On the M6 through Birmingham the hard shoulder may be a live lane, so after a blowout make for an emergency area or obey the gantry signs. Hold the car steady; recovery moves it before the replacement goes on.
Blowouts on the M6 build from heat and load: freight on the long run past Coleshill, overloaded vans near the M5 interchange at J8, tyres worn thin by the Birmingham crawl. When one goes, hold the wheel firmly, ease off the accelerator and let speed bleed away without swerving. J2 to J4 and everything beyond J10a lack a hard shoulder, and between J4 and J10a it may be open as a running lane, so an emergency area or the next exit is the goal.
If the car cannot move, everyone goes behind the barrier and someone dials 999. From an emergency area, the SOS phone connects to National Highways, who send recovery. A fitter never comes to either place, nor to the Spaghetti Junction ramps. Ask for a drop at Corley or Hilton Park, or at a retail car park in Walsall. There the new tyre goes on, the rim is examined, and the other tyre on the axle is checked. The price quoted on the call covers the travel.
Once you have rung, we can also cover emergency mobile tyre fitting on the M6, 24 hour tyre repair on the M6 and new tyres fitted.
Your side's Corley or Hilton Park site, a Walsall retail park off J10 or a side road in Erdington once clear of J6. Never a live lane, the ramps at Gravelly Hill or an emergency area.
| Road | M6 (Rugby to Cannock) |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Highways |
What to do after a burst tyre →Burst tyre replacement on the M6 page
Burst near J6? Get clear of the junction ramps, by recovery if the car cannot be driven, and make for a side street off Lichfield Road, the A5127. Gravelly Hill station and the road names around Birches Green help the fitter find you without circling the interchange. Quote the A5127, the nearest landmark and whether the wheel rim has been damaged too.
Through Birmingham a burst can leave the car with no hard shoulder alongside, so the first job is the hazard lights. If an exit is out of reach, all passengers leave on the verge side, climb behind the barrier and stay there, not wandering along the carriageway or the Gravelly Hill ramps. Carrying on to Hilton Park on a bare rim can crack the wheel and wreck the hub. After recovery, rim and partner tyre on that axle are inspected.
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