Emergency tyre repair is for a puncture that cannot wait for a booked slot. We fit urgent jobs into the diary when it allows, and the fitter repairs the tyre where the car is parked if the damage allows it.
Ealing is about 5 miles in a straight line from our only base at Brent Cross, NW2. We give you an arrival time when you call.
| What | Detail |
|---|---|
| Postcode districts | W3, W5, W7, W13, UB1, UB2, UB5, UB6 |
| Main roads | A40 Western Avenue, A406 North Circular, A4020 Uxbridge Road, A312 The Parkway, A4127 Greenford Road |
| Distance from our base | About 5 miles (straight line) |
If you can fit the spare safely away from the traffic, that gets you moving, and the damaged tyre can be dealt with later at a booked time. A space-saver is for short, slow journeys only. If you have used a sealant kit, tell us on the call: the tyre still has to be cleaned and checked from the inside.
We take urgent jobs when the diary allows. Call and we will tell you straight away whether we can take the job; if we can, the arrival time is given on the call. If the diary is full we say so, so you can ring your breakdown cover instead. The price is the same at any hour.
The price depends on the tyre size, the brand and the job, and we confirm it on the call before anyone sets off.
Whether the tyre can be repaired depends on where the damage is; the national puncture repair page explains the limits. If it cannot be repaired safely, the fitter can fit a new tyre instead. Common sizes are often on the van; other sizes are sourced for the job.
Have these ready when you call:
A tyre that needs air every few days usually has something in the tread, a leaking valve, or a poor seal where the tyre meets the rim, often from corrosion on an alloy wheel. A tyre pressure warning light that keeps coming back after the tyres have been pumped up is a common sign.
Tyre sealant from an emergency kit is meant to get the car to a safe place, not to fix the tyre. The sealant has to be cleaned out before the inside can be checked, and some sealants make a repair impractical, so say on the call if a can has been used.
Run-flat tyres let the car keep moving for a limited distance after a puncture, but that driving can damage the tyre from inside. Some run-flat makers advise against repairing their tyres at all, so the fitter follows the maker's guidance for your tyre.
Call or WhatsApp with where the car is, the registration and the tyre size from the sidewall. A photo of the tread where the damage is helps judge whether a repair is possible.
You hear what the job involves and the options for your car. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
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.
Before the fitter leaves, the wheel is checked for security and the tyre pressure is set to the maker's figure.
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Cars and light vans need at least 1.6 mm of tread across the central three-quarters of the tyre, around the whole circumference.
For a car, each illegal tyre can bring a fine of up to £2,500 and three penalty points; the maximum fine for a van is higher.
Push a 20p coin into the main grooves at several points around the tyre. If the outer band of the coin is visible, the tread may be close to the limit and should be measured properly.
A tyre is also illegal with a cut longer than 25 mm or a tenth of its section width, whichever is greater, that reaches the ply or cord, a lump or bulge, exposed cords, or the wrong size or type for the car.
The last four digits of the DOT code on the sidewall give the week and year of manufacture, so 2319 means the 23rd week of 2019.
Rubber hardens and cracks with age even on a tyre that has done few miles, and many tyre makers advise replacing any tyre ten years old or more.
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.
Yes, if the site allows it. Places of this kind in this area include:
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Send a photo of the tread and where the car is; the damage is checked before anything is decided. Tell us what has happened and the make and model of the vehicle. The price is given on the call.
