What the job includes
- Budget, mid-range and premium brands in your size
- Fitting and balancing at the car
- Valves checked and pressures set to the maker's figures
- Wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench
- The old tyres taken away
New tyres fitted in London
We fit new tyres where the car is parked: on the drive, outside work, or in a car park where the owner allows it. London is about 6 miles in a straight line from our only base at Brent Cross, NW2. We give you an arrival time when you call.
New tyres
How new tyre fitting works
We bring the tyre to the car and fit it there, so you do not need to drive anywhere. You choose from budget, mid-range and premium brands in your size, and we confirm the price on the call. At the car, the fitter takes the wheel off, removes the old tyre, fits the new one, balances the wheel and refits it, tightening the nuts to the maker's setting.
Common sizes are often on the van; other sizes are sourced for the job. While we are there, it is worth checking the other tyres: the legal minimum tread for a car is 1.6 mm across the central three quarters of the tread, all the way round. Our main new tyres page, linked below, explains the choices in more detail.
Pricing
Where we fit them, and the price
The fitter needs firm, level ground with room beside each wheel. If the car is in a controlled parking zone permit bay, tell us so the fitter can park legally beside it. We cannot stop or work on a red route; the car needs to be on a side street or private ground first. Office and retail car parks need the owner's permission. New tyres are fitted and balanced at the car.
The area is inside the London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), in force since 29 August 2023: a charge for driving a vehicle that does not meet its emission standards, not for a parked car.
The price depends on the size, the brand and how many tyres you need. We confirm the price on the call. The price is the same at any hour.
Tyre sizes
How to read the size on the sidewall
The size is moulded into the sidewall as a line such as 205/55 R16 91V. Reading it out on the call, or sending a photo of it on WhatsApp, is the most useful thing you can do before the fitter sets off.
What each part means:
- 205 is the width of the tyre in millimetres
- 55 is the profile: the sidewall height as a percentage of the width
- R means radial construction, and 16 is the wheel diameter in inches
- 91 is the load index, the weight each tyre can carry (91 means 615 kg)
- V is the speed rating, the highest speed the tyre is built for
Elsewhere on the sidewall, at the end of the DOT code, is a four-digit date code such as 2423, which means the tyre was made in the 24th week of 2023. Tyres age even when they are not used, so an old spare is worth checking before it is relied on.
Tyre types
Run-flat tyres
Many newer cars, especially some BMW and MINI models, leave the factory on run-flat tyres and carry no spare wheel. The sidewall says so, with a marking such as RSC, ROF, SSR, ZP or RFT depending on the maker.
A car built for run-flats should stay on run-flats, because it has no spare to fall back on and its suspension is set up for their stiffer sidewalls. Tell us on the call if the car has them, so the right tyre is sourced.
Step by step
From your call to the finished job
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Tell us what happened
Call or WhatsApp with where the car is, the registration and the tyre size from the sidewall.
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Agree what happens next
You hear what the job involves and the options for your car. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
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Work at the car
The fitter comes to your home, your workplace or a safe place to park, raises the car on a jack and does the job beside it.
Checked before the fitter leaves
Before the fitter leaves, the wheel is checked for security and the tyre pressure is set to the maker's figure.
Before the visit
Getting the car ready
Leave the locking wheel nut key somewhere easy to find, such as the driver's seat or the glovebox, and tell us if the car will be at work rather than at home.
You do not need to stay with the car for the whole job, but someone needs to hand over the keys and agree the work. If the car is in a residents' bay or a work car park, check the fitter can park close to it.
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Tread and age
When a tyre needs replacing
Most tyres have small raised bars in the main grooves, called tread wear indicators. When the tread is worn level with them, the tyre is at the legal limit. A 20p coin is a rough check: if the outer band of the coin shows when it is pushed into the main grooves, the tread may be close to the limit.
Grip in the wet falls away well before the limit, so many drivers replace tyres at around 3 mm. Age matters too: cracking in the sidewall or between the tread blocks means the rubber is perishing, even on a tyre with plenty of tread left.
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Around the area
Neighbourhoods, roads and nearby towns
These are the neighbourhoods, postcode districts and main roads on record for this area. Whether we can take a particular job depends on the diary and the distance from our base, so the call always decides.
Neighbourhoods and villages
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Bexley
- Brent
- Bromley
- Camden
- Croydon
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Greenwich
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
Postcode districts
- SW
- WC
- KT
- SM
- TW
- UB
Main roads
- M25
- A406 North Circular
- M1 J1
- A40
- A2
Landmarks
- The O2
- Canary Wharf
The same service in nearby towns
Tyre types we fit
Questions
Questions and answers
Is it worth fitting four new tyres at once?
Only if all four need it. Replace a tyre when it is worn, damaged or aged. Fitting new tyres in pairs on an axle keeps grip even, and the fitter can check the tread on the rest of the car while there.
Can the fitter work in a hospital, station or retail park car park?
Yes, if the site allows it. Supermarket, retail park and station car parks are private ground, so the owner's permission comes first. Places of this kind in this area include:
- Heathrow Airport
- Wembley Stadium
- Brent Cross Shopping Centre
- Croydon town centre
Should new tyres go on the front or the rear?
When only two are replaced, the newer pair generally goes on the rear axle, which helps keep the car stable in the wet.
Can I mix tyre brands on my car?
Yes, but keep the same brand and pattern across one axle, so the car brakes and corners evenly.
Should I buy budget or premium tyres?
It depends on the car and how it is used. The tyre label's wet grip grade is a fair way to compare tyres in the same size.
Can I bring the car to you instead?
No. Rescue Tyres is fully mobile and works from one base at Brent Cross, NW2, which is not open to walk-in customers. The fitter comes to the car.
Do you charge more in the evening or at the weekend?
We work evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays when the diary allows, at the same price as a weekday job.
Can you fit tyres at my workplace?
Yes, if the site is happy for the work to be done there and there is room around the wheel. Tell us the address and where the car is parked on site.
Helpful guides
Tyre advice worth reading
You don't always need four new tyres. Here's when you can replace just one, when you should do a pair, and when all-wheel-drive means replacing all four.
Tyre load index and speed rating explained, with full charts
The load index and speed rating on your tyre matter for safety and the law. Here's what those final numbers and letters mean, and why matching them is vital.
What a tyre fitter checks during a fitting
A good tyre fitting is more than swapping rubber. Here's what a proper fitter checks, from the wheel and valve to balancing and torque, and why it matters.
All tyre help here
Every tyre service, done at the car
Call or WhatsApp us
Tell us where the car is
Send the size from the sidewall and where the car is parked, and the fitting is booked around you. Tell us what has happened and the make and model of the vehicle. The price is given on the call.