New tyres fitted
in Westminster.

New tyres in Westminster: choosing them, fitting them, done at your door.

Cars in W1 and SW1 tend to run sizes a high street depot has to order in: wide low-profile run-flats on the German saloons under Mayfair hotels, staggered sets on the coupes in Belgravia mews, odd sizes on the classics kept in St John's Wood. Taking any of them out through the Congestion Charge zone, along Park Lane and the Marylebone Road red routes to a fitting bay is an afternoon lost and a charge paid. The tyre coming to the car is the sensible direction.

Send the full sidewall marking, run-flat symbol included, and the building or street to 07473 720871. You are offered a shortlist from mid-range to premium in that size, and the agreed sum, tyre plus callout plus fitting, is locked in before the van has left Brent Cross. Under the hotel or in the mews the fitter jacks each corner, peels off the old tyre, mounts and balances its replacement and refits at the correct torque, and the old set goes into the van.

Getting the right tyre first time

Before booking tyres for a car kept in a Marylebone mews, photograph the whole sidewall code, such as 245/45 R18 100Y; after the size, 100Y rates weight carried and top speed. Check for XL and a run-flat marking, common on cars without a spare. A Marylebone axle should carry a matching pair, one brand and one tread design. Say if the locking nut key sits in a door pocket or the spare wheel well, and keep the car parked in the mews or a resident bay, clear of Edgware Road.