Replacing a tyre at the roadside is only quick if the right one is already in the van, and that is decided on the phone rather than on arrival.
After that it is about matching. Both tyres on an axle should share size, construction and ideally pattern, and the tread depths should be reasonably close. Where a car has one nearly new tyre and one worn out on the same axle, that mismatch shows up under braking on a wet road long before anyone thinks to blame the tyres.
We carry common sizes and can obtain most others within the day. If today is not realistic for an unusual fitment, we say so rather than putting something almost right on the car.
Two tyres on the same axle should match, and a single emergency replacement is where that gets decided. It goes on where the car is parked in Berrylands, balanced on site, valve checked, pressures set. The Berrylands streets, Chessington North and anything on the A3 are one job to us. Boxed in on an Old Malden terrace or wide open in Surbiton, say which on the phone. Tight in Surbiton, easy in Hook: neither stops the job.
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Impact damage from the junction and its approaches is the usual reason a tyre in Tolworth cannot be saved, and impact damage does not care how much tread was left. When that happens the useful information is the sidewall code and what is fitted to the opposite corner. With those two things we can arrive with the correct tyre and the job is done in one visit.
A rear let go at speed near the junction and shredded before the car stopped. Nothing about that casing was salvageable. The size was a stock one, so the replacement went on at the kerb of a side street and the car left on four sound tyres.
A driver in Old Malden needed one tyre and had two half-worn ones on the rear. We put the new tyre on the back and moved the better used one forward, because the deeper tread belongs on the axle that keeps the car straight in the wet.
A vehicle on Ewell Road ran an uncommon low-profile fitment that was not on board. Rather than fit an approximation, we confirmed availability, collected it and returned the same afternoon with the correct specification.
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Because a car with less grip at the back becomes unstable in the wet in a way most drivers cannot correct. Fitting the deeper tread to the rear axle is the standard recommendation regardless of whether the car is front or rear driven.
They should be close. A large difference between two tyres on the same axle affects braking balance and, on some four-wheel-drive cars, puts strain on the transmission. We will point it out if what you have is far apart.
Yes, if it is available in your size and it goes on in pairs at least. All-seasons suit a lot of local driving. Mixing a winter tyre on one corner with summer tyres on the rest is not something we would put on a car.
They are new stock and we are happy to show you the date code before fitting. Rubber ages whether it is on a car or on a shelf, so it is a fair thing to ask any fitter, and a straight answer is the least you should expect.
Almost always. We work from the road side of the car with the van positioned to shield it, and the whole job needs less space than people imagine. If a street genuinely will not allow it, we will tell you when you describe where the car is.
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