Tyres for a Bordesley Green car are picked from the sidewall numbers and fitted on a Little Bromwich drive, at the kerb on Blake Lane or, with permission, at Heartlands.
Tread in Bordesley Green goes in different ways depending on who drives. Hospital staff commuting to Heartlands clock up stop-start miles along Bordesley Green East. Residents on Belchers Lane and Cherrywood Road wear the outer shoulders squeezing between parked cars. Shop vans on the main road carry weight over short hops. Once the wear bars show, the sidewall code gives width, profile, rim and ratings, and the call weighs up a budget, mid-range or premium tyre in exactly that size.
Send that code and where the car lives, and one price covering tyre, visit and fitting comes back before anything is booked. On a Little Bromwich drive the fitter can work entirely off the road; on a terrace the van waits nearby. Each tyre is mounted, balanced and torqued to the figure the manufacturer sets, while the old ones go in the van. For a Heartlands car park, check with the operator that the van may enter.
Driveways in Little Bromwich, the Blake Lane terraces, streets running off Yardley Green Road, and Heartlands car parks where the operator agrees. The bus stops and short bays on Bordesley Green itself are not suitable.
| Postcodes | B9 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Read the whole code, not just the size. On a common sidewall such as 195/65 R15 91H, the 91 gives load and the H gives speed; look too for an XL reinforcement mark or the run-flat logo, either of which the new tyre must copy. The pair on one Bordesley Green axle ought to be one make and pattern. If the car sits in a Heartlands car park, pass the locking key and the bay number to the fitter; on a Little Bromwich drive the car can simply stay put.
Should a run-flat lose pressure on the Middleway, there is no need to stop on the carriageway. Carry on gently, only as far and at the speed the handbook permits, then turn off into a street running from Yardley Green Road or onto a Little Bromwich drive. Ring from there with the size code, and the tyre is inspected where the car stands.
New tyres in Bordesley Green, fitted on your drive, your terrace or the hospital car park.
