Trolley pushed back across The Fort's car park and one tyre is down on the rim. Ring from the bay; the fitter decides between repair and replacement there.
Flats in Erdington can be found on the drive in Pype Hayes before an airport run, in The Fort's car park after a shop, or on Station Road when the commuter gets back from Erdington station. A bolt off the Tyburn Road has leaked all day. It is tempting to limp to a garage, though even a short run along Station Road on the rim shreds the tyre and can crack the wheel.
Ring with the street, drive or nearest store, and read the size from the sidewall of any tyre. A replacement in that size rides along in case, where one can be sourced. The flat tyre is reinflated and the leak hunted down: a bolt in the tread gets a BS AU 159 patch-plug on the drive, a tired valve is renewed, and a sidewall or shoulder injury means the tyre on the van is used. You hear the price for either result before anything is touched.
On run-flat tyres? They behave differently once deflated, so check the handbook's limits and read our page on run-flat tyres; we fit replacement run-flat tyres at the car in Erdington as well.
If the job turns out to be different, see broken tyre replacement in Erdington, locking wheel nut removal or van tyre fitting in Erdington.
Drives and kerbsides in Stockland Green, Short Heath and Pype Hayes, Station Road near Erdington station, The Fort's car parks with the centre's agreement, and yards at Fort Dunlop. The pedestrianised High Street and the M6 are out.
| Main roads | M6 J5 and J6; A38 Tyburn Road; A5127 Sutton New Road and Gravelly Hill |
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| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
Flat tyre: the first steps →Flat tyre help on the Erdington page
A flat on Gravelly Lane or Boldmere Road (B4142)? Pull into a side road with space at the kerb as soon as it is safe, switch the hazards on and walk everyone to the kerbside footway. A dropped pin helps, along with whether you are nearer Maney or New Oscott, giving the fitter a clear reference.
Having found a flat on the drive in Erdington, look at the other three first, then the flat one: a bolt or nail in the tread, a perished valve, or a kerb mark on the sidewall. Resist inflating it for a drive along the Chester Road to a garage; the tyre heats up and the damage spreads. Treat a space-saver as a stopgap for a slow hop, never a long-term Erdington wheel. The car is best left on the drive or on Station Road, where the fitter can reach it.
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Found flat in Erdington? Leave it where it stands, name the street, and the tyre is sorted.
