Kerb-side tyres
No key in the glovebox, and a wheel that has to come off
This is rarely the reason anybody rings. It turns up halfway through something else: the wheel has to come off, and the only thing in the way is a nut nobody has the key for. Leased cars and part-exchanges are the usual story around Sevenoaks and the Riverhead estates. We deal with it where the car is standing, so the night is not written off waiting for a parts counter to open.
How this one goes
- Missing keys, rounded keys, and the socket that left with the previous owner
- Folded into the tyre visit when that is what we were called out for
- The alloy matters more than the clock, so we take the slower route rather than chew a rim
- Give us the make and model — some manufacturers’ sets are far more awkward than others
Ring from where the car is
Open 24 hours. Say what has failed, what you are driving, and the nearest thing you can see from the car.
Asked often enough to write down
Will it mark the wheel?
The intention is a nut off and a rim untouched. Where a nut has gone far enough that the only route left puts the alloy at risk, we stop and put the choice to you before going any further.
Do I need a whole new set of nuts afterwards?
Something has to hold that wheel on, so the one we take off gets replaced. Whether you go back to a locking set or an ordinary nut is your call, and neither is wrong.
Can you do it on its own, with no tyre work?
Yes. Mention it when you message, because it changes what comes off the van and how long we hold for you.