A puncture on the A34 is fixable; a missing locking nut key turns it into a stalemate. We take the lock off without harming the alloy then put the tyre right on that same trip.
Locking keys vanish after a garage visit, stay in a previous owner's drawer, or split when someone leans on them. The loss often comes to light at a bad moment: a tyre damaged on the A34, the car parked at Redbridge park and ride or at the Scott Arms, and the key nowhere to be found. Some rounded locks will not shift with the key even when it is there.
Give us the car's make and model, noting a vanished key or a mangled lock. The fitter uses extraction tools sized to the lock, taking care that the alloy around the nut stays unmarked. An ordinary wheel nut takes its place, and the damaged or flat tyre is then mended or swapped before the van departs. The price covers both parts of the job and is agreed on the call.
Our Brent Cross team also offers emergency tyre repair on the A34, emergency tyre replacement on the A34 and 24 hour tyre service.
A Didcot driveway, a bay at Redbridge park and ride or a space outside the shops around the Scott Arms crossroads all give firm ground. No removal happens on or beside an A34 carriageway; a car stuck there needs 999.
| Road | A34 Oxford to Chieveley and Birmingham Stratford Road |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Highways (Oxfordshire section); local councils (Birmingham section) |
How locking wheel nuts are removed →Locking wheel nut removal on the A34 page
Without the locking key, even a straightforward tyre swap grinds to a halt. Drivers around Daisy Bank and Rushall can meet us at home, at work on Red House Industrial Estate or Westgate Trading Estate, or wherever the car is parked well away from the A34. The locking nut is removed with dedicated tools, and the tyre goes on straight after.
Lost locking keys often turn up in one of four places: the glovebox, the tool tray, under the boot carpet or inside the spare-wheel well, often in a little pouch. A code card from the handbook folder helps too. Keep the logbook or hire agreement to hand if ownership is queried. During removal the alloy face gets shielded, and should you want continued security, a new locking set goes on. Wait at Peartree park and ride or on a Hall Green side street.
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