From a 4x4 on a Streetly drive to a hatchback squeezed into Wylde Green, choosing new tyres in Sutton Coldfield starts with the sidewall code and ends at your kerb.
Sutton Coldfield covers a lot of tyre sizes. Four Oaks and Little Aston drives hold big-wheeled 4x4s, Boldmere and Maney terraces are full of family hatchbacks, and Minworth runs vans off the A38 Kingsbury Road all day. The Lichfield Road through Mere Green and the A5127 into the centre wear tyres steadily rather than dramatically. When the tread gets near the limit, read the code on the sidewall, for example 235/55 R18 with the letters after it, and send it with the car's make.
You get a budget, mid-range and premium option quoted for that size and pick the one that suits the car and the miles. Tyre, fitting and callout are stated as one total and agreed before the van heads up the A38. At the car the fitter mounts the tyre, spins it on the balancer, torques the wheel to spec and takes the old tyre away. Let us know if the car sits on a drive, a Wylde Green street or a bay at Sutton Coldfield station.
Driveways from Streetly to Walmley, terraced streets in Boldmere and Wylde Green, workplace car parks in Minworth and, with security's permission, the Good Hope Hospital staff car park. The short-stay bays by the Red Rose Centre are awkward, so a side street off Birmingham Road is better.
| Postcodes | B72, B73, B74, B75, B76 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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A 4x4 on a Four Oaks drive often wears tyres marked XL for extra load, and some carry an M+S or three-peak symbol. Copy the full line from width through to the speed letter, because a lower rating than the maker specifies must never go on. Replace across an axle in pairs if the tread depths are far apart. Leave the locking key on the seat and the car on the drive, a Walmley street or a Minworth yard where the site agrees.
Some Sutton Coldfield owners weigh up moving from run-flats to standard tyres for ride comfort. That is allowed, but most of these cars carry no spare, so a puncture kit becomes essential. Staying with run-flats means the fitter matches the size and ratings exactly. Either way the job is done on a drive between Streetly and Walmley or a side street off Birmingham Road.
New tyres for Sutton Coldfield, picked off the sidewall and fitted wherever the car is parked.
