A tyre exploding on the quiet Lichfield stretch of the M6 Toll is frightening. Keep straight, coast to a T junction or Norton Canes if it steers, and we fit the replacement.
Fewer vehicles on the toll road mean a blowout may happen with nobody near, which feels unnerving but gives you room. Hands firm, no stamp on the brake, let the speed bleed away in lane. Northbound, T4 at Wall and T6 for Brownhills come up before Norton Canes. Southbound, T3 puts you on the A38 for Lichfield. A car that refuses to steer stops where it is; you then climb behind the barrier, if you safely can.
When the car cannot be driven, use the orange roadside phone, which reaches Midland Expressway's control room, or 999 where life is at risk, and let their recovery move it. Once it sits at Norton Canes, in Lichfield or in Cannock, read us the code from the intact tyre on that axle. The fitter matches it, balances the wheel, then examines that alloy for cracks and its partner across the axle for heat or tread damage from the burst.
Once you have rung, we can also cover emergency mobile tyre fitting on the M6 Toll, broken tyre replacement and emergency tyre repair.
Replacement happens once recovery or your own careful driving has brought the car to Norton Canes, a Burntwood or Brownhills car park off T6, or Lichfield. No fitter of ours works on the M6 Toll lanes, its hard shoulder or a plaza.
| Road | M6 Toll Birmingham northern relief road |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midland Expressway Ltd |
What to do after a burst tyre →Burst tyre replacement on the M6 Toll page
Coming off the toll road towards Castle Vale, Kingsbury Road, the A38, and Eachelhurst Road, the B4148, both lead to quieter streets after a blowout. Never stop on the toll motorway itself. Get to a proper side road, then call with the Castle Vale street name and any shop sign or building you can read.
A blowout on the M6 Toll can happen on a lonely stretch near Lichfield after dark, when mistakes happen. Hazards on, steer straight, slow gently. If the car moves, head for the next T junction or Norton Canes, never a toll plaza. If it cannot, everyone climbs out on the passenger side to wait beyond the barrier, walking nowhere along the lanes, and someone rings Midland Expressway on the orange emergency phone, or 999. A rim driven on is ruined, and the partner tyre is checked after recovery.
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Blowout on the M6 Toll? Get to Norton Canes or off at a T junction, then call us.
