★★★★★
"Fast and great service! Thanks for the Friday night rescue."
LBLewis BourneGoogle review
Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire · NN2
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Kingsthorpe.
Kingsthorpe lines the A508 Harborough Road on the northern side of Northampton, with Kingsthorpe Grove and Welford Road feeding into it. Rescue Tyres packs a matching tyre with the fitting kit and makes for whichever NN2 kerb or drive the car is on.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off
Tyre trouble in Kingsthorpe?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Kingsthorpe.
Most Kingsthorpe tyre trouble is picked up within a mile of home. The A508 brings traffic up from Barrack Road and Kingsthorpe Road, and the turns onto Kingsthorpe Grove and Welford Road see plenty of kerb contact from cars cutting the corner. A screw collected on Harborough Road often loses air overnight rather than on the move, so the flat is discovered on the drive next morning. Ring with the tyre size and the NN2 postcode, and the right tyre is booked onto the van before it heads north.
| Postcode districts | NN2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Harborough Road (A508); Kingsthorpe Road (A508); Barrack Road (A508); Kingsthorpe Grove (A5095) |
| Nearest stations | Northampton (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Bunting Road Industrial Estate, Kings Heath Industrial Estate, Grafton Street Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 55 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Northampton |
What we do in Kingsthorpe
Tyre work in Kingsthorpe.
Whatever sits on the drive, a tyre can be found for it: budget, mid-range and premium lines, plus run-flats, SUV and 4x4 sizes, van tyres, EV fitments, performance rubber, and winter or all-season patterns. With a nail, the tyre is demounted and looked at from the inside first, and if the hole lies where BS AU 159 permits, a plug and patch seal it from within. After a blowout the rim is checked over and a fresh tyre goes on. A lost locking-nut key does not stop the job either, and calls are taken round the clock.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Kingsthorpe
Drives, bays and car parks.
A drive comes first, then a residents' bay with space on the kerb side. Supermarket car parks along the A508 and Welford Road take a car that can limp a few hundred yards, provided the bay sits at the far edge and the store raises no objection. Kings Heath units with their own yard are the answer for vans, once the site has been told who is turning up. Double yellow lines, bus stops and the Harborough Road carriageway are not usable, whatever the state of the tyre.
Calls come from the terraced streets towards Kingsthorpe Hollow and St David's, the roads around Queen's Park and Spring Park, and the units on the Kings Heath and Bunting Road industrial estates. Where the house has a drive, that is where the wheel comes off and nobody has to shift the car. Terraced streets are harder: a residents' bay is usable with a valid permit showing, but a fitter needs room on the wheel side, so say so if the flat side is hemmed in by a wall or a neighbour's bumper. The supermarket car parks near the main road, Asda, Aldi and Waitrose among them, have space for a tyre change when the store is content. Harborough Road itself is off limits, far too busy to jack a car beside. Northampton levies no clean-air charge, so emissions never come into a Kingsthorpe job.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Kingsthorpe.
After dark, Kingsthorpe rings for two reasons: a flat spotted on the drive by someone heading out to an early shift, or a Bunting Road van that will miss its first drop. The line never shuts, and you hear the combined figure for tyre and visit while still on the phone.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"After damaging my tyre on a pothole I found myself in an unfamiliar area. Within 20 minutes of calling Rescue Tyres they came to my rescue. Wholeheartedly recommend."
DSDaniella SaccoGoogle review
Kingsthorpe FAQs
Questions from Kingsthorpe.
Is the Asda or Aldi car park in Kingsthorpe somewhere the tyre can be changed?
A supermarket bay with open space around it is a practical place to work, provided the store does not mind. Leave it at the quieter edge, clear of trolley shelters and the entrance lanes, then say which shop and roughly which row you are in.
My car is on a terraced street near Kingsthorpe Hollow. Is that a problem?
Rarely, so long as the parking is lawful and a jack can reach the flat corner. Where cars sit bumper to bumper, rolling yours forward a foot or two first helps. Send the street name and say which corner of the car has the damaged tyre.
Do you come out to the Kings Heath and Bunting Road industrial estates?
Both estates are on the round for vans and cars. Clear hardstanding in front of the unit is ideal, as long as the site manager has been warned. Name the unit, give the plate, and read the complete sidewall code, since commercial tyres have a load index all of their own.
How far is Kingsthorpe from where the van starts?
Brent Cross in north London is the starting point, some 55 miles off as the crow flies. Get in touch on 07473 720871, by phone or WhatsApp, and, while you are talking, the two of you settle a realistic time for the van reaching NN2.
Nearby
Around Kingsthorpe.
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Harborough Road, Welford Road or a Kings Heath yard: wherever the car is in Kingsthorpe, the fitter comes to it.