"After damaging my tyre on a pothole I found myself in an unfamiliar area. Within 20 minutes of calling Rescue Tyres they came to my rescue. Wholeheartedly recommend."
DSDaniella SaccoGoogle review
M40 · we come to you
Broken Tyre Repair
Broken Tyre Repair
on the M40.
Hit debris or a pothole on the M40? We come to you, check the tyre and wheel and sort a repair or replacement.
Broken Tyre Repair · M40
Damaged tyre sorted on the spot
Damaged tyre sorted on the spot
on the M40.
Hit a pothole or run over debris on the M40 and a tyre can be ruined in an instant, often with no bang to warn you. Our mobile team comes out along motorway routes, checks the casing where you are, and tells you plainly whether it can be saved or has to be swapped.
Get yourself out of danger first. Pull onto the hard shoulder, into an emergency refuge, or off at the next junction if the car will still roll, and stand well back from the traffic while you call. Never inspect or change a tyre in a live lane on the M40, and if you feel exposed, ring the emergency services before anything else.
The verdict comes down to where the impact landed. A clean puncture in the tread can be repaired on the spot, but a split, bulge or blister in the sidewall or shoulder cannot, because that part flexes under load and no patch is rated to hold there at motorway speeds. You get the honest call before any work begins.
- ✓Roadside casing inspection after a pothole, kerb or carriageway debris strike
- ✓A straight repairable-or-replace verdict before any money is taken
- ✓Sidewall, shoulder and bulge damage judged honestly, never bodged over
- ✓We come to your safe spot near the M40, typically inside about an hour
About the M40
The road we cover.
The M40 links London and Birmingham across 89 miles and 16 junctions, climbing the Chilterns at the Stokenchurch gap. It passes Beaconsfield at junction 2, High Wycombe at 4, Oxford at 8, Bicester at 9, Banbury at 11 and Warwick and Leamington Spa at 12 to 15 before meeting the M42 near Solihull at junction 16. It is a fast inter-city motorway carrying London-to-Midlands business and commuter traffic, with long rural stretches between junctions.
Wherever you've stopped along it, we assess the damage at the roadside and sort a repair or replacement, rather than have you drive on a tyre that could fail.
Towns along M40
Broken Tyre Repair
Broken Tyre Repair
near you.
We reach the M40 from the towns all along it. Pick the stretch nearest you:
Stay safe first
Broken down on the M40?
If the tyre is damaged but still holding air, slow down and come off at the next junction. If it's deflating fast, treat it like a blowout and stop somewhere safe straight away.
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Get off the carriageway
Reach an emergency area, the hard shoulder or the next exit if you safely can, and put your hazards on.
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Stand behind the barrier
Leave the vehicle on the passenger side and wait well back. In a live lane, call 999 or National Highways on 0300 123 5000.
Call us
Once you are safe, call and we will come to you on the M40 to damaged tyre sorted on the spot.
What drivers say
Rescued at the roadside.
"Life saver. Sudden puncture, hard-to-find tyre. They got back to me within 10 minutes and did a mobile tyre change."
JSJimmy SuGoogle review
"Outstanding service. From the moment I called to driving away with the tyre repaired was less than an hour, at 7pm on a Sunday while stranded on the M25."
DMDavid MelvilleGoogle review
M40 FAQs
Broken Tyre Repair on the M40, answered.
What should I do the moment a tyre goes on the M40?
Keep the car straight, ease off the accelerator and do not brake hard. If it still rolls, guide it onto the hard shoulder, into an emergency refuge or off at the next junction, put your hazards on and get everyone out on the side away from the traffic. Stand behind the barrier if there is one, then call us once you are clear of the lanes on the M40.
Is it safe to keep driving to the next junction on M40?
Only at very low speed and only if the car is controllable and you have no safe stopping point right there. Driving on a flat or split tyre damages it beyond repair and can wreck the wheel too, so the moment you reach a refuge, the hard shoulder or a junction, stop. Then call us out to your safe spot rather than pushing on any further.
Can you repair it, or will I definitely need a new tyre?
Not necessarily a new one. If the damage is a puncture in the central tread and the casing is otherwise sound, we can often repair it on the spot and you keep the tyre. If a pothole or object has reached the sidewall or shoulder, it has to be replaced. We assess it at your safe spot on the M40 and give you a straight answer before any work starts.
Why is sidewall damage never repairable?
The sidewall flexes constantly as the wheel turns, so it takes stress the flat tread never does. No patch or plug is rated to hold in that zone, and at motorway speeds a repaired wall could give way without warning. So any cut, split, bulge or blister in the sidewall means a replacement tyre, with no exceptions we are willing to make.
How do I book and pay?
You pay nothing up front to book. A free enquiry takes about two minutes, then we call back to confirm the price and a time. The final amount depends on whether the tyre can be repaired or needs replacing, and we confirm the price with you at your safe spot before we lift a spanner.
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Find us
Rescue Tyres, covering the M40.
Rescue Tyres LTD, mobile tyre fitting covering the M40 and the surrounding area. Unit 9 Adrian Avenue, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LX · 07473 720871.
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Stuck on the M40?
Stuck on the M40?
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One call or a quick online booking is all it takes. Same-day and 24-hour callouts across the M40.