Choosing new tyres in Moseley starts with the numbers on the sidewall, not a trip to a garage. Read them off the car on your Chantry Road drive and the fitter brings the right ones.
Moseley cars wear tyres unevenly. The avenues off Salisbury Road are lined with tall kerbs, the St Mary's Row loop asks for full lock at walking pace, and the speed humps on the way out to Wake Green scrub the shoulders. By the time the tread indicator shows, the tyre that took the kerbs is usually worse than its partner. Drivers in St Agnes and around Moseley Park tend to replace in pairs for that reason, and the choice of budget, mid-range or premium is yours.
Copy the string of numbers and letters off the sidewall, add the house number and say whether the car lives on the drive or out on the avenue. The fitter turns up with the tyre you picked, lifts the car in its own space, strips the old cover off the rim, seats the new one, spins it up for balance and tightens the wheel to the maker's setting. The worn tyre travels home with the fitter. Tyre, fitting and the visit to B13 are quoted together when you ring.
Drives on Salisbury Road, Chantry Road and the Wake Green avenues are ideal, as is a kerb on a wide street near Swanshurst Park. A bay on the Alcester Road with time left on the ticket can work; the St Mary's Row loop cannot.
| Postcodes | B13 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Tyre codes on Moseley cars follow one grammar. In 205/55 R16 91V, the 205 is width, 55 the sidewall height as a percentage, R16 the rim, 91 what each tyre may carry and V its speed ceiling. An XL stamp means reinforced; a small run-flat logo means the replacement needs the same. Front pairs should wear matching patterns. Tuck the locking key into the glovebox beforehand, and park on a Chantry Road or Salisbury Road drive, clear of the St Mary's Row loop.
Not sure whether your car wears run-flats? Scan the sidewall for a small RFT, ZP, SSR or ROF stamp, then peer under the boot mat; an empty spare-wheel well backs it up. On a Moseley car with them, the replacement ought to be a run-flat as well, so read out the size code and one comes to your Salisbury Road or Chantry Road drive.
New tyres brought to Moseley and fitted on the drive, balanced, torqued and the old one taken away.
