If the Birmingham New Road past Dudley Port sets the steering wheel trembling, a Tipton wheel has probably lost its balance. The van brings the balancer to your street, drive or car park.
Tipton's own streets rarely show it. The terraces around Tipton Green and Owen Street keep speeds low, so a wheel out of balance can go unnoticed for weeks until the car joins the A4123 dual carriageway at Burnt Tree or heads along the A457 towards Oldbury. Then the rim sends a rhythmic shake into the steering, or a hum rises through the seat if the problem sits at the back.
Humpback canal bridges and the traffic calming through Tipton Green are notorious for knocking weights off rims. Balancing also follows every new tyre and any puncture repair where the tyre was removed. When you ring, say whether the shake comes through the steering or the seat, where around DY4 it appears, and whether a canal bridge kerb was hit; the price is confirmed then.
On a Tipton terrace the fitter needs a car's length of clear kerb beside the car. Driveways, the Great Bridge Retail Park car park and the Tesco at Burnt Tree Island are easier, with the operator told on private sites.
| Near | Tipton station on Owen Street, Dudley Port station, Great Bridge Retail Park |
|---|---|
| Typical arrival | A long run from London: allow 2 to 3 hours |
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The balancer is fixed inside the van. Each wheel is lifted off, clamped to the machine and spun; the readout marks the heavy side, and weights go on the inner rim so an alloy face stays clean. A dented rim from a Dudley Port bridge may never spin true, and you are told so honestly. Steering that drifts or sits crooked is a tracking fault, and alignment is a job Rescue Tyres leaves to garages.
Steering shaking out of Tipton? Call and have the wheels balanced beside the car.
