Driving in Newcastle upon Tyne, and what it means for your tyres
The drop from the city centre to the Tyne is steep. Dean Street, Side and the banks around the Ouseburn are short, sharp and often cobbled, and they are hard work for brakes and front tyres alike. The Central Motorway, the A167(M), then sweeps traffic past the centre with tight merges that reward good grip.
North East winters are colder than the national average and the wind off the North Sea makes them feel colder still. Ice on the Coast Road and on the hills out towards Westerhope is a regular feature from December to March, which is why so many local drivers choose all-season tyres.
Newcastle and Gateshead share a Class C Clean Air Zone in the centre. Private cars are not charged, but older vans, taxis, buses and lorries can be. The Tyne Tunnel on the A19 is a toll crossing, so a fitter who comes to you avoids a paid trip under the river.
Mobile tyre fitting in Newcastle upon Tyne
Most of Newcastle's terraces and Tyneside flats have on-street parking, so think about where a fitter can work safely for half an hour. A back lane, a drive, a quiet side street or your work car park all work well. The fitter arrives with the tyres, fits and balances them beside the car and takes the old ones away.
Workshop fitting near Newcastle upon Tyne
Prefer a garage? Workshops on the network around Newcastle list their distance and their fitted price before you book. A workshop is the place for alignment if a pothole on the Coast Road has left the steering pulling.
Where this page covers
Roughly 8 miles around the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, across NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE15.
Areas: City centre, Quayside, Ouseburn, Jesmond, Sandyford, Heaton, Byker, Walker, Gosforth, Kenton, Fenham, Benwell, Elswick, Westerhope
Main roads: A1 Western Bypass, A167(M) Central Motorway, A1058 Coast Road, A19 and the Tyne Tunnel, A184 and the Tyne Bridge