A flat on a Yardley drive or in a Swan centre bay is best left alone. Driving on it rarely ends well, so ring and the fitter comes out to see what it needs.
A tyre gone flat on a Yew Tree drive might have a screw from the Coventry Road, a valve that has perished, a slow bead leak on a corroded alloy or a cut on the inner wall. You cannot tell which by looking. What you can tell is that moving the car on it causes damage: a short trip round to a garage in Hay Mills flattens the sidewall under the rim and a repairable puncture becomes a new tyre.
WhatsApp the sidewall size and the address, with a picture if possible. On the drive the tyre is brought back up to pressure and the escape point found, then the call is made: a small central nail hole gets a BS AU 159 repair, a leaking valve is renewed, sidewall damage means fitting a tyre carried on board. Verdict and price come before a spanner is lifted.
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 Yardley as well.
Other jobs we do at the car include broken tyre replacement and burst tyre replacement in Yardley.
Drives across South Yardley, Sheldon and Yew Tree, streets off Church Road, Hay Mills terraces and bays in the Swan shopping centre car park. A tyre that goes down on the A45 needs a slow roll into a side street first.
| Main roads | A45 Coventry Road; A4040 Outer Circle; Hob Moor Road |
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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 Yardley page
A flat on Fox Hollies Road or Stoney Lane, both on the A4040, is best moved into a residential side road if that can be done safely. Ulverley Green has quieter streets for stopping. Turn on your hazard lights, have everyone wait behind a wall or railing well back from the road, and call with the road and nearest house number.
Found a flat on the Sheldon drive? Check the other three first, then look closely: a screw in the tread, a valve with a split rubber stem, a graze from the Old Yardley lanes. Do not inflate it and set off for a garage on the Coventry Road, since a tyre that lost all its air once may do so again at speed. A space-saver can serve for a short, slow journey, but on the drive is where the car is best left, and the proper tyre is sorted there.
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Flat tyre in Yardley? Park up, stay off it, and the fitter comes to you.
