★★★★★
"Fast and great service! Thanks for the Friday night rescue."
LBLewis BourneGoogle review
Sidcup, Greater London · DA14 and DA15
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Sidcup.
Sidcup runs on the A211 High Street, with Station Road and Elm Road feeding the A222 through the centre. Rescue Tyres arrives carrying the replacement, the tools and a wheel balancer, so nothing needs driving anywhere.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Sidcup?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Sidcup.
Two things put Sidcup drivers on the phone. One is the A20 Sidcup By-pass, which throws up whatever the traffic has shed, so a slow puncture often shows itself only once the car is home in DA14. The other is the town centre, where a wheel meets a kerb as somebody squeezes into a space on Station Road. Either way the wheel is dealt with where the car stands, and the size is read off the sidewall on the call.
| Postcode districts | DA14, DA15 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Sidcup By-pass (A20); Main Road (A211); High Street (A211); Elm Road (A222) |
| Nearest stations | Sidcup (National Rail), Albany Park (National Rail), New Eltham (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Crayfields Industrial Park |
| 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 Bexley |
What we do in Sidcup
Tyre work in Sidcup.
Most visits end in a new tyre bought to the markings on the old one: budget, mid-range or premium, with run-flats, vans, 4x4s, electric cars, performance cars and cold-weather sizes all sourced the same way. A nail in the tread means the cover comes off the rim, gets read internally, and is repaired to BS AU 159 where the damage sits within the permitted area. A tyre that has let go is swapped, with the rim inspected beforehand. A locking nut comes away even when the key is long gone. The callout line runs overnight.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Sidcup
Drives, bays and car parks.
Driveways take the bulk of it and the car does not shift an inch. Failing that, a side road off Elm Road or Church Road works if the car sits straight and clear of a junction. Main Road car park and the one behind Marlowe House are open to the public, with space beside a bay for a wheel to come off. The Morrisons and Lidl parking belongs to the stores, so that is a conversation to have at the desk first.
Nearly all of it takes place inside a small radius around the High Street. Calls arrive from flats and houses off Church Road and The Green, from Hurst Road and Perry Street, and from drivers who left a car near Sidcup station and came back to a soft tyre. A drive is the best surface, and plenty of the terraces and semis here come with one. Where there is none, the public parking at Main Road or Marlowe House car park leaves room to work clear of moving traffic. What will not do is the High Street kerb at a loading bay, or the A222 at Frognal Corner. Sidcup lies inside the ULEZ at every hour, although a car sitting still on a jack attracts no charge at all.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Sidcup.
Sidcup does not empty after dark. Shift staff at Queen Mary's Hospital finish in the small hours, and drivers come back off the A20 to a wheel that has gone down on the drive. The line is answered at any point on the clock, the size gets repeated back to you, and the figure for the job is confirmed before anybody lifts the car.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"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."
DSDaniella SaccoGoogle review
Sidcup FAQs
Questions from Sidcup.
Can a tyre be changed at Sidcup station car park?
Parking at the station is run by the railway rather than the council, so it is worth clearing with whoever manages the barrier. If that proves awkward, Main Road car park sits a short distance away with bays roomy enough to work in. Give the bay and the registration when you ring.
A slow puncture began out on the Sidcup By-pass. What is the sensible move?
Stay off the by-pass and come down into the town, somewhere residential where the car can sit still. Then ring with the DA14 or DA15 postcode and the size moulded into the sidewall. Should the car be stranded and you feel unsafe, dial 999 and then National Highways on 0300 123 5000.
Is the Marlowe House car park somewhere you can actually fit a tyre?
It is public parking with bays wide enough to swing a wheel clear, so meeting a still-driveable car there is straightforward. Choose a space back from the entry lanes, say which corner you are in, and the replacement goes on.
Can you take a locking wheel nut off on a Sidcup drive?
A removal socket grips the nut and draws it out whether or not the key ever turns up, and the alloy is left unmarked. That happens on the drive with the car level, and the new tyre goes straight on afterwards. Mention it when you book so the right sockets travel.
Nearby
Around Sidcup.
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High Street, Frognal Corner or a drive off Church Road: the work is done where the car already is.