Autoaid left us on A1 for nearly 4 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Belenus

Car_54 said:

On the positive side, it shows the value of having a spare wheel.

Our car, a now 7 year old BMW 116i Series1 F20, came with run flat tyres, Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT 225/45R17 91W, and no spare.

Some drivers don't like run flats as they can give a harsh ride but we find the ride comfortable and we have stuck with the same run flats when getting new tyres.

sheramber

Have have used Greenflag twice and had excellent service from the local contractors they sent.

iwb100

Car_54 said:

On the positive side, it shows the value of having a spare wheel.

No it doesn’t. Quite the opposite. If you didn’t have a spare the breakdown service would either have fitted one they brought with them or towed it. Having a spare wheel saved no time in this instance.

Ibrahim5

Breakdown trucks don't carry wheels for all cars. Hundreds of different sizes. I would be surprised if they carried any.

Nobbie1967

Ibrahim5 said:

Breakdown trucks don't carry wheels for all cars. Hundreds of different sizes. I would be surprised if they carried any.

They carry universal wheels which can be fitted using an assortment of compatible stud patterns. Good enough to get you to a tyre centre.

Herzlos

Ibrahim5 said:

Breakdown trucks don't carry wheels for all cars. Hundreds of different sizes. I would be surprised if they carried any.

I'm curious. Given you clearly know so little about the subject matter(s) when it comes to driving, why do you keep commenting?

Flat tyres are the most common reason for a breakdown in the UK, so it's a given that the breakdown vehicles have some capacity to deal with them, like universal fit spares to allow someone to limp to a garage.

daveyjp

Saw an AA van yesterday removing a universal spare from a car it had dropped off at the local tyre centre.

In essence its a skinny spare with a hub with lots of stud patterns,

born_again

Ibrahim5 said:

Breakdown trucks don't carry wheels for all cars. Hundreds of different sizes. I would be surprised if they carried any.

https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/innovation-and-technology/aa-multi-fit-wheel

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/rac-news/how-the-rac-universal-spare-wheel-fixes-no-spare-breakdowns/

👀🤷‍♂️👍🤣

ontheroad1970

If it isn't on a youtube video it's not real as far as the Freds are concerned.

Ibrahim5

There are loads of stories about people waiting hours for breakdown services. Either you sort it yourself in minutes because you have what you need or you wait hours for them. Your choice.