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"I urgently needed to replace my tyres and the team were prompt, friendly and efficient at a great price."
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Aston Triangle, West Midlands · B4 and B7
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Aston Triangle.
Aston Triangle is the Aston University end of the city centre, boxed in by the A38 Corporation Street, Dartmouth Middleway and Lawley Middleway. Campus car parks and street bays are where Rescue Tyres usually meets drivers here, tyre and tools in hand.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours
Tyre trouble in Aston Triangle?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Aston Triangle.
Aston Triangle is a place people drive to rather than through, and that shapes the tyre calls. A student or member of staff parks for the day, walks back in the evening and finds a tyre flat, or a visitor to Millennium Point notices the car pulling on the way in. It is a separate place from Aston itself, which lies further out beyond the Middleway. Give the fitter the car park or street name, the tyre markings and whether it is still safe to drive a short way.
| Postcode districts | B4, B7, B5 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Aston Expressway (A38(M)); Corporation Street (A38); Lancaster Circus Flyover (A38); St Chads Queensway (A38) |
| Nearest stations | Millennium Point (West Midlands Metro), Birmingham Snow Hill (National Rail), Bull Street (West Midlands Metro) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 14 (Lister Street), about 0.3 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | St Andrews Shopping Park, Premier Trading Estate, Parkway Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 95 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 Birmingham |
What we do in Aston Triangle
Tyre work in Aston Triangle.
Aston Triangle work leans towards commuter cars that sit all day. A slow puncture found at going home time is taken back to the rim, inspected, and fixed from inside to BS AU 159 if the hole is away from the shoulders. Anything worse gets a new tyre chosen to the size on the sidewall. If a tyre has burst, its wheel is looked over for damage before the new one is mounted. Locking wheel nut keys go missing more often than people expect, and that is handled too, at any hour.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Aston Triangle
Drives, bays and car parks.
The two public car parks, Staniforth Street and the one at Millennium Point, are the dependable spots, with level bays and room to kneel beside a wheel. A metered bay on a campus street works with a ticket. Private university bays need the owner's say so, and the Lancaster Circus Flyover, the Middleway carriageways and Corporation Street itself are no places to stop. Nor is the tram line near Millennium Point, or a bus stop.
The Triangle mostly carries B4 and B7 postcodes, with B5 at its southern tip. Drivers call from the Staniforth Street and Millennium Point car parks, from pay-and-display streets around the campus, and from cars that slowed on Lancaster Circus Flyover or Corporation Street with a tyre going. University bays that are reserved for staff or permit holders are not the fitter's to use, so a car parked in one needs moving or the site's agreement first. Dartmouth Middleway, Lawley Middleway and Curzon Circle form the A4540 ring road along the edge, and the Triangle is inside it. That puts the campus within the Clean Air Zone, whose charge is for driving a non-compliant car in, not for letting it sit while a tyre is changed.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Aston Triangle.
Evening lectures and late shifts mean Aston Triangle calls often come after dark, from a car park thinning out and a driver who wants to get home. Ring whenever it happens, describe where the car is standing, and the fee for the visit is confirmed while you are still talking.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Excellent service from start to finish. He came out quickly to help my mum change her tyre and was extremely friendly."
EHEllie-Mai HalesGoogle review
Aston Triangle FAQs
Questions from Aston Triangle.
Can you fit a tyre in Staniforth Street Car Park by Aston University?
That car park works well for it. Park in a normal bay with room beside the flat wheel, keep the ticket valid, and send the tyre size and the bay position. If the car is in a reserved university bay, the site's agreement is needed first.
Is Aston Triangle the same place as Aston?
It is not. Aston Triangle is the university quarter on the city centre side of the Middleway, while Aston is a separate district further out. Tell the fitter which one you mean and give the postcode, B4 or B7, so there is no confusion.
I noticed the tyre going on Lancaster Circus Flyover. Where should I pull in?
Carry on carefully off the flyover and find somewhere the car can be left, such as a bay at Millennium Point, before stopping. Nobody should change a wheel on the flyover. If the car stops and you are in danger in a live lane, call 999.
Do students at Aston University get the same service?
Anyone with a car can call, student or not. The tyre is sourced to match the old one, fitted where the car is parked, and paid for after the work is done. The cost is agreed before the fitter sets off.
Nearby
Around Aston Triangle.
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Around Aston University, Staniforth Street and the Millennium Point bays, the fitter comes to the car.