"Had a rapidly deflating tyre. Rang Rescue Tyres, they had it in stock and I was back on the road within an hour."
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M40 · we come to you
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
on the M40.
Locking wheel nut stopping you changing a tyre near the M40? We carry master sets and come to you to remove it cleanly.
Locking Wheel Nut Removal · M40
Locking wheel nut removed at the roadside
Locking wheel nut removed at the roadside
on the M40.
Lost the key for your locking nuts and now stranded beside the M40 with a wheel you cannot get off? A keyless nut will not budge with an ordinary socket, so the wheel stays on and the car stays put. We drive out to you, extract the nut without harming the alloy and change the tyre so you rejoin the motorway in the same visit.
Locking nuts are there to slow down thieves, not to lock out the owner. When the key is missing, snapped or was never passed on with the car, our master extraction sets grip the nut directly and wind it out, so a keyless nut on the M40 does not have to mean a long wait for recovery.
Get somewhere safe first, well clear of moving traffic, then call. We confirm exactly where you are on the M40, give you a price before we set off, and ask for nothing up front, so you pay only once the nut is out and the tyre is sorted. Where the traffic allows, we aim to be with you inside the hour.
- ✓Lost or snapped keys: a master set lifts the nut when yours has gone
- ✓Alloy and studs protected: the tool grips the nut, not the wheel
- ✓Back on the motorway fast: nut out and tyre changed in one visit
- ✓Nothing up front: pay once the nut is out and the tyre is done
About the M40
The road we cover.
The M40 links London and Birmingham across 89 miles and 16 junctions, climbing the Chilterns at the Stokenchurch gap. It passes Beaconsfield at junction 2, High Wycombe at 4, Oxford at 8, Bicester at 9, Banbury at 11 and Warwick and Leamington Spa at 12 to 15 before meeting the M42 near Solihull at junction 16. It is a fast inter-city motorway carrying London-to-Midlands business and commuter traffic, with long rural stretches between junctions.
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.
Towns along M40
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
near you.
We reach the M40 from the towns all along it. Pick the stretch nearest you:
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Stay safe first
Broken down on the M40?
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.
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Get off the carriageway
Reach an emergency area, the hard shoulder or the next exit if you safely can, and put your hazards on.
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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 M40 to locking wheel nut removed at the roadside.
What drivers say
Rescued at the roadside.
"Absolutely amazing service. First call-out for a replacement tyre after hours and I was amazed."
APAmer PervezGoogle review
"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."
DSDaniella SaccoGoogle review
M40 FAQs
Locking Wheel Nut Removal on the M40, answered.
How do you remove a locking nut on the M40 without the key or damaging the wheel?
We use extraction sockets that grip the nut itself and wind it out under control, whether the key is missing or the nut has seized. Because the tool works on the nut and not the wheel, the alloy and the stud are left intact once it is off, and we then change the tyre.
Is the whole job done in one roadside visit?
Yes. The fitter removes the locking nut, frees the wheel and changes or refits the tyre in the same stop on the M40. There is no tow to a garage and no second appointment, so you are back on the motorway as quickly as the job allows.
What should I do to stay safe while I wait on the M40?
Pull as far from moving traffic as you can, ideally into an emergency area or off at a junction, and never change a wheel in a live lane. Switch your hazards on, get everyone out on the side away from traffic, and wait behind a barrier where there is one.
What do you need to know when I call?
Your location on the M40 with a direction of travel and the nearest junction or marker, the make and model of the car, and whether the key is lost or the nut has seized or rounded. That lets us bring the right extraction kit and quote you before we set off.
How quickly can you get to me on the motorway?
Where the motorway is flowing freely we aim to be with you within about 60 minutes, with same-day and 24-hour cover. The nut removal and wheel change are done together on arrival, so the M40 does not hold you up any longer than it has to.
More on M40
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Other routes
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Find us
Rescue Tyres, covering the M40.
Rescue Tyres LTD, mobile tyre fitting covering the M40 and the surrounding area. Unit 9 Adrian Avenue, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LX · 07473 720871.
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Stuck on the M40?
Stuck on the M40?
We will come to you.
One call or a quick online booking is all it takes. Same-day and 24-hour callouts across the M40.