Choosing tyres in Lichfield is done from a photo of your sidewall, and the fitting happens on the Boley Park drive or in the Trent Valley car park, never in a queue.
Lichfield's tyres wear on the A38, where the daily run to Birmingham or Burton is dual carriageway at speed, and on the A5127 through Shenstone for the Sutton Coldfield commute. Boley Park, Leomansley and Chadsmead are full of cars doing exactly that, and by the time the tread on the fronts looks glassy the owner wants a recommendation rather than a catalogue. A runabout that never leaves the cathedral city and a car clocking A38 miles every weekday rarely want the same tyre.
From the sidewall photo the fitter reads width, profile, rim diameter and speed rating, then asks about mileage and where the car sleeps. Back comes a short list, a budget tyre that is properly rated, a mid-range option and the premium fitment, each with a total that includes the visit to WS13 or WS14. On the Leomansley drive the worn tyre is peeled off the wheel, the fresh one seated and balanced, the nuts tightened with a torque wrench, and the worn casing goes off for disposal.
Drives and closes across Boley Park, Chadsmead, Leomansley and Elmhurst, the surface car parks by the Three Spires, either station car park, and Fradley Park yards for vans. The pedestrianised streets round the cathedral close are the one place a fit is not possible.
| Postcodes | WS13, WS14 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Check a Lichfield car's sidewall before choosing anything. The code runs width, profile, R and rim diameter, followed by load index and speed rating; XL signals extra load capacity, and a run-flat emblem means that construction stays. Across one axle, both tyres should share size and tread pattern. Mention whether the locking key lives in the glovebox or the boot. A Boley Park or Leomansley drive is far easier than the cathedral quarter, where streets are pedestrianised.
Lichfield cars built without a spare usually wear run-flats, identified by RFT, ROF, SSR or ZP moulded near the size. Photograph that code together with the load and speed figures, because the new tyre must share the same construction and rating. It can then be fitted on a Boley Park drive or in the Trent Valley station car park.
New tyres chosen from your sidewall and fitted where the car stands in Lichfield.
