★★★★★
"Had a rapidly deflating tyre. Rang Rescue Tyres, they had it in stock and I was back on the road within an hour."
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Osidge, Greater London · N14
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Osidge.
Osidge is the stretch of N14 hung on Osidge Lane, between Hampden Square and Brunswick Park, with Southgate station down the road. Rescue Tyres comes out to the address and changes the wheel on the spot.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in Osidge?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Osidge.
Suburban tyre trouble is undramatic and it is what this district produces. A screw goes in somewhere on the school run or the trip to the shops, nobody notices, and the pressure warning shows up on Osidge Lane two days later. Most cars here get parked at home or within sight of it, which makes the job simple: the fitter attends the address, lifts the wheel clear of the ground and either mends or replaces the tyre there.
| Postcode districts | N14, EN4 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Chase Side (A111); Cat Hill Roundabout; Bramley Road (A110); Cat Hill (A110) |
| Nearest stations | Southgate (London Underground), Oakwood (London Underground), Oakleigh Park (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Friern Bridge Retail Park, Brunswick Industrial Estate, Meadow Works |
| Distance from our base | about 5 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Barnet |
What we do in Osidge
Tyre work in Osidge.
The van turns up to do wheel and tyre work, and that is the entire menu. A tyre gone down on the drive is taken off the rim, checked inside and repaired to BS AU 159 provided the injury falls inside the limits that standard draws. Anything outside them is replaced with a new tyre in the correct size. Lose the locking key and the nut is drawn out anyway, with a plain one fitted in its place. There are no batteries, brakes or servicing here and part-worn tyres are not sold at all.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Osidge
Drives, bays and car parks.
The drive at the house is what this place is built around and it is where nearly every job finishes. Failing that, one of the quieter turnings off Osidge Lane, with the car aligned to the kerb and space enough to set a wheel down beside it. Friern Bridge Retail Park is private ground and would need the site's blessing first. The A111 through traffic and the approaches to Southgate Circus are unsuitable at any time of day.
The odd thing about Osidge is that it straddles two postcode districts, N14 and EN4, so an address barely a hundred yards from another can carry a different one. Say the postcode and the road when you ring. Calls come from the semis along Osidge Lane and Brunswick Park Road, from Hampden Square, and from the roads running up towards Chase Side and the A111. Almost all of it is driveway country, which is the reason most visits are straightforward. There is no public car park in Osidge itself, so nobody should be sent to one: the alternatives are a side street with the car parked square, or a supermarket or retail site where the operator has agreed. Chase Side and the roundabout at Cat Hill carry too much traffic for work at the kerb.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Osidge.
The N14 phone tends to ring late when somebody has come home from a shift, walked past the car and seen a tyre sitting flat on the drive. The car is not going anywhere overnight, which takes the pressure off. A time is agreed on the call and the wheel is dealt with then.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"I urgently needed to replace my tyres and the team were prompt, friendly and efficient at a great price."
JIJisoo ImGoogle review
Osidge FAQs
Questions from Osidge.
Is Osidge in N14 or EN4?
Both appear, which is why a full postcode tells a fitter more here than the district name does. Give the full one when you ring along with the road, since Osidge Lane and the streets off it run across the boundary between the two and the satnav needs the precise address.
Is there a car park in Osidge where we could meet?
Nowhere public, no. Osidge has no car park of its own, which means there is nowhere honest to send you. A drive is the better answer, and a quiet residential turning is the next one. Anything on a retail site belongs to the operator and needs asking about in advance.
How close is Southgate station if I commute from there?
It is under a mile from most of Osidge, which makes leaving the car at home the more sensible plan. Park it on the drive, let the fitter know when somebody will be in, and the wheel is swapped during the day with no involvement from you at all.
Can a puncture be repaired, or do I need a whole new tyre?
It turns on where the object went in. A hole in the tread, well clear of the shoulders and smaller across than 6 mm, can be repaired from within the casing. Sidewall damage, a bulge, or a tyre run flat for any distance means a replacement instead.
Nearby
Around Osidge.
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Osidge Lane, Hampden Square or Brunswick Park Road: the wheel is lifted wherever you left the car.