A tyre found flat on a Newton avenue first thing, or back at the Hamstead station car park, where allowed, after work, does not need driving anywhere. In Great Barr the fitter comes to it and decides at the car.
The flat that greets you in Great Barr can be a slow leak that finished overnight: a screw from Queslett Road that took three days to let all the air out, or a valve that has perished. A commuter can find one at Hamstead station after the train back from town, a family before the school run in Pheasey, a dog walker at the Sandwell Valley car parks. The mistake is driving on it to see how bad it is.
Do not move the car; ring instead with the street or car park, the postcode and the size on the sidewall. The fitter inflates the tyre, traces the leak, then dismounts it. A tread puncture inside the repair limits gets patched; a damaged liner, a shoulder hole or a torn valve seat means a new tyre in the right size off the van. Either way the figure is put to you before the work starts, and the callout is agreed on the phone.
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 Great Barr as well.
Need something else? Our pages on broken tyre replacement in Great Barr and new tyres fitted explain those jobs.
On your drive or avenue in Newton, Hamstead, Queslett or Pheasey, at Hamstead station, or at Sandwell Valley while the gates are open. The parade's short-stay bays on Queslett Road give the van too little time.
| Main roads | A34 Walsall Road and Birmingham Road; A4041 Queslett Road and Newton Road; M6 J7 |
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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 Great Barr page
Caught with a flat on Old Walsall Road (B4124) or Hamstead Hill (B4124)? Hazards on straight away, then roll slowly into a side road towards Tower Hill or Handsworth Wood where the car can sit off the main flow. Stay away from the traffic side, look at the sidewall for damage, and ring with the name of the street you stopped in.
The first job with a flat on a Great Barr avenue is checking the other three tyres, because a screw from Newton Road rarely travels alone. A screw glinting between the tread blocks, a valve stem that wobbles or has split, or a pale scuff low on the wall from a Scott Arms island all point the fitter somewhere. Driving it to a garage grinds the liner, so leave it parked. A space-saver suits short, slow trips only, so a Pheasey spare still needs replacing soon.
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Flat tyre in Great Barr? Leave it where it stands and a fitter comes to it.
