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Mobile tyre fitting
in Four Oaks.
Four Oaks station and the A454 Four Oaks Road sit at the heart of this part of Sutton Coldfield. Rescue Tyres goes out to the car, whether it is parked at home in B74 or left for the day by the platform.
A fitter at your car
in Four Oaks.
Plenty of Four Oaks tyre calls start at the station, when a commuter comes back off the train to find the car sitting low in the car park. The rest come from the long roads between the A5127 Lichfield Road and Walsall Road, where big cars on big wheels are the norm. Low-profile tyres mark easily on a kerb, so a photo of the sidewall helps the fitter judge whether it needs a repair or a replacement.
| Postcode districts | B74, B75 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Four Oaks Road (A454); Lichfield Road (A5127); Walsall Road (A454); Belwell Lane (B4151) |
| Nearest stations | Four Oaks (National Rail), Butlers Lane (National Rail), Sutton Coldfield (National Rail) |
| Nearest motorway junction | Junction T3 (Langley Mill), about 2.0 miles away |
| Distance from our base | about 97 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 Sutton Coldfield |
Tyre work in Four Oaks.
Four Oaks cars are often larger, so run-flat and SUV sizes turn up more than in most places. The fitter brings a tyre to the size you read out, then fits and balances it beside the car. Where a screw has gone into the tread, the inside is examined and a BS AU 159 repair made if the damage lies in the allowed band. Burst tyres, a missing key for a locking wheel nut and late callouts are all handled too.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
For a commuter, the Four Oaks Station Car Park is the natural rendezvous, provided the car has a standard space and a clear strip beside the flat; the fitter needs to know which end and which row. Block paving and tarmac drives are ideal. A quiet stretch of Four Oaks Road or a side street off Belwell Lane will do if the car has stopped away from home. The Lichfield Road itself is not suitable, with nowhere to stand clear.
Four Oaks runs from the station and Belwell Lane out to Walsall Road, with Mere Green just to the north and Little Sutton beyond. The roads are residential and mostly unrestricted, and the houses tend to have space in front, so a drive is where the fitter usually ends up. Butlers Lane station is the other stop on the line, handy for the northern roads. The Lichfield Road carries buses and through traffic between Sutton Coldfield and Mere Green, so pull off it into a side road before stopping. The Birmingham Clean Air Zone is confined to the city centre, nowhere near Four Oaks, so it plays no part here.

24 hours in Four Oaks.
Night calls from Four Oaks often come from the station, when the last train home ends beside a car with a flat, and from early starters heading out on the Lichfield Road. Someone takes the call however late it is, and the price is quoted, and accepted by you, before the van pulls away.
What drivers say.
"Amazingly fast, polite and saved my day."
Questions from Four Oaks.
Can you change a tyre in the Four Oaks Station Car Park?
My car in Four Oaks has run-flat tyres. Can a puncture in one be repaired?
Do you cover Four Oaks all the way out to Walsall Road?
The locking wheel nut key has vanished. Can the Four Oaks job still go ahead?
Around Four Oaks.
Stuck in Four Oaks? Call now.
From Four Oaks station to Belwell Lane and the A454 Four Oaks Road, the fitter comes to the car.
