★★★★★
"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."
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Lessness Heath, Greater London · DA8 and DA17
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Lessness Heath.
Lessness Heath sits between Erith and Belvedere stations, with Erith Road along one side and the Picardy roads dropping away towards the river on the other. Tyres are mended or replaced at the vehicle by Rescue Tyres, any day of the week.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Lessness Heath?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Lessness Heath.
The layout here does the damage. Erith Road and Fraser Road carry the through traffic, while Picardy Road, Picardy Street and Lower Road thread between houses with kerbs that catch a wheel on a tight line. Add the debris that any busy A road produces and you get the two familiar outcomes: a slow leak that shows up as a warning light, or an alloy with a bite out of it. Both get sorted wherever the car happens to be parked, which in DA17 usually means outside the house.
| Postcode districts | DA8, DA17 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Erith Road (A220); Fraser Road (A206); Bexley Road (A220); Bronze Age Way (A2016) |
| Nearest stations | Erith (National Rail), Belvedere (National Rail), Barnehurst (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Europa Trading Estate, Hamlet International Industrial Estate, ISIS Reach Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 18 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Bexley |
What we do in Lessness Heath
Tyre work in Lessness Heath.
What gets done in Lessness Heath covers the usual ground. Fresh rubber in the correct fitment, fetched to match the sidewall and fitted at the address. Puncture work governed by BS AU 159: central tread, damage no wider than 6 mm, no sign the tyre has run while flat, repaired from the inside if all three hold. Tyres that have let go replaced outright. Locking nuts extracted where the key has vanished. Someone answers the phone overnight and at weekends alike.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Lessness Heath
Drives, bays and car parks.
Most of this district has frontage, so a drive is usually available and always preferred. Where it is not, a residential road works provided the car is straight against the kerb and not on a blind bend. The Asda car park offers public bays with room to move for anyone whose vehicle can still be driven there. Yards on the ISIS Reach and Easter Industrial Park sites take commercial work when the operator expects a visit. The A2016 and the Picardy Manorway approach are not options.
Calls arrive from the streets off Erith Road, the roads running down through the Picardy side towards Lower Belvedere, and from the houses nearer Northumberland Heath. Two stations sit within easy reach, Belvedere and Erith, and cars left near either for the day are the ones found flat in the evening. Picardy Manorway crosses towards Bronze Age Way, and neither is a place for a wheel to come off: they are through routes with no margin. The domestic streets are a different story, generally wide and largely unrestricted, which is what a fitter wants. DA17 and DA8 are both London postcodes, so the ULEZ covers them constantly, though the charge never reaches a car that is standing on its jack.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Lessness Heath.
Belvedere and Erith both have early trains, so the first calls of the day often come before dawn from people who cannot afford to miss one. Others ring late after a drive home with a tyre losing air. Either way the phone is picked up, the vehicle and size are confirmed, and you hear the cost up front rather than afterwards.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Life saver. Sudden puncture, hard-to-find tyre. They got back to me within 10 minutes and did a mobile tyre change."
JSJimmy SuGoogle review
Lessness Heath FAQs
Questions from Lessness Heath.
Can I be seen to in the Asda car park near here?
That car park is public and has bays with enough space around them, which suits a car that has driven itself there under its own power. Park well away from the trolley returns and the delivery lane, then say which side of the store you have stopped on.
Which station is closer, Erith or Belvedere?
Both are about the same short distance from the middle of Lessness Heath, so it depends which end you live at. Either way, leave the car on a nearby residential street instead of the railway's own parking, and give the road name when you call.
What happens if the puncture cannot be repaired?
A replacement is fitted instead, in the same size and ratings the vehicle already carries. The tyre travels with the fitter once the size is confirmed on the phone, so one visit normally covers both the inspection and the fitting.
Do you work on the roads down towards Lower Belvedere?
Those streets are covered along with the rest of DA17. The only caveat is the through routes: Picardy Manorway and the A2016 are for driving on, not for standing beside, so bring the car onto a side road first where that is possible.
Nearby
Around Lessness Heath.
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Picardy Road, Erith Road or a drive in DA17, with Belvedere station close by: the fitter attends.