★★★★★
"Quick, helpful and very understanding of our situation."
EAEva AshmoreGoogle review
Gilbertstone, West Midlands · B26 and B92
Mobile tyre fitting
Mobile tyre fitting
in Gilbertstone.
Gilbertstone is a small residential pocket of east Birmingham on the A45 Coventry Road, between Swan Island and Sheldon. Rescue Tyres heads to the car on your drive or street in B26 and fits the tyre where it stands.
★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours
Tyre trouble in Gilbertstone?
A fitter at your car
A fitter at your car
in Gilbertstone.
Gilbertstone is mostly semis and short avenues leading off the Coventry Road towards Lyndon Green, and nearly every tyre call is a car parked at home. Something picked up on the A45 or on Church Road leaves a tyre soft by morning. There is no reason to drive on it. Leave it on the drive, copy down the size code from the tyre, and the fitter arrives with the right replacement or repairs the old one in place.
| Postcode districts | B26, B92 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Coventry Road (A45); New Coventry Road (A45); Church Road (A4040); Swan Island (A4040) |
| Nearest stations | Acocks Green (National Rail), Lea Hall (National Rail), Olton (National Rail) |
| Estates and parks nearby | Wynford Road Industrial Estate, Kingpin Industrial Park, Olton Wharf Trading Estate |
| Distance from our base | about 91 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 Yardley |
What we do in Gilbertstone
Tyre work in Gilbertstone.
A Gilbertstone visit usually means one of these: a new tyre in the existing size, balanced on the drive; a tread puncture mended internally once it has passed the checks that BS AU 159 lays down; a burst or badly damaged tyre replaced with the wheel looked over; or a locking nut taken off when nobody can find the key. Every new tyre is covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and the phone line stays open overnight.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Where we work in Gilbertstone
Drives, bays and car parks.
A drive is the natural place, and Gilbertstone is full of them. On a side road, the car needs to sit close in, leaving the fitter room on the side facing traffic. Aldi's bays are an option if the tyre will bear the short hop over. Vans are best reached in their unit yards at the nearby industrial estates. The A45 kerb, the bus lanes and the mouths of side roads are not usable, however short the job.
The houses along and just off the Coventry Road provide most of the calls, alongside the avenues reaching into Lyndon Green and across to the Sheldon side. The A45 here carries red route restrictions and bus lanes, which puts its kerb out of bounds, and a car that fails on it should turn into the nearest avenue. New Coventry Road, towards the airport, is the same. Most properties have a drive, and a kerbside job on the side roads is usually fine too. Aldi's car park is handy when the car can still make the trip, while van drivers from the Wynford Road Industrial Estate and Kingpin Industrial Park are best met in their own yard. The Clean Air Zone lies far off inside the Middleway.
Nights and weekends
24 hours in Gilbertstone.
Late calls in Gilbertstone tend to be residents who notice a flat when they get home, and airport workers heading out before sunrise. Get in touch whatever the time with the postcode and size; what the job will come to is confirmed on that call, and the fitter drives over after that.
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
Gilbertstone FAQs
Questions from Gilbertstone.
Is Gilbertstone in Yardley or Sheldon?
It sits between the two, mostly in B26 along the Coventry Road near Lyndon Green, with part of it in B92. Either way it is covered: pass on the whole postcode and which house it is when you get in touch.
Is the Aldi car park in Gilbertstone a workable place for a fitting?
Where the car will still go there safely, a quiet bay on the outer row does the job. Tell the fitter roughly where you have stopped, and stay clear of the entrance and trolley bay so he has elbow room round the wheel arch.
My tyre went soft on the Coventry Road. What should I do?
Turn into the nearest side road and park up, because the A45 carries red route restrictions and nobody should change a wheel there. Text over the road you turned into and the tyre size, and the fitter makes his way to the car.
Do you fit part-worn tyres in Gilbertstone?
Part-worn tyres are not supplied at all. Every tyre that goes on is new and comes with its manufacturer's warranty, whether the choice for the car is budget, mid-range or premium. Quote the size and a new one is brought along.
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Around Gilbertstone.
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Along the Coventry Road, towards Lyndon Green or among the Aldi bays, the fitter meets the car.