The whole tyre workshop travels with the fitter: a changer, a balancer, a torque wrench and stock. In Southam the work is done on your drive or at the Kineton Road estate, and the car stays put.
Getting a car on a wrecked tyre from Southam to a tyre bay is awkward. The nearest depots mean a trip up the A425 or along the A423, which is no option on a flat, and a recovery truck adds cost and a day of hassle. Villages like Napton on the Hill and Ladbroke are further out still. Farm vehicles, vans parked in Kineton Road yards and cars at Southam College are the kind of jobs that suit a fitter who never needs the car to move.
The van is set up as a mobile tyre bay. The wheel comes off, the tyre is stripped from the rim on the machine inside, the new tyre is mounted and inflated, then spun on the balancer with weights added. Back on the car it is torqued to the manufacturer's figure. You need to give the size, the registration and where the car stands, and whether the van can park within reach of the wheel.
The van needs a parking space alongside the car: a Southam drive, a yard on Kineton Road, or the Southam Leisure Centre car park. Coventry Street and the Market Hill bays rarely leave enough room for it.
| Postcodes | CV47 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | Around 2 hours, confirmed before we set off |
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With the changer and balancer arriving in the van, your part is space. Leave about a door's width clear beside the affected wheel and park on flat ground, not the camber of a lane near Napton. A private bay at a Kineton Road unit or a drive off Daventry Road suits; blocking a neighbour's gateway or a Coventry Street entrance does not. Since every step happens at the wheel, the Southam car never rolls an inch, and the leisure centre car park is the fallback when home is too tight.
In Southam the tyre workshop comes to the car, so the car never moves.
