$49 flat for a repairable puncture
Need tire repair in Richmond? I Need Roadside provides mobile tire repair for supported punctures and tire problems. If the tire can be safely repaired, service is performed at your location. If the damage is too severe, mobile tire replacement or towing may be required. Service is available 24 hours a day across Virginia. Typical ETA: 10–20 minutes. You watch your provider come to you on a live map and pay in the app.
A nail, screw, or slow leak in the tread of an otherwise healthy tire can often be repaired where the vehicle is parked. That saves both a tow and the cost of a new tire.
This is the right service when the puncture is in the tread area, the tire has not been driven flat for long, and the sidewall is undamaged. Your provider locates the leak, repairs it, re-inflates the tire to the correct pressure, and checks that it holds.
A roadside repair is a legitimate fix for tread punctures, but plan to have the tire inspected from the inside at a shop when convenient. A full internal patch-plug repair is the longer-term solution.
When this isn't the right service: Sidewall damage, a shredded tire, or a tire driven flat for miles cannot be safely repaired — a mobile tire replacement or a tow is the right call.
Most Richmond requests come from the same handful of places: highway shoulders and on-ramps at rush hour, store and workplace lots, residential streets where a car sat overnight, and downtown parking garages. Providers cover Richmond itself plus the surrounding Virginia suburbs, and the rate does not change based on which of those you are stopped in.
Stopped on a highway or a busy road? Stay buckled with your hazards on and wait inside the vehicle while traffic is moving fast — read our roadside safety guides first.
Open the map and see verified roadside pros already near you — no account needed to look.
One flat $49 for roadside service, locked in upfront. Add-ons like tires, batteries, or extra tow miles are shown before you pay.
Track your pro on the live map from acceptance to arrival. Typical ETA: 10–20 minutes.
Your money is held until the job is done. Confirm the work and release payment — no curbside haggling.
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It is $49 flat when the puncture is repairable, at any hour.
No. Punctures in the tread are usually repairable. Sidewall damage, large gashes, and tires driven flat for a long distance are not.
A correct roadside repair can hold well, but have the tire inspected internally at a shop when you can. Treat it as a reliable fix, not a substitute for inspection.
It helps, but you can book for a parked vehicle — leave the location, vehicle description, and any access details in the notes.
They will tell you on site. You can switch to a mobile tire replacement or a tow instead of paying for a repair that will not hold.
Yes. The platform runs 24/7 and the $49 rate does not change at night.
Request in the app and watch your helper come to you, or call live dispatch and we'll book it for you.