Mobile Tyre Fitting in Ipswich

Ipswich sits on the freight route to Felixstowe, which means the roads around it carry a very high proportion of heavy goods traffic. The Orwell Bridge is the local landmark and the local pinch point.

Roads we get called to around Ipswich

• A14 — the Felixstowe to Midlands freight corridor, over the Orwell Bridge.
• A12 — south towards Colchester and London.
• A1214 and the routes into the town centre.
• The port approaches and the industrial estates around them.

The Orwell Bridge

It is high, exposed and closes in high winds. It is also a poor place to stop: the hard shoulder is narrow and the crosswinds that close it to lorries are also unpleasant if you are standing beside a car.

If a tyre goes on the approach, come off before the bridge. If it goes on the bridge and the car will still roll slowly, get over and pull in on the far side.

Debris punctures

Freight routes shed metal — banding, wire, fragments off trailers. It is the commonest cause of the punctures we attend around here, and the good news is that it usually produces a clean penetration in the tread, which is the repairable kind. See whether a puncture can be repaired.