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Spare wheel for NCT

  • 07-01-2012 12:31pm
    #1
    galwayjohn89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭


    I have a Rover 25 with 14" wheels on them but the spare is 15" is that a NCT fail?


Comments

  • #2
    Kid Nothing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭Kid Nothing


    Well it's not much use to you I'd you get a puncture!

    It would be an NCT fail but the rules on spares are only that they have to be up to scratch if there is one. It's not mandatory to have one though so just pull it out before the test and go without one.

    Suggest you find a decent 14" one though before you're left stuck somewhere!


  • #3
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Is it not the wheel+tyre profile that's most important though? As long as they have the same circumference so as to be level (and - most importantly - not throw the speedo) ?

    Not ideal, obviously, but the overall circumference would seem to be the most important issue if you got a puncture and needed to get home safely (as per the horrendous space saver yokes)


  • #4
    bfocusd
    Closed Accounts Posts: 723 ✭✭✭bfocusd


    Mine passed and I've 17' on it and a 16' spare, but I think the external diameter is about the same as the tyres are thinner on the 17', the reason I have a 16 spare too is because Im not willing to pay hundreds for an momo alloy that will hardly see daylight.

    The reason I say they are the same size also is because the 16 fits snug into the boot compartment as does the 17.. Probably not the best way to judge it but that's my excuse if they had asked!


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    As long as its a wheel where the tyre is ok and the wheel isn't damaged, you'll be fine.


  • #6
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    Spare wheel is not an NCT test item.


    What car is the 15" wheel off?


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