Nail in tire
Nail or screw in your tire: leave it, call us
If you can see a nail or screw head in the tread, don't pull it out. Call or send a request and a driver removes it and makes the tire safe at your car, so a slow leak doesn't turn into a flat.
Stuck Screw $70 + $19 dispatch
Service price
- Dispatch fee, once per job
- + $19
Service prices are plus a $19 dispatch fee charged once per job. Dispatch confirms the final price for your vehicle and location before a driver is sent.
Questions about pricing? Call (945) 412-1215Why you should leave it in
While it's lodged in the tread, the nail or screw is partly sealing the hole it made. Pull it out with no plug or patch ready and the air usually goes quickly, which turns a slow leak into a flat on the spot.
A nail or screw in the tread is one of the few flat-tire situations you can catch early. Plenty of drivers find one when the tire pressure warning comes on, or when one tire looks lower than the others. If you've spotted the head, you probably have time to call before the air runs out.
Until we get there
A few small things keep the tire repairable:
- Check the pressure with a gauge, if you have one.
- Avoid long drives, and stop if the tire starts dropping.
- Don't pull, twist or tap the object.
- Keep your hazard lights on if you've stopped at the roadside.
- Note which tire it is and roughly where in the tread.
- If the pressure is dropping fast, treat it as a flat: stay put and ask for help instead of driving on it.
- No gauge? Look at the tire. If it sits lower than the others, assume it's leaking.
The job and what it costs
Stuck screw removal is $70, plus a $19 dispatch fee charged once. It covers removing the screw or nail and making the tire safe.
Usually the tire can still be repaired if the object is in the tread. If it's in or near the sidewall, that damage can't be safely repaired, and your driver tells you on site if a replacement is needed instead.
If the tire has already gone flat
A tire that is already flat is a different request. With a usable spare, a flat tire change is from $75. A puncture in the tread with nothing stuck in it can be plugged or patched for $54–$60. Dispatch gives you the price for your vehicle before anyone is sent.
What happens after you call or send a request
- 1. Send a request or callShare your location, the vehicle and what happened. No account and no membership.
- 2. Hear the price firstDispatch confirms the service price and the $19 dispatch fee for your vehicle before a driver is sent.
- 3. Hear when they're on the wayWe text or call you when your driver is heading to you. Average arrival is 30 minutes; actual time depends on location and traffic.
- 4. Fixed where the car sitsDriveway, parking lot, garage or shoulder: there's no shop to get to.
Common questions
No. While it's in the tread it's partly sealing the hole. Pulling it without a plug or patch ready usually turns a slow leak into a flat.
If the tire is holding pressure, a short, careful drive may be possible, but long drives are a bad idea. Stop if it starts losing air.
Usually, if the object is in the tread. Damage in or near the sidewall can't be safely repaired, and your driver tells you on site if the tire needs replacing.
$70 for removing the screw or nail and making the tire safe, plus the $19 dispatch fee, charged once per job.