Mobile Tyre Fitting in Wantage

Wantage is the market town at the foot of the downs in the Vale of White Horse, and its roads cross right in the middle of it. The A338 runs through between Hungerford and Oxford, the A417 passes on its way between Reading and Cirencester, and the B4507 follows the valley along the base of the hills. Much of the driving here is a mix of those main roads and quieter lanes out to the villages, many of them tucked in beneath the Ridgeway.

If you get a flat on any of them, a fitter can come to you instead. They bring the tyre and the gear and carry out the work where you've stopped, at home or at work. Calls are taken at any time, every day of the year, and in most cases we expect to reach you within around an hour, though that depends on where you are in the Vale and on the traffic.

1. Explain the problem. Tell us what's happened and where. Reading out the size on the tyre wall lets us bring a match first time.
2. The nearest fitter sets off. Jobs go to the closest available member of our network, which numbers over 100 mobile fitters across England and Wales.
3. Repaired or replaced on the spot. New tyres are balanced for free and carry the manufacturer's guarantee, and we take the old one away at no cost.
4. Payment when finished. Use cash, a card or a bank transfer. No hidden charges get added.

• Mobile tyre fitting: budget, mid-range and premium tyres for the family car, fitted on the driveway or wherever it's parked in town.
• Puncture repair: a small puncture within the central tread can usually be repaired safely, and the fitter will tell you straight if it can't.
• Van tyres: for tradespeople, farm businesses and the vans that tow trailers around the Vale, with light commercial sizes covered.
• Breakdown recovery: for when a wheel is damaged or you've stopped on a lane too narrow to work on safely.

We cover the whole town and Grove, about a mile and a half north along the A338 on Letcombe Brook. Out from there, our fitters reach East Challow just to the west, West Challow, Childrey, Sparsholt and Kingston Lisle towards the Ridgeway, Letcombe Regis and Letcombe Bassett to the south, and Ardington and East Hendred to the east. North on the A338 we go through East Hanney and on towards Frilford.

The same fitters work across Didcot, Abingdon and Faringdon, using the A417 and A338 to move between them.

The villages around here have long links with racehorses, and plenty of drivers tow horseboxes, livestock trailers or caravans. Trailer tyres are easy to forget: they may sit unused for weeks, often outdoors, and can look fine while the rubber is quietly perishing.

Before a trip, look for fine cracks in the sidewalls and check the date code, a four-digit number showing the week and year it was made. Many trailer tyres fail from age long before the tread wears out. Set the pressures to the trailer maker's figure, which is often higher than people guess, and remember the towing car may need extra pressure when loaded too; the door sticker or handbook gives a laden figure.

If a trailer tyre does fail on the road, pull over well clear of traffic before inspecting it. A blowout on a twin-axle trailer can go unnoticed for a while, so a glance in the mirrors now and then is a good habit.

Phone 07989 606060 around the clock. WhatsApp and the contact form on the site are there if you'd rather write.

Have the registration ready, the tyre size off the sidewall and a clear location; on a downland lane, the nearest village or junction is fine. If you'd like to read about repairs, timing and payment before booking, visit the FAQ.