Trades vans parked on Knowle and Dorridge drives set off each morning for the M42 and the A41. If one of those tyres gives up, its load-rated successor is mounted right there on the drive.
Knowle is residential, but plenty of trades park a van overnight outside homes in Dorridge, Bentley Heath or Copt Heath and head out onto the A4141 Warwick Road, the A41 bypass or the M42 at junction 5. Lanes towards Lapworth and Balsall Common throw up potholes and sharp flints, and tight junctions on Station Road scrape sidewalls. A van carrying tools feels every weakness in a tyre sooner than a family car.
Van tyres read differently from car tyres: the size ends in C, and a load index follows, sometimes written as two figures for single and twin wheels. The replacement for a B93 van must meet or exceed it, with reinforced options for heavy use. Photograph the sidewall and send it with the address, whether the van is laden and the time it must leave, and the Knowle quote follows while you are still on the line.
Level tarmac driveways in Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath, a wide gateway on the lanes, or Dorridge station car park. Not on single-track lanes, soft gravel, the A41 bypass or the M42.
| Postcodes | B93 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Raising a van asks more of the ground underneath than raising a car does, and many Knowle drives are ideal. Gravel drives or a verge off a lane towards Lapworth may be too soft, so mention the surface. Battery-powered vans kept at B93 homes are heavy for their footprint, so the load index is fixed, and lower-decibel tyres can be requested. Fitted tyres are balanced and torqued, and old ones are taken away.
Knowle van needs a tyre before work? Call for a load-rated fit on the drive.
