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Mobile tyre fitting
in Gorsebrook.
Gorsebrook lines the A449 Stafford Road north of Five Ways, between Oxley, Low Hill and Bushbury. Rescue Tyres drives out to Gorsebrook drives and quiet side streets to fit or mend the tyre beside the car.
A fitter at your car
in Gorsebrook.
Gorsebrook's houses sit along Stafford Road and the streets behind it, with Cannock Road a little to the east. Traffic heading north towards the M54 and i54 passes through, and debris on the A449 is a frequent cause of slow punctures. Most people find the flat at home the next morning. Share the tyre size, the Gorsebrook street, and whether the car is off the road or at the kerb, and the fitter comes prepared.
| Postcode districts | WV6, WV10 |
|---|---|
| Main roads | Stafford Road (A449); Five Ways; Stafford Street (A449); Cannock Road (A460) |
| Nearest stations | Wolverhampton (National Rail;West Midlands Metro), Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro), Wolverhampton St Georges (West Midlands Metro) |
| Estates and parks nearby | St John's Retail Park, Mitre Retail Park, Bentley Bridge Retail Park |
| Distance from our base | about 107 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 Wolverhampton |
Tyre work in Gorsebrook.
In Gorsebrook the work is mostly family cars and vans parked at home. A replacement tyre is ordered to the size and rating on the sidewall. For a nail in the tread of a Gorsebrook car, the fitter checks the damage against BS AU 159 with the tyre dismounted and repairs it from within when it qualifies. A burst is dealt with by fitting a replacement, after the rim has been checked for dents. A locking nut is removed even without its key. The line runs every day, weekends included.
Repairs follow BS AU 159; the legal minimum tread is 1.6mm (GOV.UK).
Drives, bays and car parks.
A drive at home is the easiest spot, with the car on firm, level ground. A Gorsebrook side street off Stafford Road works too, if the car is lawfully parked with enough width beside the punctured wheel for the jack. A supermarket car park needs the store's agreement first, and a work yard needs the site's. The A449 carriageway, bus stops and junction mouths are not usable, and neither is a grass verge.
Calls come from the semis and terraces either side of Stafford Road, from Oxley and Low Hill next door, and from vans parked outside homes overnight. The Stafford Road carriageway carries too much traffic for tyre work, so stop on a side street instead, clear of junction mouths. Homes with drives make the easiest jobs, while terraced streets usually mean working at the kerb. The Co-op Food store nearby has a small car park, which only works with the store's agreement. Pendeford Business Park and the Culwell estates are within a short drive for work vehicles that need tyres during the day. Bushbury, Park Village and Fallings Park sit just beyond, and Dunstall Park racecourse is a short way south.

24 hours in Gorsebrook.
Late calls from Gorsebrook are mostly from van drivers finding a flat before an early shift and residents home late along Stafford Road. Someone answers at any hour, takes the tyre size and the street, and the price for Gorsebrook is set on that call.
What drivers say.
"Life saver. Sudden puncture, hard-to-find tyre. They got back to me within 10 minutes and did a mobile tyre change."
Questions from Gorsebrook.
Can the tyre be changed while the car sits outside my Gorsebrook house?
Do you fit van tyres in Gorsebrook?
My tyre went soft on Stafford Road. Should I keep driving?
Which postcodes does Gorsebrook fall under?
Around Gorsebrook.
Stuck in Gorsebrook? Call now.
Stafford Road, Oxley or Low Hill: in Gorsebrook the tyre is sorted at the car, not somewhere else.
