A tyre bay on wheels pulls up outside the house in Cape Hill or by the Galton Valley locks: machine, balancer and tyres aboard, the whole job done at the kerb without the car turning a wheel.
Some Smethwick cars should not be driven at all. A tyre shredded on a Galton Valley street, a bulge on a car parked in Cape Hill, a trader's van on the Oldbury Road with a screw in a rear tyre and a full load, a car at Rolfe Street station with a wheel that will not hold air. Towing any of them along the High Street to a tyre bay costs more than the tyre. The mobile fitting exists so that the tyre bay's kit arrives outside the house instead.
The fitter parks alongside, jacks the car, has the wheel off and the bead broken on the machine in the van, fits the new tyre or repairs the old one, balances the wheel and refits it at the correct torque. All that is needed is a level spot with room beside the car anywhere in B66 or B67. Text the sidewall size, a picture of the tyre and the street, and the tyre, the fitting and the visit are given as one price before the van leaves.
A High Street or Windmill Lane terrace with a van-sized gap at the kerb, a Bearwood or Uplands drive, a yard on the Oldbury Road units, the Warley Woods car park. Galton Bridge and Rolfe Street car parks only with the operator's agreement.
| Postcodes | B66, B67 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Space is the only thing the job asks of the street. The van has to stop alongside the car with room for the fitter at the wheel, on ground level enough to jack safely, and on a Windmill Lane terrace that means a gap as long as a van. Private or operator bays need permission, and neighbours' drives stay clear. Since the tyre machine and balancer arrive together, the Smethwick car is never moved, which matters when it is flat on a tight Cape Hill street.
The tyre workshop comes to Smethwick and your car stays outside the house.
