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"Good communication, excellent work and takes the initiative. Happy to go the extra mile, highly recommended if you're in a tyre-related bit of bother!"
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Riddlesdown, Greater London · CR8 and CR2
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Riddlesdown.
Riddlesdown takes its name from the common up on the ridge, with Mitchley Avenue crossing it and the station tucked below. Rescue Tyres arrives with the tyre, the kit and a way of taking the old one off your hands.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Riddlesdown?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Riddlesdown.
Living on a ridge means every road out of Riddlesdown goes downhill one way and up the other, which is why a soft tyre gets noticed here before it gets ignored. The A2022 along Mitchley Avenue and the B269 over towards Sanderstead are the routes people use daily, and both are better left than limped along. Park up, ring the number, read out the size, and a fitter brings a match to the address.
| Postcode districts | CR8, CR2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Godstone Road (A22); Mitchley Avenue (A2022); Downs Court Road (A2022); Rectory Park (A2022) |
| Nearest stations | Riddlesdown (National Rail), Kenley (National Rail), Purley (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Twin Bridges Business Park, Ullswater Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 18 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Croydon |
What we do in Riddlesdown
Tyre work in Riddlesdown.
A call from CR8 or CR2 gets the same range as anywhere: tyres in budget, mid range and premium, sized off the sidewall, including run flat, performance, all season and EV fitments. Tread punctures are repaired to BS AU 159 where the damage sits inside the standard, which saves a perfectly good tyre. Blowouts and kerb splits are replaced on the spot. A seized or keyless locking nut is drawn off first so the wheel can come away.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Riddlesdown
Drives, bays and car parks.
The practical surfaces here are house drives, hardstandings and the quieter residential roads where a car can sit clear of a junction. A public car park is fine when the car has been left there for the day. Sloping ground is the one real constraint on the ridge, and it is dealt with by choosing the evenest patch and chocking the wheels. A grass verge is never a surface to jack a car on.
The bulk of calls come from houses on the roads climbing away from Mitchley Avenue and from the streets that fall towards the station. Drives are the norm and they are the best place for the work. For anyone whose car is already out, there is parking at Riddlesdown Common, the multi storey and station car park down at Purley, and the supermarket car parks. Twin Bridges Business Park takes care of the working vehicles. Selsdon Park Road and Addington Road carry the A2022 east, and they are roads to come off before stopping. All of this is Greater London, so the ULEZ applies constantly, though a car that is not being driven is charged nothing.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Riddlesdown.
The late ring from Riddlesdown is usually somebody off a last train who has found a wheel down in the station car park, or a household spotting it the evening before an early drive. The number is live around the clock, every day of the year.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Great service. Friendly, fast and saved me at a late hour."
HSHassan SkaikyGoogle review
Riddlesdown FAQs
Questions from Riddlesdown.
Where can you work if I have no driveway?
The roads either side of Mitchley Avenue are wide enough along most stretches, and the parking at Riddlesdown Common is an option. Purley multi storey and its station parking are close by too, if the car happens to be down the hill already.
Can a tyre be repaired or will I need a new one?
That hangs on where the damage sits. A nail sitting well inside the tread band, no more than six millimetres across, can be patched from inside under BS AU 159. Damage out at the shoulder or on the sidewall, or a tyre run flat along the B269, gets replaced.
Do you come out to Riddlesdown at the weekend?
Seven days, bank holidays included. Weekend work here is often a tyre found on a Saturday that has to be right for Monday. Book by phone or online, agree the price beforehand, and settle up after the wheel goes back on.
Is there a charge for driving through the zone to reach me?
The van meets the emissions standard, so nothing is added for that. Your own car only matters if it is being driven inside the zone; sitting on a drive at Riddlesdown while a tyre is fitted attracts no charge at all.
Nearby
Around Riddlesdown.
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Stuck in Riddlesdown? Call now.
Riddlesdown Common, Mitchley Avenue or a drive near the station: the tyre is brought to you.