★★★★★
"Fast and efficient, really good service, sociable guy."
AAAdam AntarGoogle review
Long Buckby, Northamptonshire · NN6
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Long Buckby.
Long Buckby is a Northamptonshire village with its own railway station and a Market Place at its heart. Rescue Tyres comes out to NN6 and the job gets done beside the car, be it parked on a drive, in the square or at the station.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off
Tyre trouble in Long Buckby?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Long Buckby.
A village with a railway station gets a particular kind of call. The car sits at Long Buckby station all day, and the driver comes back from work to a tyre that has given up. The rest are home calls from the streets off the High Street and King Street, where a slow puncture gets noticed on a Saturday morning. Either way, nothing needs towing. Pass on the tyre size and the car's whereabouts, and the fitter arrives carrying the replacement.
| Postcode districts | NN6 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | High Street (B5358); King Street (B5385); West Street (B5385); East Street (B5385) |
| Nearest stations | Long Buckby (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Wharf Works |
| Distance from our base | about 62 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Daventry |
What we do in Long Buckby
Tyre work in Long Buckby.
Home and station jobs follow one pattern. With the wheel removed, the tyre gets worked free of its rim and the casing examined on the inside, and a puncture that sits within the BS AU 159 rules is sealed with an internal patch-plug. Anything else, a gash, a bulge or a casing driven on while flat, calls for a new tyre of the correct size, balanced before refitting. Locking nuts without a key are extracted and a set of standard nuts goes on in their place. Calls are taken 24 hours a day.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Long Buckby
Drives, bays and car parks.
A drive is ideal, and many houses around the village have one. The Market Place car park gives the fitter space to work if the car is parked within a bay and not blocking anyone. Station parking at Long Buckby is run by the railway, so check the operator is happy with a tyre change there; if not, a nearby street will do. Shop parking at the Co-op is for customers, so ask before relying on it. Verges and lane edges are never used.
The village centres on the Market Place, with the High Street, King Street, West Street and East Street running off it. A car on one of those central streets can usually be done at the kerb if it is parked clear of junctions and bends; if not, a car that can still roll is better moved to the Market Place car park. Around the edges of the village, drives are the norm. Long Buckby station is half a mile from the middle, and its parking is where commuters most often find a flat. Wharf Works, out by Long Buckby Wharf, brings some trade vehicle calls, as do the houses towards Whilton. The Co-op makes a handy landmark when giving directions.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Long Buckby.
The late calls from Long Buckby are usually commuters off the last trains who walk back to a car sitting flat at the station, and residents who need it first thing. Ring from the car park or the house, give the size, and the full cost is spelt out before anything is booked.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Very quick and efficient service."
LMLynn MillbournGoogle review
Long Buckby FAQs
Questions from Long Buckby.
Can you change a tyre at Long Buckby station?
Station parking belongs to the railway, so it depends on the operator being content with the work. Plenty of commuters shift a car that is still driveable to a street nearby, which avoids the question. Let the fitter know the car's exact spot and read him the size off the tyre.
Is the Market Place car park in Long Buckby usable for a tyre change?
It is a public car park and works well when the car sits inside a bay with room around the flat wheel. Describe roughly where in it you have parked, and whether the car could still be nudged a short distance if needed.
Do you cover Long Buckby Wharf and Whilton?
Both are covered along with the rest of NN6 around the village. Houses out that way often sit on lanes, so tuck the car off the lane, on a drive or in a gateway, before the fitter arrives, and send a location pin if the house is set back from the road.
How far ahead do I have to book in Long Buckby?
There is no set notice period. The line is answered every day, at night too, so ring 07473 720871 when the problem appears; a realistic arrival time is set during that call, based on where the van is setting out from.
Nearby
Around Long Buckby.
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The Market Place, Long Buckby station or a drive near King Street: the fitter comes to the car.