Thanks for your replies!
So i tried the old knock a socket on trick but mine appear to be the McGard style locking wheel nuts (i believe they must be after market) which have a rotating collar on the outside. Anyway long story short the socket is now stuck on the locking wheel nut
On further investigation there are companies that specialise in this and are mobile but they only seem to be in the UK. Do they seem to suffer from this problem more than anywhere else?
I have read now that the only thing left is to get it to a garage that can weld the rotating collar to the centre to be able to remove it.
For reference to the companies providing this service its
http://www.lockingwheelnutremovers.co.uk they seem to make their own tools. Does anyone know of a company over here that does similar?