"Absolutely amazing service. First call-out for a replacement tyre after hours and I was amazed."
Mobile tyre fitting
in Putteridge.
Putteridge is on the LU2 edge of Luton, near the hamlets of Cockernhoe and Mangrove Green, with the A505 running past as Hitchin Road and Beech Hill. Rescue Tyres brings the tyre and fits it at the car.
A fitter at your car
in Putteridge.
In Putteridge a tyre problem is usually found rather than felt. The A505 passes as Hitchin Road and Beech Hill, and a nail picked up there or in the streets tends to show as a soft tyre on the drive rather than a failure on the move. Sometimes it is simply flat by the following morning. However it shows, nothing moves: the fitter drives out with the tyre already on board.
| Postcode districts | LU2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Hitchin Road (A505); Beech Hill (A505); Stopsley Way (A505) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Butterfield Business Park |
| Distance from our base | about 24 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Luton |
Tyre work in Putteridge.
At a Putteridge address the work covers tyres and wheels only. A replacement comes out in the car's size, goes on at the kerb or on the drive, and is balanced with the van's equipment. A tread puncture means the tyre comes off, the inside is examined, and a repair to BS AU 159 follows if the damage lies within the permitted area. Burst tyres are swapped after a rim check. Lost the key to a locking wheel nut? Dedicated tools deal with the nut, and the callout line is open all night.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
Drives and private yards do most of the work, because that is what Putteridge has. Houses on the lanes often have space to spare. For a car left at the kerb, the damaged side must face away from traffic, with firm, level ground under the jack. Putteridge offers no public car park as a fallback, so the job happens at the address. A lane verge is never suitable, as soft ground will not take a jack safely.
Putteridge has no station, no motorway junction nearby and no public car park, so almost everything is done at the address. Calls come from homes off Hitchin Road, from the streets towards Stopsley and Wigmore, and from properties near Cockernhoe, Mangrove Green, Tea Green and Wandon End, where one postcode can cover a lot of ground. Beyond them lies Lilley, the nearest village. On sloping or uneven ground, you may be asked to roll the car a few yards to somewhere flat. Vans based at Butterfield Business Park ring in as well. Luton has no clean air charge, whatever the vehicle, so that is one thing nobody here has to think about.

24 hours in Putteridge.
Out on this edge of Luton, night calls come from people back late along the lanes who would rather not leave a soft tyre until morning, and from early starters heading into town. Someone answers whatever the hour, checks the size with you, and the whole cost is confirmed while you are still deciding.
What drivers say.
"Good and fast service."
Questions from Putteridge.
Where can the tyre be fitted if there is no car park in Putteridge?
Do you come out to Cockernhoe and Mangrove Green too?
What if my car is parked on a slope?
Can a puncture be repaired at home instead of replacing the tyre?
Around Putteridge.
Stuck in Putteridge? Call now.
Hitchin Road, Beech Hill or a lane out past Cockernhoe: wherever the car waits, the tyre is fitted there.
