Driving in Bristol, and what it means for your tyres
Bristol's hills are short but sharp. Park Street, Christmas Steps territory, Totterdown's terraces and the climb into Clifton all mean a lot of clutch, a lot of braking and plenty of hill starts. Front tyres take most of that load, so check their tread and shoulders more often than the rears.
Around the Harbourside and the old docks, many streets are still cobbled, and the railway tracks of the old dock lines run across some of them. Both are slippery in the wet. The A4 Portway along the Avon Gorge is fast and exposed, and a sensible place to have tyres in good order.
Bristol's Clean Air Zone is Class D, which means older private cars that do not meet the standards can be charged for driving in the central zone, as well as vans and taxis. If your car is not compliant, that alone is a good reason to have the work done where it is parked.
Mobile tyre fitting in Bristol
Plenty of Bristol streets are narrow and lined with parked cars, so tell us where the car will be. A drive, a garage forecourt you have permission to use, or a work car park off the M32 corridor all work well. The fitter brings the tyres, does the fitting and balancing next to your car and takes the old ones away.
Workshop fitting near Bristol
If the street outside will not work, pick a workshop on the network. Each shows its distance and its fitted price before you book, and a garage is the right choice for alignment after a hard knock on one of the city's potholes.
Where this page covers
Roughly 9 miles around the centre of Bristol, across BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS8, BS9, BS13, BS14, BS15, BS16.
Areas: City centre, Harbourside, Clifton, Redland, Cotham, Bishopston, Horfield, St Werburghs, Easton, Fishponds, Bedminster, Southville, Totterdown, Brislington, Knowle, Henleaze
Main roads: M32, M5, M4, A4 Portway, A38, A370, A4174 Ring Road