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Locking Wheel Nut Removal
on the M42.

Bought a used car with no locking key and a flat on the M42? We remove the nuts at the roadside and can fit standard ones.

Locking Wheel Nut Removal · M42

Locking wheel nut removed at the roadside
on the M42.

A locking nut should not strand you. We come to the M42, remove the seized or keyless nut, fit a standard one if needed and finish the tyre so you are not left waiting on recovery.

A seized locking nut is the last thing you need when you have stopped near the NEC and airport traffic around junction 6, the M6 merge at Coleshill and event-day congestion near the arena complex on the M42. We carry the tools to remove it at the roadside and finish the tyre in the same visit.

  • Master sets & extraction tools: seized, rounded or keyless nuts removed
  • No damage to the wheel: alloy, stud and trim left intact
  • Standard nuts fitted: so you are not locked out again
  • Tyre sorted same visit: changed or repaired once the nut is off
Mobile tyre fitting at the roadside on the M42
About the M42

The road we cover.

The M42 curves around the east and south of Birmingham across 11 junctions, tying together the M5, M6 and M40. It serves Solihull, the NEC and Birmingham Airport at junction 6, meets the M6 at junctions 7 and 8 and the M40 at junction 3a, and continues to Tamworth at junction 10. It is a busy orbital route handling airport, exhibition and commuter traffic on the edge of Birmingham.

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.

Stay safe first

Broken down on the M42?

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 M42 to locking wheel nut removed at the roadside.

What drivers say

Rescued at the roadside.

★★★★★

"Had a rapidly deflating tyre. Rang Rescue Tyres, they had it in stock and I was back on the road within an hour."

BRBradley ReeveGoogle review
★★★★★

"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
M42 FAQs

Locking Wheel Nut Removal on the M42, answered.

Can you reach me on the M42?
Yes. Get to a safe spot, an emergency area, the hard shoulder or off at the nearest junction, and call us. We cover the M42 across our area and locking wheel nut removed at the roadside on the spot.
Can you remove a locking nut at the roadside on the M42?
Yes. We carry master sets and extraction tools to remove seized or keyless locking nuts without damaging the wheel, then change or repair the tyre in the same visit.
What should I do if I break down on the M42?
Get well behind the safety barrier, away from the carriageway, and call 999 or National Highways on 0300 123 5000 if you are in a live lane. Once you are safe, call us and we will come to you.
How quickly can you reach the M42?
Typically within the hour where we can, with same-day and 24-hour callouts. Tell us your direction of travel and the nearest junction or marker post, around serves Solihull, so we find you fast.
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Find us

Rescue Tyres, covering the M42.

Rescue Tyres LTD, mobile tyre fitting covering the M42 and the surrounding area. Unit 9 Adrian Avenue, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LX · 07473 720871.

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