A car that has passed through several owners round Kilburn, Cricklewood or Burnt Oak may lack its locking wheel nut key; when a pothole flattens a tyre on the A5, that missing key is what stops the spare.
The London end of the A5 has a high turnover of used cars, minicabs and vans, and locking wheel nut keys get lost at each change of hands. Further up, Milton Keynes and Tamworth drivers discover the same gap when a Watling Street pothole ends a tyre. Rounded nuts from impact guns and snapped key adaptors are the other culprits. The spare in the boot is useless if one bolt on each wheel cannot be turned.
Dedicated removal tools grip the damaged or keyless nut itself, leaving the alloy face untouched. An ordinary nut takes over, and the Kilburn pothole flat or Tamworth puncture behind the call is sorted during that one trip. Mention the car, its year, and any surviving scrap of key or adaptor. Removal and tyre work are priced as one job during that call.
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A Kilburn, Cricklewood or Burnt Oak side street where the car is legally parked, Staples Corner retail park, Colindale retail parks, Central Milton Keynes, Ventura at Tamworth. Not the red-route kerb on Edgware Road. Stuck mid-lane in Cricklewood, phone 999 and TfL.
| Road | A5 Edgware Road and Watling Street |
|---|---|
| Operator | Transport for London (London) / National Highways (trunk sections) |
How locking wheel nuts are removed →Locking wheel nut removal on the A5 page
Locking key nowhere to be found? The car can be in Stanmore station car park, Hendon Station Car Park or on a residential road in Colindale, provided it is legally parked away from the A5. Removal uses a specialist tool, and you tell us the make and model beforehand so the right kit comes along.
Used cabs and vans round Cricklewood can lose the key between owners, so search hard first: glovebox, beneath the boot carpet, in the cavity around the spare, in the tool kit. A key code card may be among the service papers. Keep the V5C or a hire document ready, since proof of ownership can be asked for. Alloys are protected during extraction. A full new locking set is worth it if the remaining nuts are rounded. Park legally off the red route.
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