"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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M42 · we come to you
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
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
Locking wheel nut removed at the roadside
on the M42.
A locking wheel nut you cannot shift means the wheel will not come off, and on a road like the M42 that leaves you stopped where you least want to be. Whether the key is missing or the nut has seized, we reach you, remove it cleanly without marking the wheel, and change the tyre so you are back on the motorway rather than waiting on a tow.
The specialist kit is what makes the removal clean. The extraction socket grips the nut itself, not the wheel, and works it out under control, so the alloy face and the stud come through untouched. A standard nut then goes on and the wheel is changed on the spot.
Safety comes first on the M42, so pull well clear of moving traffic, switch your hazards on and stand back from the car before you ring. We confirm where you are on the M42, price the job before we head out, and take nothing up front, so you settle up only once the nut is out. Where traffic allows we aim to be with you inside the hour.
- ✓Missing-key or seized nuts: both removed cleanly at the roadside
- ✓Wheel protected: alloy face and stud left in the same condition
- ✓Rejoin the motorway sooner: nut and tyre sorted in one visit
- ✓Usually within the hour: nothing up front, pay once it is done
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.
Towns along M42
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
Locking Wheel Nut Removal
near you.
We reach the M42 from the towns all along it. Pick the stretch nearest you:
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.
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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 M42 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
M42 FAQs
Locking Wheel Nut Removal on the M42, answered.
How do you remove a locking nut on the M42 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 M42. 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 M42?
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 M42 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 M42 does not hold you up any longer than it has to.
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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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Stuck on the M42?
Stuck on the M42?
We will come to you.
One call or a quick online booking is all it takes. Same-day and 24-hour callouts across the M42.