There is no need to queue in Shirley for tyres. Pick a grade to suit the sidewall size and it goes on at your Hillfield drive or a Sears Retail Park bay.
Stop-start traffic on the A34 wears Shirley tyres in its own way: constant braking between the Parkgate lights and Monkspath scrubs the fronts, and speed cushions behind the shops punish the shoulders. Company cars from Blythe Valley Park often wear run-flats with maker markings, while family cars in Dickens Heath need something quiet and long-lasting. Tread down to the indicator bars on a Solihull Lodge estate car means choosing a tyre, and the choice depends on the miles it does.
Take a photo that shows the full marking, perhaps 205/55 R16 91V with a star or RFT beside it, and send it with the B90 postcode. Three price bands come back for that size, each priced as tyre plus fitting in a single number. In a Sears Retail Park bay or on a Majors Green drive, the van's changer swaps the rubber, the balancer sets weights, the wheel nuts are torqued and the old tyre is taken for recycling.
Drives off Haslucks Green Road, Solihull Lodge and Majors Green, bays at Sears Retail Park or Solihull Retail Park on Marshall Lake Road, or office car parks on Blythe Valley Park. Not a short-stay frontage space on the Stratford Road.
| Postcodes | B90 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Company cars from Blythe Valley Park and family cars in Dickens Heath often carry very different tyres, so read the full sidewall code, for example 215/55 R17 98W XL, before calling. The load index and speed letter must be matched, and a run-flat or maker's mark kept. Tyres paired on an axle should be alike. Say where the locking key is. A drive off Haslucks Green Road or a retail park bay on Marshall Lake Road suits the fit.
A Blythe Valley Park company car with a run-flat puncture does not always need a new tyre. Many makers limit repairs, especially once the tyre has run without air, so it comes off in the office car park and the inside is inspected first. If it is unsafe to mend, the correct run-flat for that fleet specification goes on, in Shirley or at home.
Tyres picked, then fitted on a Shirley drive or a retail park bay off the Stratford Road.
