Repaired tyres - how much do you trust them?

[g3org3y]

Puncture yesterday on the E30. Repaired at the local tyre place - they seem to have done a good job.

Car is used on a day to day basis, motorway grind for work.

I'm assuming the repair should be 'as good' as it was before. Can't help feeling a nag in the back of my mind that suggests I have the repaired tyre as a spare and buy another new one to have as the daily. If the car was just a town runabout, the consequences of a repair fail wouldn't be so severe. At motorway speed, it might be a bit more messy!

Do you trust repairs for keen motorway use?

(Current spare is just about legal and I wouldn't want to use it any more than for a emergency 'limp' home).

[snowdude2910]

It shouldn't be any weaker then before the wires will not be damaged by a repairable puncture and they are what holds it all together.

[poing]

I haven't minded on previous town based cars but for long distance/higher speed stuff I have always been a little paranoid so just go for the new tyre option for peace of mind.

[TheStoat]

I think you have to take into account the nature of the damage sustained in the first place. With a simple hole through the tread of a rear tyre that led to a slow puncture I was perfectly happy with a repair. The tyre lasted well, exhibited no adverse behaviour and coped with spirited driving, high speed runs and full bore emergency starts. On a Dodge Viper. If your tyre has been repaired correctly there should be no reason for concern. Horrible damage isn't repaired by professionals and therein lies your safety net

[A.J.M]

I got a patch done on a tyre on my first car, tyres were 17s and the patch was £4.
I did 17k on it with no issues, all sorts of driving from town to motorway driving.

Done right, i see no issue with it.

[RWD cossie wil]

A proper pull through repair plug, correctly done, is as safe as the original tyre.

[B'stard Child]

RWD cossie wil said:

A proper pull through repair plug, correctly done, is as safe as the original tyre.

Exactly that

[g3org3y]

B'stard Child said:

RWD cossie wil said:

A proper pull through repair plug, correctly done, is as safe as the original tyre.

Exactly that

Cool, that's what the guy did.

Problem is, when looking for a tyre to have as spare, most appear to be directional which isn't so helpful!

[B'stard Child]

g3org3y said:

B'stard Child said:

RWD cossie wil said:

A proper pull through repair plug, correctly done, is as safe as the original tyre.

Exactly that

Cool, that's what the guy did.

Problem is, when looking for a tyre to have as spare, most appear to be directional which isn't so helpful!

Directional tyres can be run in either direction - they just work best one way

[m3jappa]

Interesting reading this as puncture repaired tyres on a car which gets driven hard really scare me, infact i would bin them, On a normal daily though i wouldnt care and infact i dont care if its a puncture repaired ying yang as long as its legal.

So maybe i'll changhe my viewpoint, i suppose if it were dangerous then health and safety would be having none of it.

[Tunku]

B'stard Child said:

RWD cossie wil said:

A proper pull through repair plug, correctly done, is as safe as the original tyre.

Exactly that

I carry a plug kit in the car, used it twice without exiting though a hedge backwards on fire and screaming. Quicker than changing the tyre too.

[snowdude2910]

TheStoat said:

emergency starts.

is this a real thing because if it is I'm using that one in my excuse book

[Hasbeen]

Just stick it on the back.

If it lets go, it will give you a nice bit of skid recovery practice.

Sweet.

[brillomaster]

how bad was the puncture?

considering having a nail in your tyre is NOT an mot fail, i dont see how having it fixed is so bad! If the hole was small enough to be fixable in the first place surely that means it was a slow puncture anyways?