Harborne is a district of drives, and that is where its new tyres go on: off War Lane, along Court Oak Road, round Queens Park. Pick the grade, and the fitter does the rest at home.
Most Harborne cars are family runabouts and second cars that seldom leave B17 beyond the school gates and the morning crawl along the Hagley Road, so tyres age as much as they wear. Sidewalls crack from years of sun on a south-facing drive off Vivian Road, tread thins on the outer edge from the tight turns into the High Street's bays. When two come up for renewal together, the house on Lordswood Road with a decent drive is a better place to fit them than a forecourt.
Photograph the sidewall or give the registration and the fitment is looked up. Say whether you want an economy tyre, something mid-priced or the brand the car came with, and each is priced on the call so you can decide before booking. On your Harborne drive the wheel comes off, the worn tyre comes away, its replacement is mounted and balanced in the van, then refitted and torqued. The old casing leaves with the fitter.
Drives off War Lane, Vivian Road and Court Oak Road, the avenues near Queens Park and Harborne Park Road, or a side street behind the High Street. The High Street's short-stay bays are too tight, and the Hagley Road is bus lanes.
| Postcodes | B17, B32 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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On a Harborne family car the characters after the size tell half the story. A load number such as 91 and a speed letter such as V must be equalled or beaten, and XL means a reinforced casing that the new tyre should share. Both tyres on an axle get the same size and tread. Before the fitter pulls onto your drive off Vivian Road, dig out the key for the locking nut and leave one flank of the car clear. A kerb near Queens Park also works.
If only one run-flat on a Harborne car is worn out, its replacement should be a run-flat too, since mixing run-flat and conventional tyres across an axle upsets handling. A full change to standard tyres is possible, but keep an inflation kit in the boot, as there is still no spare. Vivian Road driveways and the avenues by Queens Park suit the work.
New tyres on your Harborne drive, balanced, torqued, and the old ones gone.
