No Good Deed - Tyre Weld (Long Story)

molerat

It would seem a reply as in the infamous Pressdram and Arkell case is in order here.

Lum

So he thinks it's a private road?

If it was a private road, surely he's guilty of trespass?

aileth

Get them to send him a letter with a few Monopoly notes in and a faux apology letter.

I hope getting his car removed cost him megabux.

Tygermoth

The road belongs to the local landowner (private estate)

It is a throughfare but its only really used by the farm cottages and for access to fields by workers/heavy farm machinery, so is a a rutted and uneven tarmacked road.

I have written an account of the event and that he was on worn tires (and a spare at that) and have dropped it by. They will pass to the Landowner.

Still makes me mad. Grasping &*^%^$^

Lum

This shouldn't be a huge problem.

Lets assume for a moment that the landowner is liable for the puncture, and I very much doubt that he is.

He should not be liable for the tow as this was caused by the old git's failure to replace the spare after his last puncture.

He will also not be liable for the cost of a replacement tyre. At worst he will be liable for an amount based on how much life was left in that tyre. So if the old git was running on a £40 Linglong Ditchfinder that was 90% worn then the landowner will be liable for £4.

In any case, I doubt he will be liable. Broken glass, rocks and bits that have fallen off lorries are a simple fact of life when driving on that sort of road. Punctures are one of those things that just happen.

Good on you for agreeing to give your version of events rather than just washing your hands of the matter though.

If I remember correctly most breakdown places have a policy of charging for tyre work, if there are additional costs due to your failure to carry a viable spare, which is probably why this has all blown up.

Tobster86

Leaving him there was the right thing to do. As much as I'm all for sociable cooperation and samaritanism; people revoke all their moral rights to it the moment they decide to be an obnoxious c***.

As for tyre weld, I've use it long term for thorn punctures without any problems. If it doesn't repair it, I'd replace the tyre entirely.

A hole in a tyre has either damaged it structurally or it hasn't. If it hasn't, any cheap repair is good enough. If it has, any attempt to repair is IMO irresponsible & dangerous.

Don't take the p*** with tyres. They're the number one cause of mechanical failure related death.