★★★★★
"Very quick and efficient service."
LMLynn MillbournGoogle review
Putnoe, Bedfordshire · MK41
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Putnoe.
Putnoe sits between the B660 Kimbolton Road and the A4280 Goldington Road, with the villages of Renhold and Ravensden just beyond. Rescue Tyres comes out to MK41 and fits the tyre on the drive or in a supermarket car park.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Around 1.5 to 2 hours
Tyre trouble in Putnoe?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Putnoe.
Putnoe tyre trouble often shows itself during the weekly shop. A tyre that looked a little soft on the drive is plainly flat by the time the boot is loaded, and the car is sitting in a supermarket bay with nobody keen to drive it anywhere. With the store's agreement, that bay is a workable spot. The rest of the calls come from home, after a run along Goldington Road or Newnham Avenue has left a screw in the tread. Share the size code and the car's whereabouts, and the correct tyre is aboard when the van arrives.
| Postcode districts | MK41 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Goldington Road (A4280); Newnhame Ave; Newnham Avenue (A5140); Kimbolton Road (B660) |
| Estates and parks nearby | St Johns Retail Park, Viking Industrial Estate, Elms Farm Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 41 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Around 1.5 to 2 hours |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Bedford |
What we do in Putnoe
Tyre work in Putnoe.
Putnoe jobs come down to repair or replace. Whatever is stuck in the tread, the tyre is first removed from the rim and its inner face examined; a BS AU 159 patch-plug follows, provided the screw hole is central on the tread and measures 6 mm across or less. A slashed sidewall, or a tyre that has been driven around the car park while flat, gets a new tyre instead, matched to the car's size and ratings. A keyless locking nut is taken off with a removal tool and a standard nut goes back. Night calls are covered.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Putnoe
Drives, bays and car parks.
Home is the easy place: a drive or a garage front with the car on level ground. Kerbside suits the residential roads too, which are quiet and unrestricted. In a supermarket car park, an end bay or a quieter corner lets the van pull alongside and keeps shoppers clear of the jack, and it is courteous to let the store know. A car stopped on Kimbolton Road or Goldington Road itself is moved before any wheel comes off.
Most of Putnoe is housing, spread between Kimbolton Road and Goldington Road and across to the Brickhill and Goldington borders. Calls come from those homes, from the edge nearest Renhold, and from the supermarket car parks that serve this side of Bedford, where Waitrose, Aldi, Tesco, Lidl and the Co-op all draw cars in. With no public car park in Putnoe itself, a store car park is the realistic alternative to home, provided the manager does not object and the car is not blocking a trolley bay. The main roads are for driving on, not working on: a car that goes flat on Goldington Road is brought into a side road first. The streets here are unrestricted, so no permit is needed for the fitter to work at the kerb.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Putnoe.
In Putnoe the late calls usually come from people who get home from an evening out and notice a flat on the drive, or from somebody who must have the car at dawn for work. Somebody answers at any hour, takes the size and the address, and gives you the full cost before a van is sent.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Quick, helpful and very understanding of our situation."
EAEva AshmoreGoogle review
Putnoe FAQs
Questions from Putnoe.
Can you fit a tyre in a supermarket car park near Putnoe?
Store car parks work well enough if the manager is content with it. Take an end bay with clear space beside the flat, tell the fitter which store and which row, and the wheel comes off right there, shoppers kept well away from the jack.
Do you need a drive, or can you work on a Putnoe street?
A drive is ideal, but the residential roads in Putnoe are unrestricted and fairly quiet, so kerbside work is normally fine. The car should be parked straight, leaving the fitter room to stand on the traffic side without stepping into the road.
How do I read my tyre size before I call?
Look on the sidewall for the long code that begins with three digits, a slash and two more digits. Read out all of it, including the load and speed figures at the end, and the right tyre is loaded for your Putnoe address before the van sets out.
Can a burst tyre be sorted on the drive in Putnoe?
A tyre that has blown out is replaced rather than repaired, and that can be done on the drive. The fitter checks the rim for damage from being driven flat before the new tyre goes on, then balances the wheel before refitting it to the car.
Nearby
Around Putnoe.
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Stuck in Putnoe? Call now.
Kimbolton Road, Goldington Road or the supermarket car park: in Putnoe the fitter comes to the car.