"Had a rapidly deflating tyre. Rang Rescue Tyres, they had it in stock and I was back on the road within an hour."
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
on the M25.
Lost the locking key with a flat on the M25? We extract seized or keyless nuts at the roadside so your wheel comes off.
Locking wheel nut removed at the roadside
on the M25.
A locking nut that has seized solid or rounded off can leave you stopped on the M25 with a wheel that simply will not come free. No amount of leaning on a normal socket will move it. We come to you, grip what is left of the nut with a dedicated extraction tool and draw it out without scoring the alloy, then change the tyre before you leave.
Corrosion and over-tightening are the usual reasons a nut rounds off. Once the corners are gone there is nothing for a standard socket to hold, which is why we carry extraction sets built for exactly that. They dig into the damaged nut and back it out steadily rather than cutting or drilling it away.
Move to a safe spot first, away from live lanes, then call and tell us your direction of travel and the nearest junction or marker. We give you a price up front, take nothing in advance so you pay only once the nut is out, and where the motorway is running freely we aim to reach you within about 60 minutes.
- ✓Seized and rounded nuts: extraction sockets grip where a normal one slips
- ✓No cutting or drilling: the alloy, stud and trim are left intact
- ✓One roadside visit: nut removed and wheel changed together
- ✓Clear price: quoted before we set off, nothing to pay up front

The road we cover.
The M25 is the 117-mile orbital motorway that rings London through 31 junctions, including the Dartford Crossing in the east. It meets the M1 at junction 21, the M40 at junction 16, the M11 at junction 27, the M4 at junction 15, the M3 at junction 12 and the A1(M) at junction 23, so almost every long journey in and out of London touches it. It is one of the busiest and most congestion-prone motorways in Europe, carrying huge volumes of commuter and freight traffic around the clock.
Wherever you've stopped along it, we bring the extraction tools to you and get the wheel off, then sort the tyre in the same visit.
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
near you.
We reach the M25 from the towns all along it. Pick the stretch nearest you:
Broken down on the M25?
A seized locking nut won't deflate your tyre, so there's no need to take a risk. Get to a safe spot, a services, junction or emergency area, and we'll come to remove it.
Get off the carriageway
Reach an emergency area, the hard shoulder or the next exit if you safely can, and put your hazards on.
Stand behind the barrier
Leave the vehicle on the passenger side and wait well back. In a live lane, call 999 or National Highways on 0300 123 5000.
Call us
Once you are safe, call and we will come to you on the M25 to locking wheel nut removed at the roadside.
Rescued at the roadside.
"Absolutely amazing service. First call-out for a replacement tyre after hours and I was amazed."
"After damaging my tyre on a pothole I found myself in an unfamiliar area. Within 20 minutes of calling Rescue Tyres they came to my rescue. Wholeheartedly recommend."
Locking Wheel Nut Removal on the M25, answered.
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What should I do to stay safe while I wait on the M25?
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Other services on the M25.
Locking Wheel Nut Removal on other roads.
Rescue Tyres, covering the M25.
Rescue Tyres LTD, mobile tyre fitting covering the M25 and the surrounding area. Unit 9 Adrian Avenue, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LX · 07473 720871.
Stuck on the M25?
We will come to you.
One call or a quick online booking is all it takes. Same-day and 24-hour callouts across the M25.