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Upton, Greater London, near Bexley · DA6 and DA7
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Upton.
Several places in the UK share the name Upton; this page is about the one in the London borough of Bexley, a pocket of DA6 and DA7 streets off Albion Road. Rescue Tyres changes the wheel beside your car.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Upton?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Upton.
Upton is small and almost entirely residential, which means the tyre trouble here is the sort you find rather than the sort that happens to you. A car parked outside the house overnight sits down on one corner by morning; a slow leak picked up on Watling Street or Albion Road takes a couple of days to show. Occasionally something sharper comes off the A2 at East Rochester Way. In each case the wheel can come off where the car is, and the tyre goes on behind it.
| Postcode districts | DA6, DA7 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | East Rochester Way (A2); Rochester Way (A2); Albion Road (A207); Broadway (A207) |
| Nearest stations | Bexleyheath (National Rail), Barnehurst (National Rail), Bexley (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Old Bexley Business Park, Riverside Works, Bourne Industrial Park |
| Distance from our base | about 18 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 Upton
Tyre work in Upton.
New tyres are ordered against the exact markings on the sidewall, so the replacement matches the size, load rating and speed rating already on the car. Upton drivers can pick budget, mid-range or premium; EV, 4x4, winter, all-season, van and run-flat sizes are sourced the same way. A tread puncture is repaired internally to BS AU 159 where that standard permits. Bursts are replaced and rims checked, a keyless locking nut is taken off, and the phone is answered overnight.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Upton
Drives, bays and car parks.
The usual finishing point here is the hardstanding in front of the house, or the kerb beside it, and neither needs any arrangement: park as you normally would and leave the rest. Where the road is narrow, pull the car forward so there is space beside it rather than behind. If you would rather not have it done in the street, Albion Road Car Park is a short run towards the Broadway. The A207 itself and the A2 are both out of bounds.
Ask for Upton on its own and you may get a blank look, because the postal address is usually Bexleyheath and the postcode is DA6 or DA7. Give both and the fitter finds you. The streets sit between Albion Road and the run of Broadway and Arnsberg Way, with Gravel Hill and Erith Road carrying the A220 out of the town centre. Parking is ordinary residential kerb, which is the easiest kind to work at, and many houses have a front hardstanding as well. What is not usable is the A207 where it carries the town centre traffic, and East Rochester Way, which is a dual carriageway with nowhere to stop. The public parking at Albion Road is a short hop away.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Upton.
Night work in Upton is quiet work. A residential street with nobody about is an easy place to change a wheel, and most of the calls are from people who need the car right for an early start. Calls are answered through the night, and you agree the price before a van is sent.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Had an issue with my tyre and they fixed it in 10 minutes! Very good service and not expensive."
ISIrina SGoogle review
Upton FAQs
Questions from Upton.
Which Upton is this, and do you actually come here?
Can the tyre be changed at the kerb outside my house?
It can, and the kerbside is where the bulk of Upton work is done. The car stays parked, the wheel comes off on the pavement side where there is room, and the tyre is fitted and balanced at the van before it goes back on. Nothing needs booking with the council.
I have no idea what size my tyres are. What do I tell you?
Read the whole string off the sidewall, the width, the profile and the rim size, or give the registration with the make and model. Either is enough to put the right tyre on the van. A photograph of the sidewall sent over WhatsApp works just as well.
Is there anywhere near Upton to leave the car if the street is full?
The closest public option is Albion Road Car Park, which has space to work in. Otherwise a neighbouring road usually has space, and the fitter only needs enough clearance on one side of the car to swing a wheel brace.
Nearby
Around Upton.
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Albion Road, Watling Street or the hardstanding at the front of the house, the wheel comes off there.