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"Quick, helpful and very understanding of our situation."
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Alum Rock, West Midlands · B8 and B9
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Alum Rock.
Alum Rock is packed terraced housing between the B4114 Washwood Heath Road and the B4128 Bordesley Green East, in B8 and B9 on the east side of Birmingham. Rescue Tyres fits the tyre outside your house, wherever the car is parked.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours
Tyre trouble in Alum Rock?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Alum Rock.
In Alum Rock the problem is rarely the road and nearly always the parking. Streets are lined with cars on both sides, kerbs take a beating from tight manoeuvres, and a flat is often discovered in the morning with the car boxed in. Tyres that went soft overnight on Highfield Road or Bowyer Road are common. Leave the car where it is. The van stops wherever a gap allows, the kit gets walked along the pavement, and the job happens at the car itself, provided there is room to jack it safely.
| Postcode districts | B8, B9 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Stechford Lane (A4040); Bromford Lane (A4040); Station Road (A4040); Bordesley Green East (B4128) |
| Nearest stations | Stechford (National Rail), Adderley Park (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 6 (Gravelly Hill Interchange), about 1.9 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Stechford Retail Park, The Fort Shopping Park, St Andrews Shopping Park |
| Distance from our base | about 93 miles from Brent Cross, NW2 (straight line) |
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
| Parent area | Mobile tyre fitting in Stechford |
What we do in Alum Rock
Tyre work in Alum Rock.
Punctures and kerb damage are the usual Alum Rock jobs, and not every tyre can be saved. A clean nail hole in the centre of the tread can be repaired from the inside, following BS AU 159; a split in the sidewall or a bulge from a kerb strike means a new tyre, fitted and balanced at the car. Burst tyres are swapped the same way. Lost locking nut keys are dealt with without damaging the wheel, and somebody picks up the phone whatever the time.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Alum Rock
Drives, bays and car parks.
The kerb outside the house is the normal workplace in Alum Rock, unless the car is packed in so tightly that the jack cannot reach the sill. If it is, a neighbour shifting their car a short way often solves it. The Tesco car park and Stechford Retail Park are the open alternatives. Van work fits well into a unit yard at Saltley Business Park or the Leviss Trading Estate. Double yellow lines at a junction, bus stops and the main roads are not usable.
The bulk of the phone calls start in the terraces lining both flanks of Washwood Heath Road and down towards Bordesley Green, from households in both B8 and B9. The fitter usually parks a few doors away and walks the kit in, which is fine. Driveways are scarce, so a kerbside job is normal here. Roads with more through traffic, such as Stechford Road and the B4516 are harder, because through traffic passes close to anyone kneeling at the wheel, and a turning is better. Anyone able to drive a little way can use the Tesco car park or Stechford Retail Park instead. Van calls tend to come from Saltley Business Park and from the Bordesley Trading Estate. Alum Rock is a good distance outside the Middleway, so no Clean Air Zone charge is in play.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Alum Rock.
Late evening is busy in Alum Rock, and so are the calls: drivers back from a late shift or a family visit who spot a flat under the streetlight. Ring or send a WhatsApp with the street and the tyre size, get the figure confirmed while you are talking, and the fitter makes his way over through the night.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"I called out for a mobile repair. The service was quick and quite reasonably priced. Would recommend."
ADAjith Das MenonGoogle review
Alum Rock FAQs
Questions from Alum Rock.
My car is boxed in on a terraced street in Alum Rock. Can you still fit a tyre?
Usually. The fitter needs clearance to slide a jack beneath the sill and to pull the wheel off on the flat side. If the flat tyre faces the traffic, mention it, and we will talk through whether rolling the car a few feet is needed.
Which Alum Rock postcodes do you cover?
Both B8 and B9, which between them take in the streets from Washwood Heath Road to Bordesley Green East. Ward End, Saltley and Stechford next door are covered too, so pass on the complete postcode and door number when you ring.
Can you meet me at Stechford Retail Park with a flat?
Where the car will limp there safely at low speed, the open car park at the retail park works well. Pick a space near the edge, clear of the entrances, and name the shop you are closest to so the fitter spots the car without circling.
Would a car in Alum Rock pay the Clean Air Zone charge?
No. Birmingham charges only inside the Middleway ring, and Alum Rock is well outside it. A car parked on your street while a tyre goes on pays nothing, whatever its emissions standard.
Nearby
Around Alum Rock.
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From Washwood Heath Road to Bordesley Green East, or in the Tesco car park, the fitter reaches the car.