★★★★★
"Arrived and was very kind and polite. Reassured me about changing the tyres and was quick and attentive straight away."
EBEliza BarclayGoogle review
St John's Wood, Greater London · NW8
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in St John's Wood.
The A41 changes its name twice inside NW8, from Avenue Road to Wellington Road and on again to Finchley Road, and St John's Wood station sits beside it. Rescue Tyres arrives with the replacement and changes it against the kerb you are already parked at.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in St John's Wood?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in St John's Wood.
Tyre trouble in NW8 rarely happens where the car ends up. A kerb caught turning off Abbey Road, a screw picked up somewhere on the A5 at Maida Vale, a pressure light that comes on halfway along Prince Albert Road: the wheel still turns, the car gets home, and the flat shows itself next morning against the kerb outside. Tell us the street, the bay and the figures moulded on the sidewall, and the correct casing rides out on the van.
| Postcode districts | NW8 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Finchley Road (A41); Wellington Road (A41); Avenue Road (A41); St John's Wood Road (A5205) |
| Nearest stations | St. John's Wood (London Underground), South Hampstead (London Overground), Swiss Cottage (London Underground) |
| Distance from our base | about 3 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Westminster |
What we do in St John's Wood
Tyre work in St John's Wood.
Wheels in NW8 run large and heavy, so the stock chosen for the van answers to the marking on your own sidewall: premium, mid range or budget, run flat, extra load, SUV, 4x4, van, EV, winter or all season. A nail sunk into the tread centre is cured to BS AU 159 from within the casing, never sealed through the outer face. A burst or torn tyre earns a fresh casing and a look over the rim. Locking nuts are persuaded off without spoiling the finish, key or no key. Overnight and weekend work is ordinary here.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in St John's Wood
Drives, bays and car parks.
Off street is the prize here: a gated drive, the forecourt of a mansion block, or a space tucked behind one, with the porter or caretaker warned that a van is due and the height of any ramp established first. Otherwise a Westminster permit bay, or a pay by phone space on one of the calmer avenues with enough time bought on it to see the job through. No public car park sits inside NW8 at all, and the nearest that truly is public is the NCP over at Maida Vale.
Callers are spread across the avenues between Wellington Road and Abbey Road, the flats on Hilgrove Road and Adelaide Road along the B509, and the western streets leaning towards Maida Vale. Westminster controls nearly every kerb in NW8, so the bay you hold a permit for is usually where the wheel comes off, and its bay number matters more to a fitter than your house number does. Gated drives and block forecourts are better again where a car has one. Wellington Road and Park Road stay busy at any hour, too busy for a jacked car to sit in the way, and Edgware Road is no different. The ULEZ takes in NW8 every hour of every day, yet a vehicle up on a jack triggers no charge of any kind.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in St John's Wood.
The late ones in St John's Wood tend to be drivers back off the A41 who park up and only then notice the near side sitting flat, or somebody leaving before dawn who finds the same thing. Somebody picks up in the small hours exactly as they would at noon, and the whole cost of tyre and callout is agreed on that same call.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Had a rapidly deflating tyre. Rang Rescue Tyres, they had it in stock and I was back on the road within an hour."
BRBradley ReeveGoogle review
St John's Wood FAQs
Questions from St John's Wood.
Can a wheel be changed on a Westminster permit bay in NW8?
Bays are where most of the work in this district gets done. Your permit has to cover the bay and no suspension notice can be in force for building works or a skip. Park parallel, leave a gap on the pavement side, and the car holds its space throughout.
Is there anywhere public to meet if my car has no bay of its own?
Nothing public sits inside NW8 itself, which catches people out. The NCP at Maida Vale is a short run down the A5 and takes any car still able to roll, with room to swing a door open and lift a wheel clear of the ground.
My car lives in the garage under the block. Will a van get in?
Headroom decides it. A van carrying fitting and balancing kit needs genuine clearance, and several of the older ramps around Abbey Road simply do not offer it. Name the block, the level and the bay, then make sure the porter expects somebody.
Does the ULEZ change anything about having a tyre fitted here?
Charging follows movement, not work. A car sitting on its bay in NW8 with the wheel off owes that scheme nothing at all. Our van settles its own way into London, so no part of the zone lands on your side of the job.
Nearby
Around St John's Wood.
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Abbey Road, Hilgrove Road or a Westminster bay off Wellington Road: the tyre comes to you.