★★★★★
"Fast and reliable."
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Shooter's Hill, Greater London · SE18 and SE9
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Shooter's Hill.
The climb is the whole point of Shooter's Hill, with the A207 rising over it between Woolwich and Welling and the A2 relief road cutting past below. Rescue Tyres works at the vehicle up here, provided the ground it is standing on is level.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Shooter's Hill?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Shooter's Hill.
A hill changes what a tyre job needs. Cars come up and down the A207 all day, brakes and kerbs both get used harder than on the flat, and a wheel that catches a raised edge on a bend takes a real knock. The other common call is a tyre gone soft on a drive overnight. In both cases the wheel is dealt with at the address, but the fitter will want the car somewhere flat before anything is lifted.
| Postcode districts | SE18, SE9 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Well Hall Road (A205); Academy Road (A205); Woolwich Common (A205); Rochester Way Relief Road (A2) |
| Nearest stations | Falconwood (National Rail), Eltham (National Rail), Woolwich Arsenal (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Woolwich Dockyard Industrial Estate, Kingside Industrial Estate, Westminster Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 14 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Greenwich |
What we do in Shooter's Hill
Tyre work in Shooter's Hill.
Up here the job is usually one of these. A replacement tyre in whatever fitment the vehicle already runs, ordered from the sidewall reading before the van leaves. A repair to BS AU 159, which is possible when the object went through the middle of the tread and did no other harm. A blown tyre exchanged, the rim inspected for damage from running on it. With no locking key in the glovebox, the nut still comes away and the alloy survives. Wheels get balanced on the van before refitting, and the line runs 24 hours.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Shooter's Hill
Drives, bays and car parks.
Level ground beats everything on a hill like this. First choice is a drive or hardstanding, especially where the frontage has been cut flat into the slope. A side street away from the steepest sections works too, with the car parked parallel, the handbrake on and a wheel chock if there is any doubt. There are no public bays nearby worth naming, and a convenience store forecourt is no place to lift a car. The A207 carriageway and the A205 are both out.
Callers come from the roads spreading either side of Shooters Hill Road, from the streets down towards Well Hall and Falconwood, and from the Woolwich side where SE18 gets denser. Falconwood and Eltham stations are the usual commuter parking, and cars left at either all day turn up flat in the evening. There is no public car park up here to fall back on, so a driveway or a level residential street is the realistic answer, and the woodland parking is not somewhere to have a car jacked up. Academy Road and Woolwich Common carry the A205 traffic and are best left alone, as is the Rochester Way Relief Road below. Greenwich borough is inside the ULEZ at all hours, a charge on driving that a parked car never incurs.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Shooter's Hill.
Hospital and warehouse shifts around Woolwich account for a good share of the night calls, along with drivers who came over the hill late and felt the steering go heavy. The van brings its own lighting, so a dark drive is no obstacle. Ring 07473 720871 whenever it happens, describe the vehicle, and the amount is settled on the phone.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"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!"
DFDavid FordhamGoogle review
Shooter's Hill FAQs
Questions from Shooter's Hill.
Is there anywhere public to park up here for the job?
Not really, which is why a driveway or a quiet level street is the answer on Shooter's Hill. The woodland parking is not suitable for a car to be jacked up in. Say on the phone what the ground is like and the fitter will tell you whether it will do.
My tyre went on Shooters Hill Road. Where should I stop?
Turn off the A207 onto a residential road and find the flattest piece you can, then ring from there. Standing on the hill itself with traffic coming over the crest is not something anybody should be doing.
Can you reach Falconwood or Eltham station from here?
Both are near enough to be part of the same round. Railway parking belongs to the operator, so a residential turning close by is usually the simpler option. Send the road name plus a note of where along it you have stopped.
Does the slope stop you working on the car at all?
Only where it is genuinely steep. A gentle camber is fine and a fitter deals with those daily. A sharp gradient is different, because a jacked vehicle needs stable, level footing, so you may be asked to bring the car a little further down.
Nearby
Around Shooter's Hill.
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Stuck in Shooter's Hill? Call now.
Shooters Hill Road, the streets near Falconwood station or a level drive in SE18: the fitter comes out.