★★★★★
"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
Woodside, Greater London, near Croydon · SE25
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Woodside.
This is Woodside in Croydon, the SE25 and CR0 corner around Woodside Green, with tram stops at Woodside and Blackhorse Lane on the doorstep. Rescue Tyres shows up with the right tyre and the gear to fit it, wherever the car happens to be.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Typically 60 to 90 minutes
Tyre trouble in Woodside?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Woodside.
There are places called Woodside all over the country; this one is the Croydon district between Morland Road and the B243 Woodside Green. Tyre work here is mostly kerb and debris damage off the A215 Spring Lane and Portland Road, plus flats found on the drive first thing. The tram line threading through the middle adds its own hazard where rails and road surface meet. Tell the fitter the sidewall size and the road, and the tyre comes with him.
| Postcode districts | SE25, CR0 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Spring Lane (A215); Portland Road (A215); Lower Addiscombe Road (A222); Long Lane (A222) |
| Nearest stations | Woodside (London Trams), Blackhorse Lane (London Trams), Arena (London Trams) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Chaffinch Business Park, Pilton Industrial Estate, Franklin Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 15 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | Typically 60 to 90 minutes |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Croydon |
What we do in Woodside
Tyre work in Woodside.
Everything on offer travels in the van. Replacement tyres in the size stamped on the old one, whether that is a budget cover, something mid range or a premium brand, and run-flat, SUV, van and EV sizes come from the same suppliers. A tread puncture is repaired properly, from the inside, to BS AU 159, when the injury is inside the standard's limits. Burst tyres get replaced, with a look at the rim while it is bare. Locking nuts are drawn out when nobody can find the key. Twenty four hour callouts, every day of the week.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Woodside
Drives, bays and car parks.
The best surface in Woodside is a front drive, and enough of them exist that most jobs end on one. Second best is a resident's kerbside space on a quieter turning, provided the wheel being changed is on the pavement side and there is room to work. A supermarket car park suits a car that still drives, assuming the store has been asked. Off limits: the A222 Long Lane and Lower Addiscombe Road, any tram crossing, and the green itself, which is not a car park.
Calls come off the roads around the green, from Morland Road and the turnings towards Blackhorse Lane, and from the streets dropping down to Norwood Junction. A lot of houses here have a front drive or a paved forecourt, which settles the question of where to work. The ones that do not park along the kerb, and that is workable so long as there is a car length of clear road behind. The A215 is the one to stay off, both Spring Lane and Portland Road, and so is the tram corridor: never park across a crossing or a stop. Vans go to Chaffinch Business Park or the Pilton Industrial Estate. SE25 and CR0 both sit inside the ULEZ, which asks nothing of a car that is not moving.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Woodside.
After dark the Woodside calls are the quiet domestic sort: a car on the drive found soft when somebody goes out to it, or a driver in from the last tram at Arena who does not fancy the spare. Ring or WhatsApp whenever it happens, and the cost is agreed there and then.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"I urgently needed to replace my tyres and the team were prompt, friendly and efficient at a great price."
JIJisoo ImGoogle review
Woodside FAQs
Questions from Woodside.
Which Woodside do you mean?
The Croydon one, in SE25 and CR0, between Norwood Junction and Addiscombe, with a tram stop of its own called Woodside. That is the area this page covers, not the other places that share the name up and down the country.
Can a tyre be changed on the drive at home?
That is how most Woodside jobs go. Leave the car where it is, keep the space in front of the house clear so the van can pull up, and have the sidewall size ready. Off comes the wheel, on goes the new tyre, and the worn one is carried off afterwards.
Do the tram rails really damage tyres?
Crossing them at a shallow angle is what does it. A tyre dropped into the groove can have its sidewall squeezed against the rim, and the damage often shows up later rather than there and then. That kind of damage means a replacement, not a repair.
Is there somewhere in Woodside to meet the fitter if the car is out?
A supermarket car park works if the manager is happy and the bay is away from the trolley bays and the entrance lane. Otherwise pick a residential road off Morland Road with space behind the car. Give the postcode and the row or street you are on.
Nearby
Around Woodside.
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Woodside Green, Morland Road, the Blackhorse Lane tram stop: the van comes to the car.