When a Small Heath tyre is torn beyond any patch and the car has to be on the road this afternoon, a new one in the correct size is driven out and fitted at the kerb.
Some damage rules out a repair straight away: a sidewall ripped on a Muntz Street kerb, a hole in the shoulder from Highway debris, a tyre that ran flat from Bordesley Circus and chewed its liner. None of those will be patched. For someone in Small Heath who needs the car for a shift, a hospital appointment or a school collection, a garage slot several days off does not help, so a matching replacement comes out to it.
Copy the size, including load and speed rating, from the healthy tyre opposite and message it along with the street. That tyre is loaded, taken to the Muntz Street terrace or shop yard, mounted and balanced, and the remaining three are checked for cuts, bulges or low tread before the fitter leaves. One total covering tyre, callout and fitting is confirmed on the phone, and nothing happens until you agree it.
Need something else? Our pages on burst tyre replacement and 24 hour tyre repair in Small Heath explain those jobs.
Replacements go on at the kerb on Somerville Road and Herbert Road, in side streets off Green Lane, in yards behind the Coventry Road parade and in the Small Heath Park car park. A car stranded on the Highway gets recovered to such a spot before any fitting.
| Main roads | A45 Coventry Road; A45 Small Heath Highway; Golden Hillock Road |
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| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
Emergency tyre replacement explained →Emergency tyre replacement on the Small Heath page
After a pot-hole strike on Fox Hollies Road or Shaftmoor Lane, an emergency replacement starts with getting off the through route. Turn off into Summer Road or another residential street before stopping. Read the size, load and speed figures off a good tyre on the same axle, because an emergency swap still has to match the other side of the car.
Getting it right first time depends on detail. Quote the full size with its load and speed markings, then check the sidewall for RFT, SSR or another run-flat mark. Name the brand fitted on the far side of that axle so the two can match, or be ready for a pair if no match is available. Coventry Road shop vans need their commercial load rating given. The van needs space to stop, so a side street off Green Lane or the Small Heath Park car park, with permission, suits.
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