The tyre bay travels to Bartley Green in the van, with the tyre machine, balancer, torque wrench and stock on board, so a car on the Jiggins Lane estate, in a California close or on campus is finished without moving.
Bartley Green is the case for mobile fitting. The district climbs the hills above Bartley Reservoir with no A-road and no tyre shop, so every wrecked tyre would otherwise be driven down Adams Hill or Scotland Lane to Quinton, doing damage on the way. Instead the whole process, breaking the bead, stripping the old tyre, fitting and balancing the new one, refitting the wheel, happens on the Woodgate drive, the Jiggins Lane kerb or in a bay at Newman University while the car stays exactly where it stopped.
Level ground is all the fitter needs, so mention if the car is on a drive, a flat kerb or a sloping street, and give the sidewall size. Up it goes on the jack, off comes the wheel, the old tyre gets prised from the rim on the van's machine, the new one fitted and balanced on the spot, and the wheel is bolted home at the right torque. The worn tyre leaves with the van. The job to B32 is priced in full on the call.
Flat drives anywhere on the estates between Jiggins Lane and California, level kerbs by Senneleys Park or the leisure centre, or the campus car park once the barrier is up. Steep stretches of Genners Lane and Scotland Lane are unsuitable for jacking a car.
| Postcodes | B32 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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The space a mobile fit needs is modest but specific in Bartley Green. The jack wants firm, level tarmac, so a flat drive in Woodgate beats a sloping street on Adams Hill. Leave room beside the damaged wheel for the fitter to kneel and roll the tyre. Unrestricted kerbs on the estates and a bay at Newman University, once admitted, both suit. Nothing about the job requires driving the car, and if it stopped on a slope the fitter explains the choices when you ring.
Workshop in the van, tyre fitted on the Bartley Green drive, car never rolls down the hill.
