Can every flat tyre in B23 be repaired on the street?

No. A repair in B23 is only suitable when the damage is in the central tread and the tyre can come off the wheel for an internal patch. Sidewall cuts in Short Heath are replacements.

Does B23 mean you will arrive in a fixed number of minutes?

No. Traffic in Birmingham, and how far the technician has to travel, set the time for B23. We tell you that time before you accept it.

What should I say when I call from B23?

Say the street in Short Heath, the code B23, what the tyre looks like, and whether you have the locking wheel nut key. A photo helps if you can take one safely.

B23

Mobile tyre fitting in Short Heath

For Short Heath, we come to the car or van. The tyre comes off the wheel when a puncture might be saved. If it cannot, a matching tyre is fitted where the vehicle is already standing.

What B23 refers to

B23 is in Birmingham. B is Birmingham. Jobs are planned around the M6, the A38, and a yard or driveway, not Spaghetti Junction.

People in B23 sometimes say Stockland Green (B23) and Erdington (B23) when they mean Short Heath. Give the street as well as the code.

Places near Short Heath

Outward codes next to this one include B75 (Whitehouse Common), B70 (West Bromwich), and B46 (Yew Tree).

Other places in this postcode area include Whitehouse Common (B75), Witton (B6), Woodgate (B32), Woodgate Valley (B32), Yew Tree (B46), Acocks Green (B27), Alum Rock (B8), and Aston (B6). Also nearby: Balsall Heath is B12, Bartley Green is B32, Bickenhill is B92, Billesley is B13, Birchfield is B20, and Bordesley is B11. Book Short Heath with the postcode on the vehicle.

Tread or sidewall in Short Heath

A nail in the central tread can often be repaired once the tyre is off the wheel. A cut, bubble, or cord in the sidewall cannot. That rule does not change because the car is in Short Heath. If you can see the damage from a safe place, describe it. B23 only tells us where to drive. The tyre decides the repair.

Legal tread is separate from the puncture

UK tyres need at least 1.6 mm of tread across the central three-quarters of the width, all the way round. Patching a bald tyre in Short Heath does not make it legal. If the tread on the B23 car is already on the wear bars, expect a replacement quote, not a repair quote.

After the wheel goes back on

When the job in Short Heath is finished, the wheel nuts are tightened and the pressure is set. You should be able to drive. If the tyre was replaced, keep the old one only if you want it. We do not leave a patched sidewall in service. Any warning light still on after a B23 repair is a reason to call back before a long trip.

Booking Short Heath

The B23 booking uses the same phone number as every other area. The registration has to match the car in Short Heath. Then Private clamping signs in Short Heath are a reason to move the pin. Central-tread nails in Short Heath are the repairs that usually succeed.

Call 020 8088 3978 for Short Heath. The price is agreed before any work starts.

Questions about Short Heath

Need a technician at the vehicle? Call or get a quote.