Puncture Repair Question

Owt4nowt

Having had a puncture this week and being told by two separate garages that the hole was too close to the edge of the tyre to fix I ended up having to buy a new tyre.

The old tyre was nearly new. I asked if a tube could be fitted but was told tubes are no longer fitted.

I seems a shame to have to throw away tyres still with lots of tread on just because of the position of the puncture, especially because disposing of old tyres seems to be an environmental problem.

Does anyone know if you can still get tubes fitted, or could I have used the repair foam from a can for a permanent repair?

Owt4Nowt

exil

Tyres have been tubeless for many years now. Tyres that cannot be repaired are retreaded - which is what happens to most tyres that you hand in when you get a new tyre.

Retreads have been used by buses and lorries for a long time, but not so much by car drivers who tend to go for brand new. We may see increasing use of retreads as it becomes harder to dispose of tyres.

vansboy

Best follow the tyre shops thoughts on repairability.

BUT... if you only bought it a short time back, was it from a dealer, that offers 'guaranteed for life' type warranties, when you purchased it???

Then you'd be OK for a free new one!!

VB

chrisw

The reason they can't fix it near the edge is because it is dangerous due to the flexing of the tyre wall. At best you'll end up with flat tyre on a dark wet night, at worst it will blow-out.