★★★★★
"Good and fast service."
BWBaruch WiesenbergGoogle review
Vauxhall Park, Bedfordshire · LU2
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Vauxhall Park.
Vauxhall Park is the airport side of Luton, close to the Luton Airport Roundabout and the DART stop at Central Terminal. When a tyre fails near here, Rescue Tyres brings a fitter and the replacement to the car.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Vauxhall Park?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Vauxhall Park.
The roads around Vauxhall Park belong to the airport. New Airport Way, the A1081, meets Airport Way at the roundabout, and taxis, hire cars and holiday traffic use them from early morning until late. A tyre that collects a screw there often holds on until the driver is home, then goes soft on the drive. The other pattern is a car collected after a week away, sitting on a flat in an airport car park. Either way, nobody needs to drive on it: the fitter comes out with the tyre.
| Postcode districts | LU2 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Luton Airport Roundabout; New Airport Way (A1081); Vauxhall Way (A505); Airport Way (A505) |
| Nearest stations | Central Terminal (DART), Luton Airport Parkway (National Rail), Luton DART Parkway (DART) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Luton Retail Park, Barratt Industrial Park, Flowers Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 22 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Luton |
What we do in Vauxhall Park
Tyre work in Vauxhall Park.
Two kinds of job dominate here. One is a tyre that has been flat for days under a parked car. That often means a replacement, because a sidewall crushed under weight can crack or delaminate, and the fitter checks it off the rim before deciding. The other is a fresh puncture from the airport roads, which is frequently repairable: BS AU 159 allows a patch inside the tyre for a small hole placed well within the middle of the tread. Blowouts and seized locking nuts are dealt with at any hour.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Vauxhall Park
Drives, bays and car parks.
At home, a drive or a legal space on a quiet road does the job. At the airport, the Mid Stay Car Park and the long term parking are the practical spots, provided you give the zone, the row and the registration and are waiting by the car. Parking operators may set their own rules about work in their bays, so ask the operator before booking. Roundabout approaches, bus stops and the verges of New Airport Way are no place for a jack.
Calls come from the homes of Vauxhall Park and from neighbouring Wigmore and Hart Hill, but just as many come from the car parks serving London Luton Airport, less than a mile from here. The long term parking and the Mid Stay Car Park are open surface areas where a jack can be set down and a fitter can kneel, while the terminal car parks nearer the building are busier and tighter. Road work is ruled out on the roundabout, New Airport Way and Airport Way, so a car that fails on them should be taken on to a side road or into a car park before calling. Vauxhall Way, on the A505, runs along the other side of the district. Everything here carries an LU2 postcode.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Vauxhall Park.
Flights come and go through the small hours, so night calls from Vauxhall Park are often from travellers who have just walked back to the car with luggage and found a flat. Someone answers whenever the phone rings. A realistic arrival time and the total cost both come out of that same conversation, and payment waits until the tyre is back on.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"A pleasure having them come down and save me. Big shout out to Hiwad, really responsive, recommend him to anybody."
AMAdam MorrisGoogle review
Vauxhall Park FAQs
Questions from Vauxhall Park.
Can you change a tyre in the Mid Stay Car Park at Luton Airport?
A surface car park like the mid stay usually has the room a fitter needs. Give the zone, the row and your registration, wait with the car, and check with the operator beforehand if you are unsure whether outside tyre work is permitted there.
I have just landed and the car has been flat for two weeks. Can it be repaired?
Possibly not. A tyre left flat under the weight of a car can be creased or broken down inside the sidewall, and that rules out any repair. The fitter inspects it off the rim and, where it is unsafe, fits a new tyre of the correct size.
I am still abroad and the car is in Long Term Parking. Can I book the fitter in advance?
Book the visit for after you land, giving the car park, the zone and the flight time. The fitter cannot start on a car nobody is with, as the keys and any locking nut key have to change hands, so the visit is set for after you are back.
Do you cover Vauxhall Park homes as well as the airport?
Both. The houses of Vauxhall Park, Wigmore and Hart Hill are all LU2 and on the same round. Brent Cross, where the van starts, lies around 23 miles away as the crow flies, so a sensible arrival time is worked out with you when you ring.
Nearby
Around Vauxhall Park.
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Stuck in Vauxhall Park? Call now.
Home in Vauxhall Park, a Mid Stay Car Park bay or a street off New Airport Way: the tyre travels to you.