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Mobile tyre fitting
in Wennington.
Wennington is a small village on the eastern rim of Greater London, strung along the A1306 where Wennington Road and Sandy Lane branch off it, with the M25 a short drive further east. Rescue Tyres drives out to the vehicle here.
A fitter at your car
in Wennington.
Out this way the traffic does the damage. The A1306 carries lorries between Rainham and the motorway at Mardyke, and the lanes either side of the village are narrow enough that two vans passing puts one wheel on a soft verge. Tyres pick up flint and shed metal off that surface, and sidewalls get scrubbed against kerb stones at the passing places. A flat tyre in Wennington also has nowhere convenient to be taken, which is the plain reason the fitter comes to it.
| Postcode districts | RM15, RM13, RM19 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | New Road (A1306); London Road (A1306); Sandy Lane (B1335); Wennington Road (B1335) |
| Nearest stations | Purfleet (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 30 (Mardyke), about 2.0 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Purfleet Industrial Park, YLCY Amazon, Tank Hill Industrial Park, Imperial Trading Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 20 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Havering |
Tyre work in Wennington.
Everything arrives with the van: the tyre in the right size, the fitting machine and the balancer. Replacements are matched to the sidewall markings, and premium, mid-range or budget casings can be had, 4x4 and van sizes as readily as car ones, run-flat and EV among them. A puncture inside the limits BS AU 159 sets is repaired with an internal patch and plug, never sealed from the outside. A casing that has failed outright is swapped, with the rim looked over first.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
A driveway answers it wherever there is one, and most of the older houses along Wennington Road have space in front. A yard entrance on one of the neighbouring industrial parks suits a van, assuming the site is willing. Verges look tempting, but many out here are soft and a jack sinks into them, so the fitter wants ground that will hold the weight. The carriageway of New Road is no good, with lorries passing close and nothing to stand behind, and Sandy Lane leaves no room at all.
Calls come from the houses along Wennington Road and New Road, from New Cottages down the lane, and from drivers who quit the M25 at Mardyke or Purfleet and got as far as the village. There is no public car park in Wennington at all, so the working surface is a driveway, a yard entrance with the owner's say-so, or firm level ground well clear of the running lane. Sandy Lane and the B1335 are too narrow for a jack. The motorway is never an option, hard shoulder and emergency areas included: leave at junction 30 or 31, and if the vehicle cannot be moved, ring 999 or National Highways on 0300 123 5000 and be recovered somewhere safe. This is still Greater London, so the ULEZ reaches the village, stopping at the motorway.

24 hours in Wennington.
Nights here belong to the motorway and the river. Drivers come off at Mardyke with a tyre going down, and others set out early for the trading estates along Ferry Lane. Somebody answers whatever the time, and once the fitment is confirmed you are given the total for the callout and the tyre before anyone sets out from Brent Cross.
What drivers say.
"Great service. Friendly, fast and saved me at a late hour."
Questions from Wennington.
Which Wennington is this?
There is nowhere to park in the village. Where will the fitter work?
My tyre blew on the M25 near junction 30. Can you attend?
Do you reach the industrial estates towards Purfleet?
Around Wennington.
Stuck in Wennington? Call now.
Wennington Road, New Cottages or a yard off the A1306: the fitter comes to the vehicle.
