Warning: No Spare Wheels with new Kia Rio

Iceweasel

This is very interesting.

Granted it is not advisable - but where does it say it's actually illegal?

I have searched and I have NOT found that bit yet.

Doesn't concern me overly much as I have run-flats so could easily get to the next MSA, but I'd like to know the reality of this.

I am aware that you should not attempt to carry out repairs - but is changing a wheel considered repair.

BeenThroughItAll

colino wrote: »

Utter rubbish, you spend a couple of minutes googling and find someone elses rubbish and post it as fact. While guidance for new drivers explains even simple repairs shouldn't be attempted on the HS, there is no legislation in England & Wales or Scotland prohibiting you from changing a wheel. Even with sticky alloys I can change a wheel and be on my way in 10 minutes, much less hazardous to all than having a car blocking the HS for someone else to turn up.

Absolutely right.

BeenThroughItAll

Iceweasel wrote: »

This is very interesting.

Granted it is not advisable - but where does it say it's actually illegal?

I have searched and I have NOT found that bit yet.

Doesn't concern me overly much as I have run-flats so could easily get to the next MSA, but I'd like to know the reality of this.

I am aware that you should not attempt to carry out repairs - but is changing a wheel considered repair.

I think the emerging picture (as I have already alluded to) is that there IS no legislation to prohibit it.

However, just to clarify my own view here - I'm not for one moment suggesting that it is safe, sensible, advisable or routine to change a wheel on the hard shoulder. Just that at the end of the day if you want to (as I have) it's your life, your risk assessment.

colino

While off topic, for a very short time I had a job with a local tyre company doing mobile repairs. You had to sign an agreement that you would never work on offside of trucks on hard shoulder and you must park the pick up 30m away to the rear in fend off position. Of course they would sack any fitter not attending all jobs, and the hose for the compressor was 15m long.

C_Mababejive

In many years of private motoring, i cant recall a total deflation which has rendered me marooned by the roadside. I have had the odd object in tyre tread causing slow puncture and been able to visit tyre depot for puncture repair. So what is a non spare wheeel owning driver to do if they have a full deflation by the roadside and the tyre is still serviceable i.e they havent driven on and wrecked it? If you use the squirty gook apparently it doesnt always work and the tyre is then unusable.Will a motoring org sort you out and if so,how?.

almillar

The last few cars that I had that had a spare wheel, I took them out. I've changed and rotated wheels plenty of times, and am confident to do so, but I wonder how many people are driving round with a spare wheel that they will never use, due to not being able to change a wheel.
I carry an air compressor and a bottle of gunk, much lighter than even a space saver.
And I would strongly advise anyone who gets a puncture on the motorway to get off the motorway. Stop in the hard shoulder and get towed if you really need to. Not a pleasant place to stop.
How many trucks can run you over in 4 minutes?!

System

I personally wouldn't buy a car without a spare wheel. When I was looking to buy my CRV I actually wanted something slightly smaller but both the Rav4 and Vitara examples kept on coming up without spare wheel. Imagine that, all terrain vehicles designed to go anywhere - unless you get a puncture!

WTFH

Walcott wrote: »

CRV , Rav4 and Vitara ... all terrain vehicles designed to go anywhere

Oh dear. you're in for a shock. None of those are "all terrain", they're "sports utility" (SUV), or "soft-roaders"
Yes, they may have 4WD, but low ground clearance, supplied with low profile summer tyres and no low box, and they aren't that great in the mud.

They are good examples of what they are, but they are not all terrain.

marlot

Walcott wrote: »

I personally wouldn't buy a car without a spare wheel. When I was looking to buy my CRV I actually wanted something slightly smaller but both the Rav4 and Vitara examples kept on coming up without spare wheel. Imagine that, all terrain vehicles designed to go anywhere - unless you get a puncture!

The new Rav4 has a spare wheel well, and I was told it would fit a full size wheel. Just that they don't supply them as standard in the UK.

System

WTFH wrote: »

Oh dear. you're in for a shock. None of those are "all terrain", they're "sports utility" (SUV), or "soft-roaders"
Yes, they may have 4WD, but low ground clearance, supplied with low profile summer tyres and no low box, and they aren't that great in the mud.

They are good examples of what they are, but they are not all terrain.

Why would I be shocked?

Do GV's not have a low box? I thought I read that they did but TBH never really looked into it as I didn't really need it plus stopped looking at them altogether after I found out no tyre on boot door.