Ruislip, Eastcote and Ickenham are avenues and driveways, which is where new tyres go on best. Photograph the sidewall, choose a range, and the set is fitted outside the house.
Cars in HA4 cover long miles on the A40 Western Avenue between the Polish War Memorial and the Swakeleys roundabout, and that dual carriageway wears fronts evenly until the tread bars show at the MOT. The choice is then between a budget brand, a mid-range name and the premium the car left the showroom with, and where to have them fitted without an afternoon lost in a Uxbridge waiting room.
Photograph the sidewall so the size, load index and speed rating are read correctly, and say how many you need, one, a pair or all four. Prices for each option come on the call and the total is settled before the van leaves NW2. Outside the house in Ruislip Manor or Ickenham each wheel is mounted, balanced, torqued and inflated, and the old tyres go on the van for disposal.
Driveways and avenues in Ruislip, Eastcote, Ickenham, Ruislip Manor and Northwood Hills, and streets away from the controlled bays around Ruislip station. Neither the station car park nor the A40 Western Avenue.
| Postcodes | UB3, UB4, UB7, UB8, UB9, UB10, UB11, HA4, HA6, TW6, HA5 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
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The code on the sidewall of an Ickenham family car tells you everything needed: a size such as 225/50 R17, a load index, a speed letter and markings like XL or run-flat. Photograph it rather than copying from memory, because the A40 Western Avenue asks a lot of a speed rating. Where both tyres on an axle are worn, they are replaced together. Drop the wheel-lock key in a cup holder and keep the Ickenham car on its drive, where the van can stand behind it.
On the M4 near Junction 3 or 4, or the M25 by Junction 15 or 16, a deflated run-flat buys only the mileage and speed set out in your handbook, so take the next exit and stay off the hard shoulder and any emergency area. Once parked on a Ruislip or Ickenham avenue, the fitter judges whether that tyre is repairable or due for replacement.
New tyres for Ruislip, Eastcote and Ickenham, fitted at the house, old ones removed.
