Bartley Green has no tyre shop and no A-road of its own, so new tyres come up the hill to the Jiggins Lane estate, a California close or the Newman University car park and go on there.
Hills wear tyres in Bartley Green. Every trip out means climbing or braking on Adams Hill, Scotland Lane or Genners Lane, and the tight estate bends round Woodgate and California scrub the shoulders of front tyres. By the time the tread is down to the markers, the nearest fitting bay is on Hagley Road West at Quinton, reached by driving a bald tyre down a steep lane. Reading the size off the sidewall and having the tyre brought to the house is the sensible alternative.
Send the size moulded into the sidewall, which reads something like 205/55 R16, together with the Bartley Green street, and note drive, roadside or the campus barrier car park. Pick a budget, mid-range or premium tyre on the call. The fitter turns up with it, fits it, balances the wheel and torques the nuts, then loads the old tyre. The tyre and the visit to B32 are quoted together beforehand.
Driveways and unrestricted kerbs on the estates off Jiggins Lane and Adams Hill, through Woodgate and California, on the newer streets at the Frankley end, and the Genners Lane campus car park once security lets the van through. Tight cul-de-sacs work if the damaged wheel faces the road.
| Postcodes | B32 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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On Bartley Green's gradients the full sidewall code earns its keep. After a size such as 195/65 R15 sit a load number and speed letter, 91H for example, and a replacement should never step down from either. XL on the wall means a stronger carcass, handy for a loaded people carrier on Adams Hill. Run-flat lettering calls for like for like. Keep both tyres on an axle alike so braking stays even down Scotland Lane. Leave the locking key inside and the car on your Woodgate or California drive.
Unsure whether your car has run-flats? An empty spare-wheel well is one clue, and the sidewall will confirm it with markings like DSST, EMT or ROF. The replacement must share that size and rating. Cul-de-sacs off Jiggins Lane and Adams Hill suit the fit well, provided the damaged corner has clear space beside it.
New tyres brought up to Jiggins Lane, Woodgate or the campus and fitted at the Bartley Green car.
