Emergency Tyre Callout - 24/7 mobile callout
An emergency callout is for the moment the vehicle stops being drivable. A blowout at speed, a sidewall opened up on a kerb, a puncture that has gone flat on a motorway hard shoulder, or the discovery that the car has a sealant canister instead of a spare and the damage is far too large for sealant to hold.
There is no closed period. Calls at three in the morning are answered the same way as calls at three in the afternoon, and the price is not raised because of the hour.
From £49 fitted - tyre, fitting, balancing, valve, disposal, call-out and VAT included
Send us a photo first
A picture of the damage usually settles whether it can be repaired before anyone sets off - which means we arrive with the right tyre rather than making a second trip. Leave the object where it is.
What to do before we arrive
If you are on a motorway or a fast dual carriageway, get the vehicle as far left as possible, onto the hard shoulder or into an emergency refuge area, and put the hazard lights on. Leave the vehicle by the nearside doors and stand behind the barrier, up the bank, well back from the carriageway - not in the vehicle and not on the hard shoulder itself. On a smart motorway with no hard shoulder, if you cannot reach a refuge area, National Highways advises staying belted in with hazards on and calling 999.
Note the nearest marker post or junction number before you call. The blue and white marker posts every hundred metres give the exact location and driver location signs give it more precisely still. That single detail does more to shorten arrival time than anything else.
On an ordinary road, park somewhere the van can also stop safely and where there is room to work on the affected side. A tyre change needs about a metre and a half of clear space beside the wheel.
Why the spare wheel is usually not the answer
Most cars sold in the UK in the last decade left the factory without a full-size spare. Some carry a space-saver, which is speed limited - typically to 50mph - and is intended to get the car to a fitter rather than to complete a journey. Many carry only a sealant kit and a compressor.
Sealant has narrow limits. It can hold a small tread puncture long enough to reach help, but it will not seal a sidewall, a shoulder, a split, or a hole much above a few millimetres, and it cannot do anything for a tyre that has already been driven on flat. It also has an expiry date that very few owners check, and using it means the tyre pressure sensor usually has to be cleaned or replaced afterwards.
What we bring to a roadside job
The van carries stock in common sizes, a tyre machine and balancer, a generator, lighting for night work, a calibrated torque wrench, and the extraction tooling for a locking wheel nut where the key has been lost or has already rounded off. That last one is more common than people expect and is the single most frequent reason a roadside job stalls when someone tries to change the wheel themselves.
If the exact tyre for your vehicle is not on the van, we tell you that on the phone rather than after we arrive, and we tell you when we can have it.
Why MNM Tyres
What you get
- Answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Night lighting and a generator carried as standard
- Locking wheel nut removal tooling on board
- Fitted and balanced on the spot, not towed to a depot
- No out-of-hours surcharge
How it works
How a emergency callout job runs
No garage. No tow truck. No waiting room. A qualified fitter at your location, fast.
- 01
Call or WhatsApp us
Give us your location - a marker post, a junction number or a postcode - plus your registration and what has happened. If you are somewhere unsafe, tell us that first.
- 02
We confirm the tyre and total
We identify the fitment from the registration, check stock and confirm the total price before dispatch. Nothing is added on arrival.
- 03
A van is dispatched
You get a callback with a realistic arrival time for your actual location - not a national average.
- 04
Fitted and away
Tyre fitted, wheel balanced, pressures set and torque checked. The damaged tyre goes with us for recycling.
Coverage
Emergency Tyre Callout across the UK
Coverage is national. Arrival times are not - they are quoted per area, and only where we can stand behind them.
- Emergency callout in the North West
- Emergency callout in the North East
- Emergency callout in Yorkshire and the Humber
- Emergency callout in the East Midlands
- Emergency callout in the West Midlands
- Emergency callout in the East of England
- Emergency callout in London
- Emergency callout in the South East
- Emergency callout in the South West
- Emergency callout in Wales
Related
Other things we come out for
Mobile Tyre Fitting
A fully equipped van comes to your vehicle and fits, balances and checks the tyre where it already is.
Mobile Puncture Repair
Where a puncture can legally and safely be repaired, we repair it. Where it cannot, we say so and show you why.
Mobile Tyre Replacement
Planned replacement at home or at work, booked for a time that suits - including evenings and weekends.
FAQ
Emergency Tyre Callout - common questions
Straight answers to the things people actually want to know before they call - including the ones that cost us a sale.
How quickly can you get to me?
It depends entirely on where you are. Enter your postcode on any page and you will get the callout time for that specific area rather than a national average.
In the areas we cover with our own vans, arrival is typically 20 to 30 minutes. That is an estimate under typical conditions and is subject to traffic, demand and your exact location - it is not a guarantee. Outside those areas we will not quote a time we cannot stand behind; we will take the details and come back to you with a realistic one.
What should I do if I get a flat on the motorway?
Get the vehicle as far to the left as you can - the hard shoulder, or an emergency refuge area - and put your hazard lights on. Leave through the nearside doors and get behind the barrier and up the bank, well away from the carriageway. Do not stay in the vehicle and do not stand on the hard shoulder.
On a smart motorway with no hard shoulder, if you cannot reach a refuge area, National Highways advises staying belted in with your hazards on and calling 999.
Before you call us, look for the nearest blue and white marker post or a driver location sign. Those give us your exact position and will do more to shorten our arrival time than anything else you can tell us.
My car has no spare wheel - what are my options?
That is normal now; most cars sold in the UK in the last decade carry either a space-saver or just a sealant kit and a compressor.
Sealant has real limits. It can hold a small tread puncture long enough to reach help, but it will not seal a sidewall, a shoulder, a split, or a hole much over a few millimetres, and it can do nothing for a tyre that has already been driven flat. It also expires, and using it usually means the pressure sensor needs cleaning or replacing afterwards.
A space-saver is speed limited, normally to 50mph, and is designed to get you to a fitter - not to complete a journey. A mobile fitter removes the need for either: we bring the replacement to the vehicle.
Do you charge more at night or on a bank holiday?
No. There is no out-of-hours premium, no weekend rate and no bank holiday rate. The price we quote is the price whatever the hour.
What does the £49 actually include?
£49 is the total you pay, not a starting point that grows. It covers the tyre, the fitting, the wheel balancing, a new valve, disposal and recycling of the old tyre, the call-out itself and VAT.
What changes the total is the tyre your vehicle actually needs - its size, load index and speed rating, whether it is a run-flat, whether it carries an original-equipment marking, and whether you choose budget, mid-range or premium. We confirm the full price before anything is booked, and nothing is added afterwards.
No closed period · ever
Need emergency callout now?
Call us and one is on its way. If it can wait, send a booking request and we will confirm by WhatsApp.
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