Vans keep the Kings Heath High Street stocked, and a flat one in a loading bay holds everybody up. The load-rated tyre is brought out and fitted once the van is somewhere safe to lift.
Delivery vans stop all day in the loading bays along the Alcester Road, and the screws dropped there end up in their own tyres as often as anyone's. Traders living in Brandwood, Warstock and Yardley Wood start their rounds from the drive, heading down the A435 towards the Maypole and M42 J3. A van that runs loaded every day asks far more of its tyres than a family car doing the school run to Kings Heath Park.
The fitter needs the size code, including the C that shows commercial construction, plus the load figure printed beside it. A tyre with a lower rating is never put on a van in its place. The van is lifted with a jack rated for it on firm ground, the replacement is seated and spun on the balancer, the wheel goes back on with its nuts torqued, and the worn tyre leaves with us. The price is set on the phone before anyone sets off for B14.
Parking areas behind the High Street shops, a Brandwood or Highbury drive and a firm side street off the Alcester Road all suit a van. Loading bays, bus lanes and the Maypole island are not places to lift one.
| Postcodes | B14 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Electric delivery vans on the Kings Heath rounds need two extra checks. They are heavy, so the replacement's load index must meet the maker's figure, and they run quietly, so a tyre with a better noise rating on its label is worth choosing. Say on the call if the van is electric and how much is still in the back; unloading it makes lifting at the kerb steadier and safer.
Van tyres fitted in Kings Heath, matched to the load index, wherever the van can be lifted safely.
