No spare tyre

AdrianC

roddydogs said:

Or use Sainsburys where it free., but loads of people, perhaps old and disabled are not able to do tyres., 

If you can reach the top of the wheel, and have enough grip in a hand to remove the dustcap, you can check your tyre pressures and treads.

roddydogs

And if the valve is at the bottom?

AdrianC

roddydogs said:

And if the valve is at the bottom?

Move the car forward slightly. The nice thing about wheels is that they rotate.

Iceweasel

AdrianC said:

Is it as good as a spare? No. But nor is a spacesaver (50mph max, 50 mile max).


The 50mph bit is correct - but AFAIK there is no limit on the distance one can use a spacesaver.

Perhaps your thinking of a runflat tyre where there is both a speed and distance restriction.

roddydogs

AdrianC said:

roddydogs said:

And if the valve is at the bottom?

Move the car forward slightly. The nice thing about wheels is that they rotate.

X 4 ? No need for sarcasm.

Kim_kim

AdrianC said:

photome said:

Kim_kim said:

AdrianC said:

Kim_kim said:
I put air in my tyres for the first time ever recently.

I didn’t know how you knew when you’d put enough in, so I left the car running & filled the tyre & then eventually the dash showed enough was in it :-) 

Kim, I don't want to sound patronising here, but this is basics. This has been part of the driving test since 2003...

You should be checking your tyre pressures (as well as the tread, and the lights, and the fluid levels) regularly - ideally weekly.  There's going to be a prominent sticker on the car to tell you what they should be. Do you have a friend who can show you want to do?

I get my car serviced, and I do ask a male friend to check my tyres every now and then.  

It really is something you should do, a simple gauge like this one  for £10 will also measure tread depth, others are available

https://www.halfords.com/tools/garage-equipment/tyre-inflators-and-pressure-gauges/halfords-digital-tyre-pressure/tread-gauge-239116.html

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But even shoving a coin in the machine at the petrol station will do the job...

My car tells me how much air is in them.  

williamgriffin

roddydogs said:

AdrianC said:

roddydogs said:

And if the valve is at the bottom?

Move the car forward slightly. The nice thing about wheels is that they rotate.

X 4 ?

I'm sure all four will turn.

Iceweasel

Check the handbook to see if you need to reset the TPMS after adjusting the pressures

Scrapit

Iceweasel said:

AdrianC said:

Is it as good as a spare? No. But nor is a spacesaver (50mph max, 50 mile max).


The 50mph bit is correct - but AFAIK there is no limit on the distance one can use a spacesaver.

Perhaps your thinking of a runflat tyre where there is both a speed and distance restriction.

This^

Kim_kim

I had to drive somewhere tonight & I was on the motorway & I had a thought, if I had a blow out on the motorway & I called the AA, what can they do?  I’ll bet they just tow you home?  They don’t carry spare wheels & that aerosol isn’t going to fix it!