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California, West Midlands, near Birmingham · B29 and B32
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in California.
California is the small south-west Birmingham suburb beside Weoley Castle, threaded by the B4121 as West Boulevard, Barnes Hill and Shenley Lane. Rescue Tyres replaces worn or damaged tyres and mends punctures on your own drive, sparing you a trip anywhere on a flat.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours
Tyre trouble in California?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in California.
In California the tyre calls come from people living off the B4121 and from those whose car let them down on it. Barnes Hill is steep, and a soft tyre on a gradient is hard to ignore, which is often when drivers pull over and ring. Tell the fitter the size, and say so if you want a particular brand or grade. Tyres of every grade are ordered in to suit, whether budget, middle-market or premium, for a run-flat hatchback, an EV, a van, a 4x4 or SUV, or a performance car, with winter and all-season patterns too.
| Postcode districts | B29, B32, B17 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Barnes Hill (B4121); West Boulevard (B4121); Shenley Lane (B4121) |
| Nearest stations | Selly Oak (National Rail), University (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 3 (Quinton Interchange), about 2.0 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Battery Retail Park, Selly Oak Retail Park, Woodgate Business Park |
| 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 Weoley Castle |
What we do in California
Tyre work in California.
Beyond sourcing the tyre, the fitter handles puncture repair to the BS AU 159 standard where the hole lies in the permitted middle band of the tread and is within its size limit, plus burst tyre replacement with a check of the rim first. Missing the key for a locking wheel nut? That nut is removed on site. Balancing is carried out at the car using the van's own equipment, and the phone line runs around the clock for anyone stuck late.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in California
Drives, bays and car parks.
A drive or a wide, flat stretch of kerb suits the fitter best, and most homes in California have one or the other. Grass verges give way under a jack, so the car has to be on tarmac. The Harborne Golf Club car park is private ground and not an option. Where the car can manage the short hop, the retail parks on the Selly Oak side or the Asda car park give plenty of room. A yard at Woodgate Business Park works for vans.
The name covers a compact patch next to Weoley Castle, with Harborne and Bartley Green not far off, and it spreads over B29, B32 and a corner of B17, so quote the postcode as well as the name when you ring. Most requests start in the avenues off West Boulevard and Barnes Hill, and from vans parked at Woodgate Business Park. The B4121 is the spine of the area and also the road to leave when a tyre goes: there is no stopping on the hill, so take the first residential turning instead. Out towards Selly Oak, the two retail parks, Battery and Selly Oak, both have large public car parks. Nothing here falls inside the Clean Air Zone, which is confined to the ring road around the city centre.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in California.
Night calls in California usually come from drivers who got off the M5 at Quinton and up the B4121 with a tyre losing air, or from a commuter whose car will not be going anywhere at dawn. The line is staffed whatever the hour, and the visit's cost gets settled in that conversation, before the fitter drives out.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Had two tyres replaced and was really impressed. Friendly and efficient, job completed quickly. Highly recommend!"
PNPegah NourmandGoogle review
California FAQs
Questions from California.
Which California do you cover?
The one in south-west Birmingham, beside Weoley Castle, with postcodes in B29, B32 and B17. Several places across the UK share the name, so if your address is in this one, the fitter can come to your drive or kerbside to replace or repair the tyre.
What tyres can you bring to a car in California?
Whatever the car needs in the size shown on its sidewall. Say which tier suits you, economy up to a premium name, and the tyre is sourced ahead of the visit. Any tyre supplied is covered by the maker's own warranty, and it is balanced on its rim at the roadside.
My car in California is stuck on a grass verge. Is that a problem?
It is, for the jacking at least. A jack sinks into soft ground and the car could shift. If the car can be rolled on to the road or the drive, the fitter can work there; if it cannot, ring and describe the spot, and a safe option is agreed together.
Could a slow puncture on a van at Woodgate Business Park be sorted in the yard?
It can, if the unit's yard or parking has space and the landlord or manager raises no objection. A slow puncture in the tread is often repairable. The fitter checks it from inside the tyre first and replaces it if the damage falls outside the repairable zone.
Nearby
Around California.
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West Boulevard, Barnes Hill or a yard at Woodgate Business Park: the fitter drives to the car and works there.