somewhere you can work?
Can you attend a unit on the Hanworth Trading Estate?
A tyre has gone down near the Sunbury Cross junction. What should I do?
Around Hampton.
Stuck in Hampton? Call now.
Thames Street, the A311 High Street or a Hanworth estate yard: the tyre is fitted where the vehicle stands.
