Tyre changer, wheel balancer, compressor and stock all ride in the van to Selly Oak, so a tyre on a Bournbrook terrace or a Selly Park drive is fitted where the car sits.
Mobile fitting suits Selly Oak because the cars that need it cannot easily move. A student car on Heeley Road with a ruined tyre would need a recovery truck to reach a depot; a hospital worker's car on the Raddlebarn side is stuck until the shift ends. The van brings a tyre changer to break the bead and mount the new tyre, a balancer to spin the wheel and place the weights, a compressor and a torque wrench, plus tyres in common sizes.
Say the size, the street and whether the van can pull alongside or must park at the end of the terrace with the wheel carried over. The car is jacked, the wheel taken off, the old tyre stripped on the machine, the new one mounted and balanced, then refitted and torqued to the maker's setting. Pressures on the other three are set at the same time. The sum named on the phone is the sum paid on Tiverton Road.
Bournbrook's permit streets with the permit shown, Selly Park and Weoley Park drives, a Battery Retail Park bay, turnings off the Outer Circle at Harborne Lane. The Bristol Road bus lanes and the boulevard are excluded.
| Postcodes | B29 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Fitting a tyre on a Selly Oak terrace needs room along the side of the car so the jack and wheel can be handled safely. Level tarmac is best; a permit bay on Dawlish Road with the permit displayed is fine, but the van cannot block the road or a driveway while it works. The car never has to be moved, because the kit comes to it. Wider spots such as Selly Park drives, Weoley Park roads and Battery Retail Park bays make the job simpler still.
The tyre bay drives to Selly Oak, and your car stays on the terrace or the drive.
