Worn tread on a Small Heath car is replaced outside the house on Herbert Road or Somerville Road, with the tyre chosen from the size printed on your sidewall.
Driving between the Small Heath Highway and the Coventry Road wears tyres unevenly: long runs at dual carriageway speed, then stop and start past the shops, then a squeeze into a gap on Muntz Street that scuffs the shoulder against the kerb. When the tread reaches the wear bars, look at the sidewall for a code such as 205/55 R16 followed by load and speed figures. That code is all anyone needs to offer a budget, mid-range or premium choice.
Text the code and the street and the call sets out one figure for tyre, visit and fitting, agreed before a booking is made. The van stops as close to the terrace as the parked cars allow, the old tyre is broken off the rim on its machine, its replacement mounted, balanced and torqued, and the worn casing leaves with the fitter. Keep the locking nut key in the glovebox.
Fitting suits the terraced grid around Muntz Street and Herbert Road, side streets off Green Lane, service yards behind the Coventry Road parade and the Small Heath Park car park. Red route rules on the A45 shopping stretch and barriers on the Highway rule both out.
| Postcodes | B10 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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On a sidewall reading 225/45 R17 94W XL, the 94 is the load index, the W the speed rating and XL a reinforced build that needs another XL in its place. A star or MO mark shows a tyre approved by the car maker, while a run-flat symbol means no ordinary tyre can substitute. Fit matching models across each Small Heath axle. Before the fitter reaches Somerville Road, have the locking key out of hiding and, if the terrace allows, leave a little room beside the car.
Run-flat tyres look almost identical to standard ones, so check the sidewall lettering before booking in Small Heath: codes like DSST, EMT, ZP or ROF mark them out. An empty spare-wheel well hints at it too. Send the full code, and a run-flat of the same spec is brought to the Muntz Street grid or a yard behind the Coventry Road parade.
Tread worn down in Small Heath? New tyres are fitted on your terrace or in the shop yard.
