Locking wheel nuts
Locking wheel nuts, with or without the key
The key is in the glovebox, or it is not. Tell us which before we set off and the right removal kit comes with the van.
If you have the key, leave it on the passenger seat. If you have lost it, tell us in your first message so the removal kit is packed rather than discovered missing at the kerb.
Dealer locks, aftermarket locks and cheap four-packs all turn up on these roads. Most come off cleanly with the right tool. A nut that has already been rounded off by someone in a hurry takes longer, and we will tell you that before we start.
This is usually part of another job — a new tyre or a puncture repair — rather than a job on its own. It is still worth mentioning at the start.
What to tell us
- Whether the key is in the car, and where.
- The make and model of the car.
- Whether anyone has already tried to get the nut off.
In the districts
Where this job tends to find us
We do this anywhere in our thirty districts. These are three places where the ground makes it more likely to be needed.
Price first
Ask for a price: locking wheel nuts
Tell us where the car is and what has happened. We reply with a price and an honest idea of how far away the van is, before anything is agreed.
- Whether the key is in the car, and where.
- The make and model of the car.
- Whether anyone has already tried to get the nut off.
Other jobs
The rest of what the van does
- New tyresGive us the size from the sidewall and where the car is. We bring the tyre, take the old one off and torque the wheel on the same ground.
- Puncture repairA hole in the middle of the tread can often be repaired properly from the inside. A cut in the sidewall cannot, and we will tell you which you have.
- Run-flatsThey still go down and they still have to come off at the roadside. They are heavier and stiffer, and they hide a puncture until the warning light comes on.
- Van tyresTransits, Sprinters, Crafters and the box van that should not have gone down that lane. Load ratings and twin wheels, not car tyres with bigger writing.
- Jump startsLights left on, a cold morning, or a car that sat in a station car park for a week. We jump it if it will take a jump, and we say so if it will not.
- RecoveryA blowout on the A27, a wheel that will not turn, or a car in a ditch off a Downs lane. What cannot be fixed where it stands, we lift and move.