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Fence post spike buying guide

Updated: October 2026

You have a new 75 mm post on the path, or a panel that already leans, and the amazon.co.uk results all answer to the same two words. This fence post spike buying guide is the order of checks before you open a listing: the job, the post section, the steel and the fixings, then the ground. The [fence post spike comparison](/hub/fencing-and-wire/fence-post-spike) holds the eleven listings and the shelf prices in GBP. Peter F. set those listings against public UK fencing guides on 19 October 2026. We did not lab-test the steel. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You have a new 75 mm post on the path, or a panel that already leans, and the amazon.co.uk results all answer to the same two words.

Our top picks

Fixings Direct Fixings Direct 75 mm spike, 2 pack

Best overall

Fixings Direct Fixings Direct 75 mm spike, 2 pack
9.4/10about £24.99
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arksoldier arksoldier repair kit, 2 pack

Rank 2

arksoldier arksoldier repair kit, 2 pack
9.2/10about £47.52
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IRONBABE IRONBABE repair kit, 2 pack

Rank 3

IRONBABE IRONBABE repair kit, 2 pack
9.2/10about £47.59
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On this page
  1. 1.Start with the job, not the word spike
  2. 2.Match the post section and the length
  3. 3.Steel, joints, fixings, and a named coating
  4. 4.Ground, and when concrete wins

Start with the job, not the word spike

A spike in a UK search is four different pieces of metal. A drive-in socket is a cup you hammer into firm soil so a new post can drop in and be bolted. A side repair stake screws into timber that is still sound, and it has no cup. A short repair socket is for a post that has rotted off inside intact concrete. A bolt-down shoe is for a patio, and this set does not include one. Only the Fixings Direct listings are drive-in sockets: 75 x 75 mm, 600 mm, with bolts and a driving tool. Everything else kept here is a repair stake. If the wood has snapped off in sound concrete, leave this set. Screwfix lists a Sabrefix 75 mm repair spike at £21.95 including VAT for two on 19 October 2026. The method split is fence post spike vs repair spike.

Match the post section and the length

Fixings Direct states 75 x 75 mm, the 3 x 3 inch post many panel fences use. One review on that shared file still found movement in a 3x3 with the bolts tight, and added shims. Measure the section before you treat 75 mm as a tight fit. Soft rot at the bolt line is a reason to replace the post. The only socket length in this set is 600 mm. There is no 750 mm or 100 mm socket here. Trade pages disagree on whether 600 mm suits a fence around 1.2 m or a 1.8 m panel. Those are rules of thumb, not a load test.
Fixings Direct Fixings Direct 75 mm spike, 2 pack

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Fixings Direct Fixings Direct 75 mm spike, 2 pack
9.4/10about £24.99
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Steel, joints, fixings, and a named coating

The complaints that repeat are a bent blade, a split weld, and a sheared screw. CAKKVDE reviews include a buckle in soft ground. Some Vinclus reviews include a split weld, and the two-pack says one-piece while reviews cite welds. Anmas reviews include a snapped drill bit and a weld that failed after six months. PYYB is two pieces, and a reviewer called that joint temporary. That is not a laboratory ranking. arksoldier and IRONBABE are stated as one-piece 11-gauge steel, and those review files are separate. They still stop on old concrete. Hit a driver rather than the socket rim. One Fixings Direct review received a plastic piece instead of the driving tool. A named coating is not a measured zinc thickness.

Ground, and when concrete wins

Firm loam is the ground these products are written for. Clay, stones, roots, and a concrete collar are where reviews describe bending. If the first spike bends, more of the same steel will not fix the soil. Concrete is the better method for a tall solid run, a gate, a windy corner, or a run that has already come down. Before you drive, rule out buried services. HSG47 says plan, locate, then dig or drive, because a cable strike can kill. The steps sit on how to install a fence post spike. If you are raising the fence, England’s Class A limits generally stop a new fence above 1 metre next to a highway used by vehicles, or above 2 metres elsewhere, and they exclude listed buildings. A short-term right to reject under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 is normally 30 days.

Common questions

Is a fence post spike the same thing as a repair stake?
No. In this set a fence post spike, as a drive-in socket, is the Fixings Direct cup for a new 75 x 75 mm post. A repair stake is the flat or cranked blade you screw to an existing post. The word on the title covers both, and it also gets used for a short socket that sits in old concrete. Buy the job, then the listing.
What socket size fits a 75 x 75 mm post?
Fixings Direct states 75 x 75 mm, which is the 3 x 3 inch section. Reviews on that shared file still include play with the bolts tight, and one post that needed its corners shaved. Measure your timber. There is no 100 mm socket in this comparison, so a 4-inch post is a different buy.
Is 600 mm long enough, or do I need 750 mm?
This set only offers a 600 mm socket. Trade pages disagree on whether 600 mm suits a fence around 1.2 m or a 1.8 m panel, and that disagreement is not a test of this spike. Use the socket for a light fence in firm ground. Use concrete for a tall solid fence, a gate, or a windy site.
When should I concrete the post instead?
Concrete the post when you are hanging a gate, building a tall solid run, or setting a windy corner, and when the fence has already fallen. A spike is the lighter method, for firm soil and a fence that is not asking the post to take a heavy lateral load. If the first spike bends, stop and change method.
Do the screws and the driving tool come in the box?
Read the listing you are opening. Fixings Direct includes bolts and a driving tool, and one review received a plastic piece instead. Anmas lists eight hex screws, a socket, and a drill bit that snapped for a reviewer. WUDLEP’s 90 cm specification table does not list screws. Plan on your own drill bit.

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Sources

Public UK sources listed in the research digest. Listing prices, stars and review counts are from the amazon.co.uk captures for these ASINs. Screwfix prices are the figures dated 19 October 2026 in that digest.

  1. England Class A limits for gates, fences and walls (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. Timber fencing sheet — post depth, spikes and concreting (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. HSE HSG47 — avoiding danger from underground services (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. LSBUD — utility plans from member companies (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. Screwfix Sabrefix 75 mm drive-in spikes, 2 pack (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. Screwfix Sabrefix 75 mm repair spikes, 2 pack (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. East Coast Fencing — spikes, shoes and repair supports (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 19 October 2026)