change a wheel

[topman9thnov]

is it now illegal to change a wheel yourself on the hard shoulder of a motorway....?

[topman9thnov]

mdo98, i was told you now have to phone the aa, rac etc. to change it for you.

[Pea Pod]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A99692 4 At the bottom of here it says the Highway code recommends but does not actually say that it is law.

[Toureman]

The quicker you can get off the hard shoulder of a motorway the safer you will be as this is where most accidents happen, very dangerous to wait up to an hour for the emergency services to arrive and do it for you.

If you have never changed a wheel on a car you should practise at home where it is safe.

[almcd007]

You may even be able to reach the next slip road, a policeman will tell you that just because you have a puncture, doesn't mean that you can't drive the car very slowly (even on the hardshoulder) just to get you to safety.

[Andy Boz]

As an ex recovery driver, working on the M5 M6 junction, I see no reason why you shouldn't change a wheel on the motorway, providing sensible safety precautions are taken.
Get the car as far to the nearside a possible.
Get off the motorway if poss.
Get everybody out the car and over the armco.
Do the job as quickly as possible.
Do not worry too much about tidying up the boot, do it at next available junction or service station.
When getting back on carriageway, build up speed first.
Make sure you know how to do it before you need to.