The vans working this corner of B30 park on Bournville drives and along the Stirchley terraces. Whatever load rating the sidewall asks for is carried out to them and fitted there, so the day's drops still happen.
Stirchley's high street runs on deliveries, and the vans serving its shops and cafes pull up on the Pershore Road with a bus behind them. Cotteridge, where the Outer Circle crosses on Watford Road, is much the same. Behind both sit the tradespeople of Bournville, Rowheath and Hazelwell, whose vans live on the drive and go out loaded at first light. Kerbside parking, speed cushions and the canal bridges do the damage.
Read the marking off the sidewall before you ring: size first, the C denoting a commercial casing, the load figures that commonly run as a pair, and the speed letter last. Registration is the fallback. Something of equal or greater rating then goes on the changer, onto the balancer, and is inflated to the laden pressure the manufacturer gives. Cost is settled on the phone, and no tyre goes on until you have heard it.
Driveways around the village green, Rowheath and Hazelwell, unrestricted streets through Cotteridge, and the parking behind the Stirchley shops provided a delivery bay stays clear. Pershore Road bays under a bus stop sign are out, and Cadbury World's ground stays private.
| Postcodes | B30 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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A vehicle full of stock needs a solid base for the jack. Bournville drives are concrete and generally level, which is ideal; a Stirchley kerbside space with the van leaning into the camber is less so, and the fitter may ask you to move a few yards. Emptying the side being raised helps. Electric vans are heavier than they look, so match the load rating the maker lists and the noise rating where one is quoted.
Van tyres fitted in Bournville, Stirchley and Cotteridge. Ring 07473 720871.
