What the job includes
- Budget, mid-range and premium brands in your size
- Fitting and balancing at the car
- Valves checked and pressures set to the maker's figures
- Wheel nuts tightened with a torque wrench
- The old tyres taken away
New tyres fitted in Birmingham
We bring new tyres to the car and fit them where it is parked, at home or at work, so there is no shop to visit.
Birmingham is about 95 miles in a straight line from our only base at Brent Cross, NW2 (further by road). We have no base or van stationed nearby. Call and we will tell you straight away whether we can take the job; if we can, the arrival time is given on the call. A tyre centre in the city will be closer if you can drive there; we suit drivers who want the work done at the car and can book ahead.
New tyres
Choosing the tyre
The size, load index and speed rating are printed on the sidewall, and the new tyre must match the size and at least match the load index and speed rating your car needs. Budget, mid-range and premium tyres all meet the same legal standards. Our tyres page, linked below, explains the sidewall markings, the load and speed ratings and the EU tyre label in full.
Read the size off the tyre, or give us the registration and we can check the size the car came with, then confirm it with you. Common sizes are often on the van; other sizes are sourced for the job, so give us time if your size is unusual.
Where we can work
Where the car needs to be
A drive or a residential street where the car is legally parked suits a fitting best, with level ground and room to work around the wheel.
Birmingham's Clean Air Zone covers the roads inside the A4540 Middleway ring road; it is a charge for driving a non-compliant vehicle, not for a parked car.
City-centre multi-storeys such as the Bullring and Grand Central are private ground, so a fitting there needs the operator's permission first. The same goes for a work car park. Tell us exactly where the car will be when you call.
New tyres
When a tyre is due for replacing
- The legal minimum tread depth for a car is 1.6 mm across the central three-quarters of the tread, all the way round.
- Cuts, bulges or cracks in the sidewall mean replacement, whatever the tread depth.
- Ideally, tyres on the same axle should match in type and have similar tread, so a single new tyre may mean replacing its partner.
Pricing
Booking a visit and the price
A booked visit on a day that suits you is much easier for us to arrange at this distance than a call for help now. If the car has locking wheel nuts, have the key ready.
The tyre is fitted, balanced and tightened at the car. The price depends on the size, the brand and how many tyres you need, is the same at any hour, and is agreed on the call.
Tyre sizes
How to read the size on the sidewall
The size is moulded into the sidewall as a line such as 205/55 R16 91V. Reading it out on the call, or sending a photo of it on WhatsApp, is the most useful thing you can do before the fitter sets off.
What each part means:
- 205 is the width of the tyre in millimetres
- 55 is the profile: the sidewall height as a percentage of the width
- R means radial construction, and 16 is the wheel diameter in inches
- 91 is the load index, the weight each tyre can carry (91 means 615 kg)
- V is the speed rating, the highest speed the tyre is built for
Elsewhere on the sidewall, at the end of the DOT code, is a four-digit date code such as 2423, which means the tyre was made in the 24th week of 2023. Tyres age even when they are not used, so an old spare is worth checking before it is relied on.
Tyre types
Run-flat tyres
Many newer cars, especially some BMW and MINI models, leave the factory on run-flat tyres and carry no spare wheel. The sidewall says so, with a marking such as RSC, ROF, SSR, ZP or RFT depending on the maker.
A car built for run-flats should stay on run-flats, because it has no spare to fall back on and its suspension is set up for their stiffer sidewalls. Tell us on the call if the car has them, so the right tyre is sourced.
Step by step
From your call to the finished job
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Tell us what happened
Call or WhatsApp with where the car is, the registration and the tyre size from the sidewall.
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Agree what happens next
You hear what the job involves and the options for your car. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
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Work at the car
The fitter comes to your home, your workplace or a safe place to park, raises the car on a jack and does the job beside it.
Checked before the fitter leaves
Before the fitter leaves, the wheel is checked for security and the tyre pressure is set to the maker's figure.
Before the visit
Getting the car ready
Leave the locking wheel nut key somewhere easy to find, such as the driver's seat or the glovebox, and tell us if the car will be at work rather than at home.
