Mobile tyres and recovery in KT8 (the Moleseys)
Two very different halves. East Molesey runs up to Hampton Court Palace and takes the visitor traffic with it — coaches, day-trippers, and Bridge Road busy from mid-morning. West Molesey is working ground, with the trading estate and the industrial units behind it.
We do domestic tyre work on one side of this district and commercial vehicle work on the other, often on the same day.
The A3050 and Hampton Court Bridge
The A3050 runs the length of the district along Hurst Road and Walton Road, and it funnels into Hampton Court Bridge at the eastern end. That bridge approach jams for much of the day and there is nowhere sensible to stop on it, so if a tyre goes down as you come off it, turn into the first side road rather than pulling up short of the lights.
West Molesey is the easier end for us: the trading estate has proper hard standing, room for a van to work, and enough space to deal with a commercial vehicle without closing anything. Hurst Park and the riverside streets are the tightest.
Where we work in KT8
Our list here covers East Molesey, Hampton Court, Hampton Court Palace, Hurst Park, Molesey Trading Estate and West Molesey.
For anything near the palace, tell us which car park or which end of Bridge Road you are on — the approaches are one-way in places and that decides our route.
Questions we get asked about KT8
- Can you attend the car parks near Hampton Court Palace?
- We can attend public car parks in the district. Access and height limits vary, and on a busy weekend simply getting a van in takes longer than the tyre change. Ring us with the car park name and we will tell you what to expect.
- Do you fit commercial tyres at Molesey Trading Estate?
- Yes. The estate is one of the better places in the district to work on a van or a light commercial, because there is hard standing and room to swing a wheel off. We can attend a unit or a yard by arrangement with the operator.
- Is there a limit to how big a vehicle you will work on?
- We handle cars, vans and light commercials. Heavy goods vehicles and anything needing specialist lifting equipment are outside what we do, and we will tell you that on the phone rather than turning up and finding out together.
Book a KT8 fitting
Call with the vehicle and the exact spot. East Molesey and West Molesey are ten minutes apart on a bad day, so the detail matters.