"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
M42 · we come to you
Broken Tyre Repair
Broken Tyre Repair
on the M42.
Sidewall split or bulge after a knock on the M42? Do not drive on it. Get safe and we will bring a replacement to you.
Broken Tyre Repair · M42
Damaged tyre sorted on the spot
Damaged tyre sorted on the spot
on the M42.
Felt a jolt or a sudden pull after a pothole or debris on the M42? Before anything else, get to safety, then call us. Our mobile team comes to your safe spot on motorway routes, checks the casing, and tells you plainly whether the tyre can be repaired or needs replacing.
Getting clear of the traffic matters more than the tyre. If the car still rolls, move onto the hard shoulder, into an emergency refuge area or off at the next junction, put the hazards on and stand behind the barrier away from the lanes. Never try to inspect or change a wheel in a live lane on the M42.
Once you are safe, we take over. Where the damage is a puncture in the tread, we repair it properly on the spot and you keep the tyre. Where a pothole or object has reached the sidewall or shoulder, we replace it, because that flexing part of the casing cannot be trusted with a patch at motorway speeds. Either way you get an honest verdict first.
- ✓We come to your safe spot on the hard shoulder, refuge or junction near the M42
- ✓Roadside casing inspection after a pothole, kerb or debris strike
- ✓An honest repair-or-replace verdict before any money is taken
- ✓Tread punctures repaired on the spot, sidewall damage never bodged
About the M42
The road we cover.
The M42 curves around the east and south of Birmingham across 11 junctions, tying together the M5, M6 and M40. It serves Solihull, the NEC and Birmingham Airport at junction 6, meets the M6 at junctions 7 and 8 and the M40 at junction 3a, and continues to Tamworth at junction 10. It is a busy orbital route handling airport, exhibition and commuter traffic on the edge of Birmingham.
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 M42
Broken Tyre Repair
Broken Tyre Repair
near you.
We reach the M42 from the towns all along it. Pick the stretch nearest you:
Stay safe first
Broken down on the M42?
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 M42 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
M42 FAQs
Broken Tyre Repair on the M42, answered.
What should I do the moment a tyre goes on the M42?
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 M42.
Is it safe to keep driving to the next junction on M42?
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 M42 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 M42.
Rescue Tyres LTD, mobile tyre fitting covering the M42 and the surrounding area. Unit 9 Adrian Avenue, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LX · 07473 720871.
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Stuck on the M42?
Stuck on the M42?
We will come to you.
One call or a quick online booking is all it takes. Same-day and 24-hour callouts across the M42.