As I am having to care for my wife at the moment I will need to use a mobile service - two tyres are badly split on the outside corner edges  (the normal Bridgestone issue).

 

There are a number of mobile services from the big companies:

Halfords Tyres on the Drive

Kwik Fit

National

 

Has anyone used any of these services - any recommendations re quality of service, price, fitting, care with wheels etc?

 

Thanks in advance for any feedback. I'm in Coulsdon - near bottom of M25.

I have used one once, had to come back and redo a valve as one of them kept going down.  Someone else I know had a very good fitter.

 

But really it is a lottery on the quality as they are basically one person operations, in sense they are on their own even if they turn up in a branded vehicle, so how experienced and careful depends on individual.

 

Unless you can get some specific local reviews, or recommendations from a local community on something like Nextdoor, then might just have to take your chances, in which case hunt out the best tyre price (excluding those with bad reviews), because the quality of fitter that turns up on the day is not something you can control.

3 hours ago, SurreyJohn said:

I have used one once, had to come back and redo a valve as one of them kept going down.  Someone else I know had a very good fitter.

 

But really it is a lottery on the quality as they are basically one person operations, in sense they are on their own even if they turn up in a branded vehicle, so how experienced and careful depends on individual.

 

Unless you can get some specific local reviews, or recommendations from a local community on something like Nextdoor, then might just have to take your chances, in which case hunt out the best tyre price (excluding those with bad reviews), because the quality of fitter that turns up on the day is not something you can control.

Thank you. I have used Halfords once some time ago but at that time the range of tyres for mobile fitting was really small (like 2 types!). I'll try and track down some local reviews as you suggest - there might just be a "non-branded" local that is worth a try.

So in the end I went with Tyresonthedrive (Halfords)  - much wider range of tyres this time. Good tracker app and the fitter turned up on time. Highly competent and good care taken with my wheels etc. Would use again. Price was competitive and booking fee was minimal (£8 for all 4) as I was able to select an 8-8 slot (you get guidance about the expected time and your fitter's progress on the day). If you request a more specific time slot the charge is generally more. Balancing, valve etc is "free".