Puncture repair

Invader75

Advice needed. I had a screw in the centre of a fairly new (two month old) tyre. I must've travelled approximately 20 metres before I realised. When I took it to my usual backstreet tyre place they said the same thing as last time. Because it was driven flat it's damaged the inside wall (showed me rubber crumbs) so it'll need a brand new rather than repair. 

Over the years whenever I've had a puncture I've always just head it repaired. Does anyone in the know think this is a scam or just new safety measures most places have to abide with now? 

pramsay13

Try a different garage. 

Invader75

pramsay13 said:

Try a different garage. 

Not particularly helpful thanks. 

Bigwheels1111

I would have had it plugged by local guys.

They just force the plug in and off you go.

Last plug was in my tyre for 25,000 miles.

Temp fix so they say.

Keep_pedalling

Considering the importance of having four good tyres as far as your safety and your passengers safety is concerned I would be fitting a new one. You probable drove considerably further than 20 yards with a heavily deflated tyre. It’s bloody aggravating when it’s a near new tyre, I had to fork out £170 for a new tyre on my VW ID3 when it only had 700 miles on the clock 

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Invader75 said:

pramsay13 said:

Try a different garage. 

Not particularly helpful thanks. 

It is as helpful as it gets

The one you tried has seen the tyre crumbs, and are not prepared to repair the puncture when there could be damage to the tyre structure. (A £20 job isn't worth the potential risk)

If they repair the puncture and the tyre "blows out" on a motorway causing a massive pile-up, an investigation might pinpoint the tyre as the cause, and you might say at interview when still in shock "I only had it repaired at Joe's on Tuesday!" Putting Joe's right in the frame for negligence.

So take it somewhere else, and if they don't care about the crumbs they will fix it. It won't change whether the tyre is damaged and therefore unsafe or not though.

FWIW, if an experienced tyre fitter won't touch it, I'd buy a new one.

pramsay13

Invader75 said:

pramsay13 said:

Try a different garage. 

Not particularly helpful thanks. 

Get a new tyre then, those are literally your only 2 options.
But in my experience it's always worth getting a second or third opinion for anything especially in this instance when your gut is telling you it might not be quite right.

sevenhills

pramsay13 said:

Get a new tyre then, those are literally your only 2 options.
But in my experience it's always worth getting a second or third opinion for anything especially in this instance when your gut is telling you it might not be quite right.

In order to get a second opinion, the OP would need to use his spare.

Then get his tyre repaired, if it is ok it will stay up, he can always use it as a spare.

35har1old

Invader75 said:

Advice needed. I had a screw in the centre of a fairly new (two month old) tyre. I must've travelled approximately 20 metres before I realised. When I took it to my usual backstreet tyre place they said the same thing as last time. Because it was driven flat it's damaged the inside wall (showed me rubber crumbs) so it'll need a brand new rather than repair. 

Over the years whenever I've had a puncture I've always just head it repaired. Does anyone in the know think this is a scam or just new safety measures most places have to abide with now? 

If it had been a davanti tyre it would been replaced free of charge

prowla

Generally the rule is of the tyre walls are affected then a new trye is required.

Tyre fitters will repair a puncture if it is away from the tyre wall and there is no damage.

Mildly_Miffed

There's two things getting mixed up.

First is whether the tyre will still hold air. Put a plug in it, yes, it will.

But is that really all you want from your tyre?
Don't you want to be sure that it's still SAFE?
You know that the inside of the tyre has been worn in places it's not designed to wear.
The reinforcing structure has been subject to loads it's not designed for.
Doesn't that bother you?

Is that really only worth a hundred quid to you? Half a penny per mile for the next 20,000 miles or so?