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Kew, Greater London · W4
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Kew.
Kew has the A205 running past to Kew Bridge, the A4 Great West Road along the top and Chiswick Roundabout at the corner. Rescue Tyres comes out to the car itself, whether it is on a drive, a bay or an estate yard.
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Tyre trouble in Kew?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Kew.
Debris is the local theme. The stretch of Mortlake Road and Kew Road between Chiswick Roundabout and Kew Bridge carries heavy traffic all day, and what shakes loose on it ends up in somebody's tread a mile further on. Screws off the retail park account for a fair share of the rest. A puncture picked up that way normally holds air long enough to get home or back to a bay, and once the car has stopped moving the wheel is lifted and the tyre attended to there.
| Postcode districts | W4, TW9 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Mortlake Road (A205); Kew Road (A205); Great West Road (A4); Kew Bridge (A205) |
| Nearest stations | Chiswick (National Rail), Kew Bridge (National Rail), Gunnersbury (London Underground;London Overground) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout), about 0.4 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Kew Retail Park, Phoenix Trading Estate, Commerce Road Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 7 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 Kew
Tyre work in Kew.
Three headings cover Kew: new rubber, repairs and things that have gone badly wrong. Tyres are matched exactly to the sidewall marking, across budget, middle and premium ranges, run-flat and EV fitments among them. A screw sitting well inside the tread line comes out and the hole is closed from inside the casing, the method BS AU 159 sets down, rather than plugged from the road side. A wrecked tyre is exchanged and its rim inspected. A locking nut minus its key comes away with the alloy unscathed.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Kew
Drives, bays and car parks.
Hardstanding at the front of the house wins where there is one, and Kew has plenty. After that comes a permit bay on a side street, so long as the fitter is not kneeling in the path of passing traffic. Kew Retail Park bays are wide and level, so a car that still drives can meet the van there with the site's agreement. An estate yard on Commerce Road suits a van having its wheels off. Nothing on the A4, the A205 carriageway or the roundabout approaches is usable.
Callers ring from the residential roads between Kew Gardens station and the A205, from the blocks near Kew Bridge station, and from working units on Phoenix Trading Estate, Commerce Road Industrial Estate and West Cross Industrial Park. Houses here often have a front garden turned over to hardstanding, the easiest surface of the lot. Where there is none, a controlled bay does the job on a valid permit. Kew Retail Park and Brentford Gate Car Park both leave room around a bay to jack a car safely, though a retail park is private ground and its staff should know a van is coming in. The A4 and Gunnersbury Avenue on the A406 are not working places at any hour. Everything here falls within the ULEZ, which bills vehicles in motion and not ones at rest.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Kew.
Overnight ringing from this corner tends to be drivers off the A4 or Chiswick Roundabout who have crept into a side street, and estate units loading up before dawn. Whatever the hour, ring and read out the size, and you will be given an honest idea of when the van can reach you.
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What drivers say.
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Kew FAQs
Questions from Kew.
Can you fit a tyre in the Kew Retail Park car park?
The bays there are wide and flat, which makes them a sound place to meet when the car still drives. It is private land, so park clear of the entrance lanes and tell us the row. Should the operator object, a side street off Mortlake Road serves instead.
Which postcodes does Kew fall into for a callout?
Both W4 and TW9 are in use across the district, which confuses deliveries more than it confuses us. Give the full postcode and whichever side road you are nearest, plus the tyre size, so the van leaves loaded with the right thing.
I have a nail in the tread after driving Mortlake Road. Is that repairable?
Very likely, so long as it sits in the middle portion of the tread and the opening is six millimetres or under. Off the rim it comes, and the inside gets studied, since the state of the liner decides everything. Damage to the sidewall cannot be mended, and that means a new tyre.
Do you attend the trading estates off Commerce Road?
Estate yards are among the better places to work: level, private and out of the traffic, with room for a long vehicle. Let whoever runs the site know a fitter is coming through the gate, and have the van or car standing where its wheels can be reached.
Nearby
Around Kew.
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Stuck in Kew? Call now.
Kew Retail Park, Kew Gardens station or a hardstanding in TW9, and a fitter brings the tyre to you.