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Repair Puncture myself?
JohnSwift10
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I have a screw in a tyre just happened yesterday and the car info system was moaning that is why I knew.
I am having to blow the tyre up before every trip, luckily just a couple of miles a trip.
Should I buy one of those tyre repair kits to plug the hole tomorrow or take it to a tyre repairer?.
Or even use the kit I got with the car?
The screw is clearly visible.
There was nobody able to repair the tyre today.
I am having to blow the tyre up before every trip, luckily just a couple of miles a trip.
Should I buy one of those tyre repair kits to plug the hole tomorrow or take it to a tyre repairer?.
Or even use the kit I got with the car?
The screw is clearly visible.
There was nobody able to repair the tyre today.
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The gunk in a repair kit is designed to get you to somewhere the tyre can be removed and checked.
It is not a long term solution, please read the instructions!
Best to get it repaired at a tyre shop where they can check for any damage you cannot see now.
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If you use the repair gunk. Make sure to tell the staff. As they can get very angry when it sprays over them when repairing...Life in the slow lane0
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It's any easy enough repair - when you've got one of those machines that take the tyre off an alloy in about 10 seconds. Proper repair needs access to both sides of the puncture.1
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I've not had a puncture for years but it always used to be cheap for what they did. How much do they charge now?0
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The last puncture on a car I had was 35 years ago.henry24 said:I've not had a puncture for years but it always used to be cheap for what they did. How much do they charge now?0 -
Last one I had done I was charged £15, which I thought was a lot. But cheaper than a new one.
It was maybe 10 years ago so could be double that now0 -
My first choice would be to go to a tyre fitter and get them to fix it.If you can't do that for some reason (maybe you're in the middle of the desert or something) then those "gummy string" repair kits work well when they work, but if they don't work you'll have made the hole worse.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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£15-20 for a repair.1
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But they might not repair if it is near the edge of the tyre, then you will need to buy a new tyre or even two if you are going to France.
I have used a simple tyre repair kit three times, it is like this one and has worked fine and lasted till the tyre needed replacing.
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Yep, my last one couple years back was £15, local independent not a chain.daveyjp said:£15-20 for a repair.0
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