Thinking Caps Please - Dad's Got a Puncture

[Ecurie Ecosse]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 27 July 2021 at 07:35

[t400ble]

Call AA

They'll sort out a local tyre fitted at a guess to sort

[BFG TERRANO]

If you know where its punctured, whip out what ever it is. Dip a screw in silicone and screw it back in. Worked for me back in the days of being a throttle happy teen with little spare cash. It works though I don't recommend it long term

[slipstream 1985]

all else fails get a hire car... or they could get a taxi

[panholio]

Their car has no means of addressing a puncture? Isn't that an MOT fail?

If they have tyre foam etc use that and drive to a tyre place as soon as one is open and get it replaced.

[t400ble]

A spare wheel isnt an MOT requiment

[Mr E]

panholio said:

Their car has no means of addressing a puncture? Isn't that an MOT fail?

No part of the MOT cares about spare/foam as far as I know.

[panholio]

I did not know that. Always assumed you needed some kind of back up in the event of a puncture. So are there new cars on sale with no spare wheel/ tyre foam/ run flats?

[BFG TERRANO]

panholio said:

I did not know that. Always assumed you needed some kind of back up in the event of a puncture. So are there new cars on sale with no spare wheel/ tyre foam/ run flats?

Yes, my Company Seat has no spare. Just a can of foam and a 12v compressor. Great if you have a blow out and shred the tyre.

[Mr E]

panholio said:

I did not know that. Always assumed you needed some kind of back up in the event of a puncture. So are there new cars on sale with no spare wheel/ tyre foam/ run flats?

One of my cars is 11 years old and has never had a spare.

[panholio]

Yes I'm aware some have no spares. But nothing at all, no foam or runflats? Why did BMW bother with runflats if there is no need to bother with any kind of back up?

There must be some legislation somewhere that says you have to have as a minimum some way of dealing with a flat tyre.

[Mr E]

panholio said:

There must be some legislation somewhere that says you have to have as a minimum some way of dealing with a flat tyre.

Why?

[Matthen]

panholio said:

Yes I'm aware some have no spares. But nothing at all, no foam or runflats? Why did BMW bother with runflats if there is no need to bother with any kind of back up?

There must be some legislation somewhere that says you have to have as a minimum some way of dealing with a flat tyre.

He did have a way of dealing with the flat - he called the AA. Otherwise, no - it's been known for people to swap the spare with a running wheel, then leave the running wheel at home when they've gone for an MOT - if the running wheel is illegal.

[thebigmacmoomin]

My 2007 Focus ST never had a spare, just a compressor & a can of gunk as standard. I just used to carry a full size spare in the boot. I rarely carried any other stuff so the space it took up wasn't an issue.

panholio said:

There must be some legislation somewhere that says you have to have as a minimum some way of dealing with a flat tyre.

Thats what AA or RAC membership is for.

[Bluebarge]

panholio said:

There must be some legislation somewhere that says you have to have as a minimum some way of dealing with a flat tyre.

Why? Although it is an easy thing to fix, as one of the causes of a vehicle being immobilised, it must rank some way below mechanical failure.

If we were to have a general "Boy Scout" rule, we'd each need our own personal AA van following us round with a full set of spares "just in case".

That said, I am personally happier having a spare, but then I know how to use it, whereas I bet most motorists don't.