Buying tyres in Digbeth should not involve driving a worn set through the Clean Air Zone. Check the marking on the sidewall and the replacements go on in a car park off Floodgate Street.
A set of tyres in Digbeth wears from setts, loading-dock kerbs and the stop-start of the High Street bus lanes. Studio tenants around Gibb Street notice cracking sidewalls on cars that rarely move, while delivery vans working Deritend and the Coventry Road approach wear the shoulders down in months. Either way the choice is the same: budget, mid-range or premium in the size printed on the tyre, brought out to where the car is parked.
Send the whole sidewall marking, width, profile, rim and the load and speed codes, and say which brand tier you want. The tyres arrive on the van, each one mounted, balanced on the machine and torqued to the manufacturer's setting, and the old casings leave with the fitter. Tell us the car park operator or the yard gate, and the total is read out over the phone before anything is booked.
Surface car parks near the Custard Factory and Rea Street suit a full set, as do private yards in Deritend and the Bordesley trade units. The High Street bus lanes, the coach station approach and the Queensway underpass are out.
| Postcodes | B5, B9, B12 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Before ordering, study the sidewall of the tyre being replaced. A string such as 205/55 R16 gives width, profile and rim, and the characters that follow give load index plus speed letter, which the new tyre must equal or beat. XL marks a reinforced casing, while RSC, ROF or a run-flat symbol tells you the car carries no spare. Tyres sharing an axle should match. Fish the key for the locking nuts from the glovebox and leave the car in a Rea Street bay or a Deritend yard.
Lost pressure in the Queensway underpass? A run-flat will carry the car only within the limits your handbook gives for distance and speed, so do not stop in the tunnel. Surface at the next exit, wait in an operator-approved Rea Street surface lot or a Deritend yard you can use, and call with the sidewall marking.
A new set fitted in your Digbeth car park, sized from the sidewall, old tyres taken away.
