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M5 · Flat tyre help

Flat tyre help
near the M5.

Came back to a flat on a Quinton supermarket car park or a Rubery side road after using the M5? Leave it exactly where it is; our fitter drives up and makes the call beside it.

★★★★★5.0 on Google from 151 reviews·Arrival time confirmed before we set off
5.0151 Google reviewsPuncture repairs to BS AU 159Price agreed before any workPay when the job is doneUK registered company
The job, step by step

Found it flat on the M5? Leave it where it is.

A tyre that goes down overnight often picked something up the day before on the Black Country M5, where debris from the J1 and J2 yards is common. The car looks fine on a Halesowen drive at bedtime and sits on its rim for the school run. Plenty of drivers would inflate it on a Hagley Road forecourt and carry on, but a tyre that has lost all its air deserves a proper look first.

Every turn of the wheel on a flat crushes the sidewall between rim and road, turning a simple repair into a replacement. So leave it parked and call 07473 720871 with the location and the sidewall size. Our fitter pulls the tyre, traces the leak and gives the verdict on the spot: a patch and plug if the hole qualifies under BS AU 159, a new tyre if it does not. The price is confirmed before any work starts.

On run-flat tyres? They behave differently once deflated, so check the handbook's limits and read our page on run-flat tyres; we fit replacement run-flat tyres at the car near the M5 as well.

Related help from the same Brent Cross team covers broken tyre replacement on the M5 and 24 hour tyre repair on the M5.

Where on the M5 we can do this

Home in Bartley Green or Smethwick, a Quinton car park on the A456, with the operator's permission, or Frankley services all suit. If a tyre goes flat while you are still on the carriageway, take the next exit or call recovery.

RoadM5 West Bromwich to Droitwich
OperatorNational Highways
Meeting points

Around the M5: where we meet you

With a tyre going flat around the Oldbury or Rowley Regis stretch near the M5, take the junction and follow Birmingham New Road, the A4123, towards Oakham or Brandhall. Rowley Regis station and Old Hill station are clear landmarks to give us. Put the hazards on, keep away from the traffic side and call with the road name and nearest landmark.

Before we arrive

Found it flat?

Flat on a Bartley Green drive or at Frankley? Start by looking over all four wheels. Then study the soft one for a screw, a valve split or bent over, or a kerb scuff on its wall. Driving to an A456 garage, even briefly, can ruin a tyre that might have been repaired. A space-saver is a low-speed, short-distance spare, not something for the M5 viaduct. So the car waits where it is, and repair or replacement is settled beside it.

Google reviews

What customers say.

Rated 5.0 from 151 Google reviews across everywhere we work.

★★★★★

"Absolutely amazing service. First call-out for a replacement tyre after hours and I was amazed."

APAmer PervezGoogle review
★★★★★

"Good communication, excellent work and takes the initiative. Happy to go the extra mile, highly recommended if you're in a tyre-related bit of bother!"

DFDavid FordhamGoogle review
M5 FAQs

Questions about flat tyre help near the M5

My car has a flat at Frankley services. Can I just use the spare?
If the spare is legal and you are comfortable on a level bay, that is your call, though many cars now carry only a foam kit. Otherwise stay put at Frankley, tell us which carriageway, and we sort the flat without you lifting a wheel.
The tyre went flat on the M5 near West Bromwich. How far can I drive it?
As little as possible. Take J1 onto the A41 and stop in the first safe car park or retail park rather than aiming for home. A few hundred yards at low speed may leave it repairable; a few miles almost never will.
My car went flat in a West Bromwich car park after coming off M5 J1. What should I do?
Leave it in the bay. West Bromwich town centre and the retail parks on the A41 Birmingham Road are close to J1, so the fitter can reach the car there. Send the car park name, what the sidewall reads and a picture of the flat.
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