// Motorways
A blowout at 70mph is the worst place to lose a tyre. These are the stretches we cover, 24 hours a day, from our Crumpsall workshop.
J1 Stockport to J27 Portwood — the full ring
The ring road wraps the whole city, so no junction on it is more than about 20 minutes from the Crumpsall workshop. J17–J22 (Prestwich, Middleton, Chadderton, Failsworth) are the closest.
J7 Widnes to J24 Ainley Top
Covers the Rochdale, Milnrow and Saddleworth Moor climb eastbound and the Irlam, Warrington and Widnes stretch westbound.
J1 Kearsley to J9 Preston
Bolton, Westhoughton, Horwich and Chorley. Joins the M60 at Kearsley, so response times are close to core-area.
J1 Rawtenstall to J4 Simister Island
The shortest run from the workshop of any motorway we cover — Simister Island is under 4 miles from Crumpsall.
J1 Eccles to J3 Regent Road
Short, busy and with narrow hard shoulders — a common callout for blowouts heading into Salford and the city centre.
J1 Sale to J15 Chester
The Manchester Airport corridor. Frequent callouts from travellers who find a flat in the airport car parks.
J1 Denton to J4 Mottram
Feeds the Snake Pass and Woodhead routes over the Pennines — a bad place to be stranded after dark.
J16 Crewe to J32 Broughton
The busiest stretch of motorway in the North West. We cover the Warrington, Wigan, Chorley and Preston junctions.
Swinton and Worsley through Leigh to St Helens
Fast dual carriageway with limited lay-bys. Runs west from the M60 at Worsley, about 15 minutes from the workshop.