Mobile tyre fitting in Canterbury
New tyres fitted and punctures repaired where your car is, anywhere in Canterbury, 24 hours a day.
Usually with you in 30 to 60 minutes
Fixed price agreed before we set off
Fully insured. Card, bank transfer or cash
Not sure what size you need?
It is moulded into the side of every tyre. Find the group of numbers that looks like this:
205
width, mm
/
55
profile
R16
rim, inches
We reply with a fixed price for your size. Or call 07848 498914 and read it to us.
What we do in Canterbury
New tyres supplied and fitted
On your drive in Hales Place or Thanington, at work on the Wincheap industrial estate or the University of Kent campus, or in a park and ride car park. Budget, mid-range and premium brands for cars, vans and 4x4s.
Puncture repairs
To British Standard BS AU 159 for the nails, screws and lorry debris picked up on the A2, Sturry Road and Rheims Way.
24-hour emergency call-outs
For drivers heading for Dover on the A2, students stranded on campus at night, and anyone stuck on the A28 or the A2050 with no usable spare.
Wheel balancing and TPMS sensor resets
With every tyre, so the car is steady on the A2 dual carriageway and the pressure warning light stays off.
Locking wheel nut removal
When the key is lost or rounded off, with a standard nut fitted in its place so the wheel comes off easily next time.
Recovery when a tyre cannot be fitted
At the roadside, for example a wheel bent by a pothole on Sturry Road or a flint cut in a lane near Chartham. Our car towing and recovery service covers Canterbury, the A2 and the whole of east Kent.
Where we fit tyres in Canterbury
New tyres fitted and punctures repaired at your home, workplace or roadside anywhere in Canterbury, from the city centre and Wincheap to St Stephen's, Hales Place, Sturry and the university, and out to Whitstable, Herne Bay and the villages along the A2 and A28. 24-hour emergency call-outs and same-day appointments.
CT1 and CT2
Canterbury, Wincheap, Hales Place and Sturry
CT3 and CT4
Littlebourne, Wingham, Bridge and Chartham
CT5 and CT6
Whitstable and Herne Bay
Canterbury is a compact medieval city with narrow streets, a width restriction at the Westgate Towers and a large student population parking on terraced roads, so having the tyre brought to the car saves a lot of trouble. We cover the city centre, Northgate, Wincheap and Thanington (CT1), St Stephen's, Hales Place, St Dunstan's, Harbledown, Rough Common, Blean, Sturry, Broad Oak and Fordwich (CT2), and the villages out to Bridge, Bekesbourne, Littlebourne, Chartham and Petham (CT3 and CT4).
Along the coast we fit regularly in Whitstable, Tankerton and Seasalter (CT5) and Herne Bay, Herne and Greenhill (CT6), and inland in Chilham, Wingham, Ash and Barham. The A2 towards Dover and the A28 towards Ashford and Thanet are both well within our patch. If you are not sure, contact us or call and we will tell you straight away.
Flat tyre on the A2 or at a park and ride?
The A2 carries Dover's port traffic straight past Canterbury, and the A28 and A2050 feed everything from Thanet and Ashford into the city, so a lot of our Canterbury calls start on a slip road at Harbledown, Wincheap or Bridge. If you are on the A2 itself, pull well off the carriageway if you can and call us. We can also meet you at the Wincheap, New Dover Road and Sturry Road park and ride sites, which are far safer places to change a tyre than a dual carriageway verge. Tell us where you are and we will tell you honestly how long we will be.
If you have come off a ferry at Dover with a slow puncture and the car needs sorting before the long run up the A2 and M2, we can fit the tyre in Canterbury while you take a break. We also look after commuters using Canterbury West for the high-speed trains and fleets based at Wincheap and Lakesview. If the tyre is beyond saving, a flatbed from our recovery service can take the car wherever it needs to go.
Car towing and recovery in CanterburyWhy tyres fail in Canterbury
Narrow streets and student parking
Hales Place, St Stephen's and the terraces off Wincheap and Northgate are packed with cars parked tight to the kerb, and the kerbs take a toll on sidewalls. A scuffed sidewall with a bulge cannot be repaired and needs a new tyre before it fails on the A2.
Potholes on the main roads in and out
Sturry Road, Whitstable Road, Old Dover Road, New Dover Road and the Wincheap stretch of the A28 break up every winter. A pothole can split the inner sidewall where you cannot see it, so if the car pulls or the wheel vibrates, have it checked.
Flints on the country lanes
Chalk subsoil means the lanes out to Chartham, Petham, Bridge, Chilham and the Elham Valley are full of flints after rain and ploughing. A flint can cut a sidewall, which means a new tyre rather than a repair, and we carry the common sizes on the van.
Lorry debris on the A2 and A28
Shed tread, steel wire and dropped fixings from port traffic litter the A2 from Harbledown to Lydden and the A28 towards Thanet. Most of the punctures we repair around Canterbury are tread punctures from this kind of debris.
How a call-out works
1
Call or WhatsApp with your tyre size and your postcode. The size is printed on the sidewall, for example 205/55 R16. If you cannot read it, send a photo of the sidewall and your registration and we will look it up.
2
We quote a fixed price that includes the tyre, fitting, balancing, a new valve, disposal of the old tyre and VAT, then agree a time. For emergencies in Canterbury we aim for 30 to 60 minutes; booked jobs are usually same day or next day.
3
The fitter arrives in a fully equipped van, fits and balances the tyre next to the car, checks the pressures on the other three and takes the old tyre away for recycling through a licensed waste carrier.
Questions people in Canterbury ask
How quickly can you reach me in Canterbury?
For emergency call-outs in the city, Sturry, Whitstable and Herne Bay we aim for 30 to 60 minutes, allowing for queues at the Sturry level crossing and on the A2. Booked fittings are usually same day or next day. We give you an honest arrival time when you call, not a guess.
Can you fit a tyre inside the city walls or at the university?
Yes. We can work in the road, a driveway or a car park anywhere we can legally stop for half an hour, including the campus car parks at the University of Kent and Christ Church. In the pedestrian streets inside the walls it is usually easier to meet at the nearest car park, and we will suggest one when you call.
Do you cover Whitstable, Herne Bay and the villages?
Yes. Whitstable, Tankerton, Seasalter, Herne Bay, Herne, Sturry, Hersden, Chartham, Chilham, Bridge, Littlebourne, Wingham, Ash and the Elham Valley villages are all regular trips for us. Rural lanes are no problem for the van.
What if I am stopped on the A2 near Canterbury?
Get everyone out of the car and well away from the traffic, then call us. We attend the A2, A28, A2050, A257 and A290 around Canterbury 24 hours a day. If the verge is not safe to work on, we recover the car to a safer place first, often one of the park and ride sites, and fit the tyre there.
Can you fit tyres at my workplace in Canterbury?
Yes. We regularly fit in car parks on the Wincheap industrial estate, at Lakesview near Hersden, at Kent and Canterbury Hospital, on the university campuses and at the shops and offices around Whitefriars. Ask us about fleet arrangements if you run several vehicles.
Can you repair the puncture or do I need a new tyre?
If the hole is in the central tread area and the tyre has not been run flat, we repair it to BS AU 159 for a flat fee. Sidewall cuts from flints, bulges from potholes and tyres driven on while flat cannot be repaired safely, and we will tell you before we start.
Other areas we cover
Every area has its own page with local roads, postcodes and answers. You can also read about the full mobile tyre fitting service, our car towing and recovery service, or contact us with a question.
Stuck right now?
Do not wait at the roadside wondering who to call. One phone call gets a fitter or recovery truck on the way.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week