The sidewall is torn, the car is on a Sparkbrook terrace and it has to be driven this afternoon. A tyre of matching size is loaded, brought out and fitted where the car stands.
Not every tyre can be saved, and it matters most when the car has to be used that same day. A sidewall cut from a Ladypool Road kerb, a hole through the shoulder from the Stratford Road shops, a tyre driven flat along Golden Hillock Road with the liner destroyed: none of these will take a patch. For a Sparkbrook driver with a shift, a school pick-up or a restaurant run, the answer is a replacement brought to the car rather than a wait for a garage slot.
Read the full size and load index off the good tyre on the same axle and send it with the street. The fitter loads a matching tyre, comes to the terrace or yard, fits and balances it and checks the other three for the same damage before leaving. One price for the tyre, the visit and fitting is given on the phone and nothing is paid until you agree it. If you are unsure of the size, a photo of the sidewall will do.
Other jobs we do at the car include burst tyre replacement and locking wheel nut removal in Sparkbrook.
A Walford Road terrace, a Farm Park side street, a yard off Ladypool Road, a Highgate estate road: the replacement is fitted in any of them. Cars stranded on the Stratford Road or at Camp Hill need to reach a side turning first.
| Main roads | A34 Stratford Road; A4540 Middleway at Camp Hill; Ladypool 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 Sparkbrook page
An emergency replacement on the south side can start on Pershore Road, the A441, or Alcester Road, the A435, where a damaged tyre cannot stay on a busy carriageway. Turn into the nearest residential road and stop with the car level. Moseley Village station makes a handy reference point if you are unsure exactly where you are; quote the sidewall size along with it.
The call will ask four things: the full size, the load index, the speed symbol and whether the sidewall says run-flat. Read them off the damaged tyre if legible or, failing that, from the tyre opposite it, and give the brand and pattern so the new one can match or a pair can be discussed. A restaurant van off Ladypool Road will need a commercial tyre, shown by a C after the rim size. Choose a spot where the van can pull up, such as the streets round Farm Park.
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