Tyre gone at 3am south of Crick or on a bank holiday? Someone picks up. Leave the M1 only if you can still drive safely; if not, hard shoulder or emergency area, behind the barrier, then 999.
The M1 keeps its own night shift. Haulage leaves DIRFT at Crick through the small hours, pre-dawn flights from Luton Airport put cars on the road at four, and Milton Keynes and Hemel Hempstead shift workers travel home late. On Sundays and bank holidays many garages near the junctions are shut, leaving London Gateway, Toddington, Newport Pagnell, Northampton services and Watford Gap as the lit, staffed places to sit it out.
Jobs at night, over a weekend or on a bank holiday cost nothing more than a weekday job. Whatever the tyre or repair costs is spoken on the phone before the van leaves Adrian Avenue. Have the sidewall size ready and pin down the location, including which side you are on at Toddington, Newport Pagnell or Watford Gap, because crossing from the northbound site to the southbound one means a long loop via the next junction.
You can book 24 hour tyre repair or new tyres fitted on the M1 on the same call.
In the dark, wait at a lit service area or a retail park by the junction, never a slip road verge. Whatever the hour, no fitter of ours attends a car stranded on a hard shoulder, inside an M1 emergency area or in a running lane.
| Road | M1 (London to the Catthorpe Interchange) |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Highways |
How our 24 hour tyre service works →24 hour tyre service on the M1 page
Landing late at Luton and finding a flat in the car park? Note the car park and row, or arrange to meet close to Luton Airport Parkway station, and keep the vehicle somewhere legal with good lighting. Airport parking operators set their own access rules, so check with them first. From J10, New Airport Way is the road we follow in, so mention it when you ring.
Calling late, start with the exact spot, then the size and the whereabouts of the locking key. If you left at a junction rather than reaching services, choose somewhere well away from moving traffic, such as the retail park beside J8 at Hemel Hempstead, never a slip road. Lock the doors, stay in the car in a marked bay and keep the phone charged. The price, the same late at night or on a bank holiday, is covered on that call.
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Tyre trouble on the M1 overnight or on a bank holiday? Ring at any hour.
