Trades vans parked overnight on Weoley Castle drives set off towards Selly Oak and the A38 or the M5 via Quinton, so worn or damaged van tyres are replaced before they leave the estate.
Weoley Castle has no trading estate of its own; its working vans belong to the people who live there. Builders, plumbers, couriers and cleaners park on interwar driveways and wide kerbs between Barnes Hill and Shenley Fields, then climb out of the estate towards the A38 at Selly Oak, or north through Quinton to M5 J3. A van leaning on a flat tyre on Gregory Avenue early in the morning costs a day's jobs.
On the tyre wall, spot the letter C tacked onto the rim size, which shows a reinforced commercial build, then the load index beside it, frequently written as two numbers split by a slash. Whatever goes on your Weoley Castle van must meet or beat those figures and match the door plate. Tell us the size, the rating, whether the van is loaded, and whether it stands on the drive or out in the road, and the price is settled then.
Tarmac driveways and level kerbs on the estate, Alwold Road and Gregory Avenue among them, with room beside the van. Not the soft verges, the steep stretches of Barnes Hill or the bus stops at the Square.
| Postcodes | B29 |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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A fitter lifting a heavy van needs solid ground, and the estate's grass verges are no use at all. The job is done on the driveway tarmac or on the level road surface, with the van's weight taken by a jack built for it. Emptying heavy tools helps. If your van is electric, its extra mass means the replacement load rating matters more, and a quieter tyre is often preferred on a residential B29 street.
Weoley Castle vans back on the road with plate-matched tyres, fitted on the drive.
