Urgent warning over popular tyre product that could cost you hundreds
DRIVERS have been issued an urgent warning over a popular tyre product that could cost you thousands.
Posting on popular social media site TikTok, motors experts at Walsall Wood Tyre and Service warned against doing one thing with tyres from runflat.
Driving whizz Craig gave the lowdown on repairing the popular product if it sustained a puncture.
Asked if you “can repair a puncture on a runflat tyre”, Craig said: “Yes, just like any other tyre it can be repaired providing the puncture is in a reparable area.
“For example, not too close to the side wall.
“But one of the biggest things we have where we can’t repair a puncture is when tyre sealant has been put into the tyre.”
Craig explains that this “saturates the entire inside” of the tyre and makes it very difficult for any repairs to stick or last.
He continued: “Usually a garage would reject your tyre for a repair if it’s been filled with fluid.”
Craig finishes off by saying that if you are stuck on the side of the road to use your breakdown as that’s what it is there for.
The popular video has racked up nearly 15,000 views after the handy advice.
As always, TikTokers were quick to take to the comments section to weigh in with their views.
One wrote: “You’ve got to be careful with runflat tyres. I had a customer come in with a bulge after a repair inside looked ok but had obviously been run on flat.”
While another said: “BMW say you can’t, I recall the BRMA whatever they’re called say no. It’s a personal choice, I personally don’t but others do.”
A third commented: “You shouldn’t repair run flats as you can’t tell how long it’s been driven on. Unlike a standard tyre.”
“You can’t it’s down to the manufacturer if you can repair them or not,” shared another social media user.
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