A screw lodged in the tread somewhere between T2 and T8 is often worth saving. Leave the M6 Toll, stop at Norton Canes or in Lichfield, and we check it properly.
A nail on the M6 Toll may reveal itself as a pressure warning glowing somewhere near the Weeford or Great Wyrley booths. Pay, then drive on gently to the next exit if the car handles normally. Northbound beyond T6, Norton Canes is the natural stop; southbound, T3 drops you onto the A38 for a Lichfield or Mere Green car park, where the site rules allow. Every mile at low pressure softens the sidewall, and that alone can rule out a repair.
Once parked at Norton Canes or in Lichfield, the fitter separates tyre from rim so the inner lining can be seen, since a screw head in the tread tells only half the tale. BS AU 159 permits a patch-plug when the hole is 6 mm or smaller, sits clear of both outer tread edges and the casing shows no sign of being driven flat. If any of that fails, a new tyre is quoted on the phone before work starts.
Other jobs we do at the car include 24 hour tyre service on the M6 Toll and emergency tyre repair on the M6 Toll.
The Norton Canes car section, a Lichfield city centre car park via T3 or T5, or a Cannock retail park via T7. Toll plazas, exit booths and the M6 Toll lanes are never places where we repair a punctured tyre.
| Road | M6 Toll Birmingham northern relief road |
|---|---|
| Operator | Midland Expressway Ltd |
How a mobile puncture repair is done →Puncture repair on the M6 Toll page
After a run on the M6 Toll, a slow puncture often shows up later at Ravenside Retail Park, The Fort Shopping Park or Castle Vale Retail Park. Look at the tread before setting off again. If the screw or nail is in a part of the tyre that can be mended to BS AU 159, it is mended on the spot by the Castle Vale kerb or bay.
A screw in the tread after the M6 Toll? Park and let the car sit. Keep the sealant can shut, because it fouls the inner liner and can stop a patch-plug from sealing. Find the object and see whether it is mid-tread or edging out towards the sidewall. Dig the locking key out before the fitter arrives. The Norton Canes car park, or a Brownhills or Burntwood car park off the A5 at T6, is a sensible place to be.
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Nail in a tyre on the M6 Toll? Pull into Norton Canes or Lichfield and call.
