The flat is easy; the missing locking wheel nut key is not. From Rushden Lakes to Birmingham Airport, A45 drivers get stuck on that one nut, and it comes off cleanly with the right tools.
The key is often missing from company cars and hire vehicles returned at the airport, and from used cars bought around Northampton and Coventry. Sometimes it is there but the pattern has worn, or a garage over-tightened the lock with an impact gun until the head rounded. A45 drivers typically discover the problem at the worst moment, at Rushden Lakes with a boot full of shopping or in the NEC car park after an event, when the spare cannot go on.
Specialist removal tools lock onto the nut, not the wheel, so alloy faces around the bolt stay unmarked. After removal an ordinary wheel nut takes over that stud, and the A45 puncture or split that started it all is dealt with during the same stop. Say which make and model it is, its year, and whether a fragment of the key is still around; the price for the whole job is confirmed on the phone.
Our Brent Cross team also offers emergency tyre repair on the A45, new tyres fitted and flat tyre help on the A45.
Rushden Lakes, Riverside, the airport short-stay, NEC car parks, Digbeth's surface car parks or a Small Heath side street. Not at the kerb on Coventry Road, where bus lanes and no-stopping rules apply. A car beached in a Coventry Road lane is a job for 999.
| Road | A45 Northampton to Thrapston and Coventry to Birmingham |
|---|---|
| Operator | Birmingham City Council west of M42 J6; National Highways from Tollbar End to M42 J6 and from M1 J16 to Thrapston |
How locking wheel nuts are removed →Locking wheel nut removal on the A45 page
Locking key missing and the car parked at Central Six Retail Park, Alvis Retail Park or St Andrews Shopping Park? Leave it in the bay. Text us the make, the model and a photo of the locking nut so the right removal kit comes along. The nut is taken off on the spot and the wheel is secured again before you drive.
Locking keys hide in predictable places: a glovebox corner, a side pocket in the boot, or a pouch in the spare-wheel well. A key code card tucked in with the service paperwork lets the dealer supply another. Hire cars returned at Birmingham Airport and company vehicles need the owner's permission, and proof of ownership may be requested at the car. The alloy is shielded throughout removal. Worn locks on the other wheels are a good reason for a fresh set. Wait at Sixfields or the Swan centre.
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Locking wheel nut stopping you on the A45? Call and we remove it cleanly.
