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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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Tufnell Park, Greater London · N7 and N19
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Tufnell Park.
Tufnell Park is an Islington neighbourhood laid across three postcodes, with the A5200 Brecknock Road as its spine and Camden Road crossing below it. Rescue Tyres travels to the car; the car does not travel to anybody.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Usually under an hour
Tyre trouble in Tufnell Park?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Tufnell Park.
The address confuses people before the tyre does. A street here can read N7, N19 or NW5 depending on which side of Brecknock Road it sits, so the postcode, not the district name, is what routes a van correctly. The damage itself is familiar: something collected on the A503 Camden Road or the A1, a kerb caught turning off Leighton Road, and a tyre that gives up in the bay overnight. Send the full postcode with the sidewall code and the fitter arrives at the right street.
| Postcode districts | N7, N19, NW5 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Camden Road (A503); Parkhurst Road (A503); Holloway Road (A1); Seven Sisters Road (A503) |
| Nearest stations | Tufnell Park (London Underground), Kentish Town (National Rail;London Underground), Caledonian Road (London Underground) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Bush Industrial Estate, Hannover Industrial Estate, Roman Way Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 4 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Islington |
What we do in Tufnell Park
Tyre work in Tufnell Park.
Replacement tyres are sourced to the exact markings the car carries, brought out on the van and balanced there. A tread puncture is dismounted for an inspection of the casing, and takes a patch plug under BS AU 159 where the damage falls within its limits. A tyre that has burst is changed and the rim inspected before anything is reassembled. A locking nut is extracted when the key has gone, and a standard one takes its place. The phone is manned right round the week.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Tufnell Park
Drives, bays and car parks.
The bay the car is already parked in, nine times out of ten. Level ground, a kerb to work off, and a gap on the traffic side wide enough to lift the wheel away. A private forecourt or a garage yard behind the terrace beats it where you have one. The small supermarket parking along Brecknock Road and Fortess Road is short stay and tightly packed, which makes it a poor plan even when the job is short. Red route kerbs and the A1 are out altogether.
Work comes from the terraces between Leighton Road and Torriano Avenue, the blocks facing Brecknock Road, and the streets climbing towards Dartmouth Park and Holloway. This is a controlled zone throughout, so a residents' bay is the usual working surface and a driveway is the exception. The main roads are the constraint. Holloway Road and Seven Sisters Road both run as red routes through this borough, and Camden Road and Parkhurst Road carry traffic heavy enough to rule out kerbside work, so a car that can still move should turn off into a side street first. There is no public car park here to stand in instead. A bay on a corner is worth avoiding too, because the van must stop beside you without blocking the junction.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Tufnell Park.
Once it is dark the callers change. Shift workers parking up in N7, and drivers off the A1 who would sooner stop than press on with a tyre losing air. Someone answers, the car's own markings are checked, and the total for attending plus the tyre is settled before a van leaves the base.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Great service. Friendly, fast and saved me at a late hour."
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Tufnell Park FAQs
Questions from Tufnell Park.
Which postcode should I give you, N7, N19 or NW5?
Whichever one the car's address actually falls in, because all three run through Tufnell Park and they decide how the van is routed. If you are unsure, give the street name and nearest number and the postcode can be worked out from that.
Can a tyre be changed in a residents' bay on Leighton Road?
A residents' bay is the standard place for it around here. Nothing has to be suspended, your space is not lost, and the fitter stays on the footway. Let us know if the bay is on a bend or opposite a crossing, since the van parks alongside.
What happens if the tyre lets go on Camden Road?
Ease off the A503 into a side street before stopping, somewhere the car can sit with traffic passing at a distance. Driving a short way at walking pace on a flat is better than standing at that kerb. Then call in the road name along with the tyre size.
Do you sort locking wheel nuts when the key has disappeared?
Missing keys are common in second hand cars and the nut still has to come off before a tyre can be touched. The fitter draws it off without harming the alloy, puts an ordinary nut on instead, and torques the wheel back up properly.
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Around Tufnell Park.
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Brecknock Road, Torriano Avenue or a Leighton Road bay, the tyre goes on and the car never moves.