A locking key lost in a move from Wandsworth, or a nut chewed by a careless garage, leaves a London car stuck. The fitter extracts it cleanly and sorts the tyre that visit.
In London, the absent locking key tends to announce itself at the worst time: a Lewisham permit bay flat with no key in the glovebox or boot, a second-hand car bought in Enfield without one, or a nut rounded so badly by a previous impact gun that the key no longer fits. House moves between boroughs lose keys too. Whatever the cause, the wheel is stuck until the locking nut is out.
A specialist extractor is driven onto the locking nut and turned out while the alloy face is protected. A standard nut replaces it, and the others can be swapped too. With tyres and repair materials carried from Brent Cross, the puncture or worn tyre that started it all is dealt with on the same visit. The removal price is agreed on the call.
Removal is done on resident bays, metered bays and driveways in any borough where the van can stop. A car tight to a kerb may need rolling forward; a car on a red route must move to a side street first.
| Main roads | M25; A406 North Circular and A205 South Circular; M1 J1 to J4 and M4 J1 to J3 |
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| Typical arrival | Usually under an hour |
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A London house move is the classic way a locking key vanishes, so check the glovebox, under the boot carpet, round the spare and in any box of car bits. Look for the numbered card sold with the set. Keep the logbook or insurance papers ready, because proof of ownership is sometimes requested on a busy London street. A guard protects the alloy during extraction, and replacing the whole set can make sense. A permit bay with room at the wheel works.
No locking key in London? Ring and that nut is removed, alloy intact.
