"After damaging my tyre on a pothole I found myself in an unfamiliar area. Within 20 minutes of calling Rescue Tyres they came to my rescue. Wholeheartedly recommend."
Mobile tyre fitting
in Round Green.
Round Green is where Stockingstone Road and Hitchin Road come together beside the A505, a little under a mile from Luton station. Rescue Tyres works at your car, on a drive or a quiet street, with the correct tyre already in the van.
A fitter at your car
in Round Green.
Few parts of Luton have as many main roads crowded round them. Stockingstone Road and Hitchin Road carry the A5228, Vauxhall Way and Stopsley Way are both A505, and the A6 passes on Crescent Road, Hucklesby Way and New Bedford Road. So many junctions mean punctures arrive from all sides, but the flat itself is usually spotted on the drive. The answer is a van coming to Round Green, not the car crawling out of it.
| Postcode districts | LU2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | New Bedford Road (A6); Crescent Road (A6); Hucklesby Way (A6); Stockingstone Road (A5228) |
| Nearest stations | Luton (National Rail), Luton Airport Parkway (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Luton Retail Park, Butterfield Business Park, Flowers Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 23 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Luton |
Tyre work in Round Green.
Most Round Green work is either a nail in the tread or a tyre simply worn out. Every puncture is judged from the inside of the tyre, and a repair is offered only where BS AU 159 is satisfied, small damage inside the central tread. When a tyre is worn or beyond saving, its successor is sourced to the same size and ratings. A burst tyre is changed after the wheel has been checked, and a locking nut can be removed even when its key cannot be found.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
Most Round Green jobs are done on a drive or beside the house, provided the car is lawfully parked and there is room to work along the damaged side. A commuter's car near Luton station is worked on only where the operator agrees, never in a drop-off lane or a short stay bay needed by others. Main roads and their junctions are out of bounds, and so is any staff car park, which is private ground however empty it looks.
Round Green takes in residential streets between High Town, Hart Hill and Stopsley, every one of them in LU2. Nearness to the station matters here: Luton station is under a mile away, and commuters who drive in ask whether the tyre can be done while they are at work. That depends on the car park operator, and drop-off zones are never suitable. Closer to the town centre, parking is controlled, so a permit bay needs the car legally parked in it. Stockingstone Road, Hitchin Road and the A505 roundabouts offer nowhere to kneel beside a wheel, and a car that fails on them must be moved into a side street before any work.

24 hours in Round Green.
After dark, Round Green calls come from commuters back on a late train who walk to the car and find it sitting low, and from people leaving before dawn for the airport. Whoever picks up takes the address and size, and the price for the visit is settled during that same call.
What drivers say.
"Life saver. Sudden puncture, hard-to-find tyre. They got back to me within 10 minutes and did a mobile tyre change."
Questions from Round Green.
Can you fit a tyre on my car at Luton station while I am at work?
A tyre went down on Stockingstone Road near Round Green. Can you come to the car there?
Is parking controlled in Round Green?
How do I read the tyre size before calling from Round Green?
Around Round Green.
Stuck in Round Green? Call now.
Between Stockingstone Road, Hitchin Road and Luton station, the fitter comes to the car in Round Green.
