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Dickens Heath, West Midlands · B90
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Dickens Heath.
Dickens Heath is a village on the southern edge of Solihull borough, reached by Tanworth Lane and Blackford Road with Whitlocks End station close by. Rescue Tyres carries the tyre out to your car and fits it there, on a drive or in the street.
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Tyre trouble in Dickens Heath?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Dickens Heath.
Sitting on the edge of open country, Dickens Heath sends most of its drivers out along Tanworth Lane and Blackford Road, both part of the B4102, towards Shirley and the M42. Damage picked up on those runs, or on the motorway itself, usually shows itself once the car is back home. The job then happens at the house. Say what the markings on the tyre read, name your street, and the replacement comes along on the van.
| Postcode districts | B90 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Tanworth Lane (B4102); Blackford Road (B4102) |
| Nearest stations | Whitlocks End (National Rail), Wythall (National Rail), Shirley (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction 4 (Monkspath Interchange), about 2.3 miles away |
| Estates and parks nearby | Solihull Gate Retail Park, Solihull Retail Park, Houndsfield Industrial Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 88 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 Shirley |
What we do in Dickens Heath
Tyre work in Dickens Heath.
New tyres are ordered to match the originals, then mounted and balanced on the driveway. Tread punctures near the centre are repaired from within when BS AU 159 says they qualify; a torn sidewall means a new tyre. A tyre that burst on the way home is changed with the rim checked. If the locking nut key cannot be found, the fitter removes the nut without scarring the wheel. The phone is answered every day and all night.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Dickens Heath
Drives, bays and car parks.
Driveways and allocated bays are the natural working spots in Dickens Heath. A village street serves too, if parking there is lawful and nothing crowds the flat corner, as the fitter needs to kneel and lift. While the car can still travel, the car parks at Solihull Retail Park or Solihull Gate Retail Park towards Shirley are an option with management's agreement. The B4102 carriageway is not usable, and nor is any part of the M42.
Calls come from the village centre and its residential streets, from houses towards Tidbury Green and Cheswick Green, and from Major's Green on the Shirley side. Many homes have drives or allocated spaces, and that is where tyre work goes best. The facts show no sizeable public car park in the village, so a car that cannot get home is best met on a quiet residential street. Since the B4102 is the through route, anything that breaks down along it wants bringing into the village before a jack appears. Whitlocks End station is close for commuters. Trade vehicles at the Houndsfield Industrial Estate or Monkspath Business Park can be seen to in a yard with the site's say-so. Solihull has no clean air charge.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Dickens Heath.
Late calls from Dickens Heath usually come from drivers who got home off the M42 on a softening tyre, or from somebody due out at dawn who has spotted a deflated tyre. The phone gets answered at all hours, and the cost is settled in that first conversation.
Google reviews
What drivers say.
★★★★★
"Absolutely amazing service. First call-out for a replacement tyre after hours and I was amazed."
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Dickens Heath FAQs
Questions from Dickens Heath.
My tyre failed on the M42 near junction 4. Will a fitter come out to me there?
Not on the M42 itself: no work is ever done on its hard shoulder or in an emergency area. Take junction 4 for Monkspath if the car will go, then pull up somewhere sheltered. Stuck? In danger, dial 999; otherwise National Highways on 0300 123 5000 arranges recovery. The fitter meets you once you are off.
Is there a car park in Dickens Heath where you can work?
There is no large public car park to rely on, so a drive or allocated space is the usual answer. Failing that, a quiet residential street will do, as long as parking is lawful there and nothing hems in the damaged wheel. Say which street, and that is where the work happens.
Can you meet me at Whitlocks End station?
The station is close to the village, so it is a sensible meeting point for commuters. Working in station parking depends on permission, so the simplest option is a residential road nearby. Say where the car is standing and which tyre has gone.
How far do you travel to reach Dickens Heath?
Every trip starts at the base in Brent Cross, and Dickens Heath lies close to the far end of a patch reaching Birmingham. So nobody quotes a time on a website; it is agreed with you, honestly, once you ring.
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Around Dickens Heath.
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From Tanworth Lane to Whitlocks End station and the village streets of Dickens Heath, the fitter comes to the car.