You do not need to stay with the car for the whole job, but someone needs to hand over the keys and agree the work. If the car is in a residents' bay or a work car park, check the fitter can park close to it.
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Tread and age
When a tyre needs replacing
Most tyres have small raised bars in the main grooves, called tread wear indicators. When the tread is worn level with them, the tyre is at the legal limit. A 20p coin is a rough check: if the outer band of the coin shows when it is pushed into the main grooves, the tread may be close to the limit.
Grip in the wet falls away well before the limit, so many drivers replace tyres at around 3 mm. Age matters too: cracking in the sidewall or between the tread blocks means the rubber is perishing, even on a tyre with plenty of tread left.
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Around the area
Neighbourhoods, roads and nearby towns
These are the neighbourhoods, postcode districts and main roads on record for this area. Whether we can take a particular job depends on the diary and the distance from our base, so the call always decides.
Neighbourhoods and villages
- Digbeth
- Jewellery Quarter
- Aston
- Erdington
- Edgbaston
- Harborne
- Selly Oak
- Bournville
- Moseley
- Kings Heath
- Balsall Heath
- Sparkhill
- Sparkbrook
- Small Heath
- Bordesley Green
- Yardley
- Acocks Green
- Hall Green
Postcode districts
- B1
- B2
- B3
- B4
- B5
- B6
- B7
- B8
- B9
- B10
- B11
- B12
- B13
- B14
- B15
- B16
- B17
- B18
- B19
- B20
- B21
- B23
- B24
- B25
- B26
- B27
- B28
- B29
- B30
- B31
- B32
- B33
- B34
- B35
- B36
- B38
- B42
- B43
- B44
- B45
- B72
- B73
- B74
- B75
- B76
Main roads
- A38
- M42 J3
- A38 Bristol Road
- A34
Landmarks
- Broad Street and Brindleyplace
- Millennium Point
The same service in nearby towns
Tyre types we fit
Questions
Questions and answers
Do you sell tyres I can collect or have fitted elsewhere?
No. We only supply tyres that our fitters fit at the car, and our base is a depot, not a shop.
Can the fitter work in a hospital, station or retail park car park?
Yes, if the site allows it. Supermarket, retail park and station car parks are private ground, so the owner's permission comes first. Places of this kind in this area include:
- Grand Central and New Street station
- Snow Hill station
- Moor Street station
- Aston University
- Birmingham Children's Hospital
What do the numbers after the size mean?
They are the load index and the speed rating, such as 91V. A load index of 91 means 615 kg per tyre and V means up to 149 mph; the new tyre should be rated at least as high on both.
Can I mix tyre brands on my car?
Yes, but keep the same brand and pattern across one axle, so the car brakes and corners evenly.
Can you fit tyres to a car with pressure sensors?
Yes. Mention the sensors on the call, as they sit inside the wheel and stay with it when the tyre is changed.
Do new tyres come with a warranty?
New tyres carry the manufacturer's warranty against defects. It does not cover damage from punctures, kerbs or potholes.
Can you fit tyres at my workplace?
Yes, if the site is happy for the work to be done there and there is room around the wheel. Tell us the address and where the car is parked on site.
Can you come to the motorway?
We never work on the carriageway of a motorway or main road, on a hard shoulder, in a smart motorway emergency area or on a slip road. If the car can be driven safely, leave at the next exit, stop away from traffic and then call.
Helpful guides
Tyre advice worth reading
Budget vs premium tyres: are cheap tyres worth it?
Budget tyres save money up front, but premium tyres often stop shorter in the wet and last longer. Here's how to choose the right tier for your car.
The numbers on your tyre sidewall tell you everything needed to order the right tyre. Here's exactly what 205/55 R16 91V means, digit by digit.
When to replace your tyres: 7 warning signs
Not sure if you need new tyres? Here are seven clear signs it's time to replace them, from low tread and cracking to bulges, vibration and age.
All tyre help here
Every tyre service, done at the car
Call to check we can take the job
Tell us where the car is
Send the size from the sidewall and where the car is parked, and the fitting is booked around you. The price is given on the call.