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Redbourn, Hertfordshire · AL3
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Redbourn.
Redbourn keeps its through traffic on the A5183 bypass and its own life on St Albans Road and Dunstable Road, with junction 9 of the M1 close by. Seven days a week, Rescue Tyres fits the new tyre at the car.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Redbourn?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Redbourn.
Most tyres that fail in Redbourn were hurt somewhere else. The A5183 bypass and the run to junction 9 of the M1 do the harm, and the village street is where the car finally gives up, usually next morning on a driveway. Redbourn Lane and the roads towards Flamstead and Trowley Bottom account for the kerbed rims. Quote the tyre code and an AL3 postcode and the right one leaves with the fitter.
| Postcode districts | AL3 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Redbourn Bypass (A5183); St Albans Road (A5183); Dunstable Road (A5183); Redbourn Lane (B487) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 9 (Friar's Wash), about 1.4 miles away |
| Distance from our base | about 17 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in St Albans |
What we do in Redbourn
Tyre work in Redbourn.
Out here the fitter carries the job to the door. New tyres are chosen by the markings on the old one, then fitted and balanced on the driveway. For a puncture through the tread, BS AU 159 is the test, and it is applied with the tyre stripped from its rim and the inner lining in view. A tyre that let go coming back from junction 9 is exchanged, the wheel examined first. Security nuts whose key has disappeared are drawn with a removal socket. Somebody takes calls through every hour of the night.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Redbourn
Drives, bays and car parks.
The driveway at the address is the working surface here, and most addresses have one. A parking court shared behind a terrace does as well. Where the owner has no parking at all, a neighbour's hard standing is usually the answer, since the village hall and the golf club keep their spaces for people visiting them. The A5183 bypass and the B487 Redbourn Lane are both unusable: traffic runs through and there is no safe footing at the side of the vehicle.
Calls come from the houses along St Albans Road and Dunstable Road, from the closes off Redbourn Lane, and from outlying addresses towards Hatching Green, Kinsbourne Green and Flamstead. Village properties generally come with their own parking, and that is where a fitter much prefers to be, on private ground with nobody working alongside moving traffic. The A5183 bypass is the opposite of that and no job takes place on it. Public parking in Redbourn is thin on the ground. The village hall and the golf club each have their own, but those exist for people using them, so neither is a place to send a stranger's car unasked. A driveable car with no room at home is better taken to a neighbour's hard standing.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Redbourn.
Redbourn ringing after dark usually means one of two things: a driver in off the M1 at junction 9 who felt something go and made it as far as the village, or somebody up early for a long journey who has found a tyre down. Calls are taken at any hour, and the price is agreed with you ahead of any departure.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Had two tyres replaced and was really impressed. Friendly and efficient, job completed quickly. Highly recommend!"
PNPegah NourmandGoogle review
Redbourn FAQs
Questions from Redbourn.
How far out does the round go from Redbourn?
Flamstead, Trowley Bottom, Kinsbourne Green, Hatching Green and the roads towards Harpenden are covered, along with the village. Every job starts with the van leaving its Brent Cross base in north London. Phone or WhatsApp 07473 720871 and the arrival window is settled during the call.
Can a fitter work at the village hall car park?
That parking exists for people using the hall, not for leaving a broken-down car, so it is a poor spot to sit waiting for a van. A driveway, a shared parking area or a neighbour's hard standing suits everyone better and is more comfortable besides.
Something went through the tyre on the A5183. Repair or replacement?
Nothing answers that except stripping the tyre from the wheel. A hole in the tread within the width the standard permits earns a proper internal repair. A cut through the wall, or a casing wrecked by running flat, has to be replaced.
Is a van tyre any trouble at a Redbourn address?
None at all. Van sizes and load ratings are ordered from the markings on the old one, exactly as for a car. Give the full code on the phone, and say if the van is loaded, since weight on the axle changes where and how it is jacked.
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Around Redbourn.
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Dunstable Road, Redbourn Lane or a driveway off St Albans Road: the work happens beside the vehicle.