Essendon's streets and roads
Mount Alexander Road and the 59
Mount Alexander Road began as the gold-rush route to Castlemaine in 1851. Tram route 59 now runs along it and Keilor Road to the city. If the car's parked on one of those roads, a mobile mechanic can't safely work on the traffic side: move it to a side street first if it'll drive.
Heritage streets
Essendon has ten heritage-listed places, among them the 1890 Earlsbrae Hall, and rows of terraces like those on Napier Street. If your place has no driveway, the kerb is the workshop, which suits quick jobs better than big ones.
The Tullamarine Freeway
Up to 210,000 vehicles a day use it, past Essendon Airport to Bulla Road, where it carries on south as tolled CityLink. The airport itself handles business flights, charters, air ambulance and police aircraft.
Three stations
The Craigieburn line stops at Essendon, Glenbervie and Strathmore stations. A car left at home while you train to work can sit for days, which is when a weak battery gives out.
Jobs at the kerb in Essendon
Kerbside suits a battery, a service by the book, wiper blades and globes, and getting a non-starter going. Check the parking signs first: a timed zone can run out halfway through a job. Anything that needs the car raised high goes to a workshop.
Choose "Come to me" in the card and give the exact street. Mobile mechanics in Melbourne covers what to expect when they arrive.
Our take
We'd give the exact street and say whether it's a busy road or a side street. A mobile mechanic can plan for a quiet kerb; a busy tram road is another matter.