Vans supplying the Coventry Road shops cannot unload or be repaired on the red route. In Small Heath the load-rated tyre is fitted in a rear yard or a side street, clear of the A45.
Small Heath's high street is the A45 Coventry Road, a red route lined with shops that are stocked from vans parked in rear yards and side streets. Trade vans from the terraces head out along the Small Heath Highway towards Hay Mills or into town past Bordesley Circus. Bolts and scraps shed on the Highway slips puncture van tyres as readily as car ones, and a van running heavy gives a damaged tyre far less margin.
Van tyres carry the letter C behind the rim size, plus a load index that suits the vehicle's working weight. The fitter needs that full code, then brings a tyre rated at least as highly and fits it in the yard or street. A jack rated for the van goes under a firm, level spot; the commercial tyre is fitted to the rim, balanced, and the wheel torqued. The price for tyre and fitting is confirmed by phone before the job is booked.
A van can be lifted in the rear yards behind the Coventry Road shops, a quiet turning near Green Lane or the park's own car park. The A45 red route, the barriered Highway and the closed streets on a St Andrew's match day cannot be used.
| Postcodes | B10 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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Electric vans doing local rounds out of Small Heath put extra weight through each tyre because of the battery, so the replacement's load index must match what the manufacturer specifies. They are quiet too, which makes a quieter tyre, judged by the noise figure on its label, kinder to the driver. Mention if the van is electric, and clear what you can from the back; a lighter van sits steadier on the jack.
Small Heath vans fitted with the correct load-rated tyre in a yard or side street off the A45.
