Picked up a screw on Watford Way or the Hemel bypass? Many A41 punctures are repairable. Leave at the next junction, park at Brent Cross, Colne Valley or Apsley Mills, and we assess it.
Screws and nails gather in the nearside lane of the A41 as on any busy commuter road, from the red route at Hendon Central to the Kings Langley bypass. A puncture there tends to be slow, showing up as a pressure warning at Mill Hill Circus or a slight pull by the time you reach Two Waters. Both Hendon Way and Watford Way carry red route markings and lack any hard shoulder, so while the car stays manageable drive on steadily to a junction rather than stopping in lane.
With the car parked, the fitter takes a look at the tyre inside and out once the wheel is free. BS AU 159 only allows a repair where the hole is 6 mm across or less, in the central band of tread, with no shoulder or sidewall involvement. The fix is a patch-plug fitted from within. Anything outside that means a new tyre, and the cost of each is given before work begins.
Other jobs we do at the car include 24 hour tyre service on the A41 and new tyres fitted.
Brent Cross Shopping Centre car park by the A406 junction, with the operator's permission, Colne Valley retail park at Watford and Apsley Mills retail park in Hemel all give level space. Red route kerbs, Fiveways Corner and the bypass lanes never do.
| Road | A41 Hendon Way, Watford Way and the Hertfordshire bypasses |
|---|---|
| Operator | Transport for London (London section); county highway authorities beyond |
How a mobile puncture repair is done →Puncture repair on the A41 page
Picked up on the A41, a nail may stay hidden for days, until someone notices a soft tyre at Waterfields Shopping Park, Century Retail Park or the Timberlake Car Park in Watford. With the site's permission, the fitter checks the tyre there, and a puncture away from the shoulders is put right to BS AU 159; otherwise a new tyre is priced first.
A puncture from the A41 is best left exactly as found. Skip the sealant can, which leaves residue inside and can make a BS AU 159 patch-plug impossible. Find the screw or nail and gauge its position: square in the middle of the tread, or out near a Watford Way-scuffed shoulder. Leave the wheel lock key on the driver's seat. A Colindale side street or the Bushey Heath high street are far better places to wait than Watford Way.
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Puncture from the A41? Park at a retail park or side street and call us.
