Harborne's vans are sole traders' vans, left on drives off War Lane overnight and loaded at seven. When one has a flat the fitter comes to the drive and mounts a proper load-rated tyre.
B17 has no industrial estate, so the working vehicles here belong to the district itself: plumbers, electricians and kitchen fitters who live on the avenues, trade vans working through Harborne's endless extensions, caterers and suppliers pulling up behind the High Street shops before opening, and maintenance crews on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital's Metchley Lane side. Their tyres suffer from the weight they carry and from the same granite kerbs that catch the cars.
What the fitter needs is on the sidewall: size, the C that marks a commercial tyre, the load figures, usually a pair, and the speed letter. Give the registration if the lettering has worn away. The new tyre equals or beats that load index, comes off the changer and onto the balancer in the van, and is set to the pressure the door pillar plate gives for a laden vehicle. Everything is priced on the call.
Drives across Harborne and Lordswood, the service parking behind the High Street, unrestricted roads near Queens Park and Court Oak Road, and public streets on the hospital side. Not the High Street bays, not the Hagley Road, and no private yard without the owner's say-so.
| Postcodes | B17, B32 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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A van full of stock leans on a jack far harder than a car ever does, so concrete or firm tarmac with as little slope as possible is what the fitter looks for. A Lordswood Road drive is ideal; the gravel behind some village properties is not. Take the heaviest gear off the side being jacked where that is easy. An electric van hauls its battery everywhere, so the maker's load rating, and any noise rating quoted, both apply.
Van tyres fitted around Harborne before the first job. Ring 07473 720871.
