Full size spare - 80 Km/hr limit

Pinch Flat

Had a flat tyre and needed to get Aviva recovery out to fix it - it was stuck on. Wheel is an alloy and comes with a full size replacement, which has a 80km/hr limit - guy changing the wheel said you can drive normal speeds and it's just a CYA by Ford. Replacement has been properly torqued.

Anyone got info on this?

Alun

They're usually limited to 80km/h or 50mph aren't they?

Stheno

Alun wrote: »

They're usually limited to 80km/h or 50mph aren't they?

Mine is

colm_mcm

Drive around on one for 4 months....

Pinch Flat

Ooops sorry limited to 80 km / hr - still thinking in old money with the 50.

Atlantic Dawn

Does it have the yellow sticker on it saying 80kmh? Seems odd if it's a full size one.

Pinch Flat

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Does it have the yellow sticker on it saying 80kmh? Seems odd if it's a full size one.

Apologies it's marked 80 km/ hr

colm_mcm

Mondeos come with a full size wheel and a smaller tyre I think.

Mister Jingles

My two mondeos both came with full sized ones.

I was told by my local fitter that its fine to carry on as normal with a full sized spare. Manufacturers just put stickers on to cover themselves. Saying that i never did do over 100 km/h when i had mine on a while back.

GM228

A spare wheel of any size is limited to 80 km/h by law and must be labeled as such, manufacturers don't do it to cover themselves, they are legally required to.

Pete67

GM228 wrote: »

A spare wheel of any size is limited to 80 km/h by law and must be labeled as such, manufacturers don't do it to cover themselves, they are legally required to.

Do you have a source for that? All my cars to date have had full size spare wheels fitted with identical tyres to the road wheels (and without a speed restriction sticker), curious as to why the speed should be limited in this case?

fleet

I'd guess it's down to the tire rubber expiring?

People here are much less to replace a spare tire after X years stowage without use. The rubber may well have hardened or sidewalls cracked.

Advbrd

GM228 wrote: »

A spare wheel of any size is limited to 80 km/h by law and must be labeled as such, manufacturers don't do it to cover themselves, they are legally required to.

I would have to call nonsense on that. All cars I have owned to date have had full sized regular wheels and tyres as spares. The tyres have been rotated including the spare from new, the spare tyre eventually being the least good tyre as and when tyres are replaced.

GM228

I suppose the term "temporary spare wheel" is open to interpretation as it is in relation to a
tyre or wheel different from that intended to be fitted to any vehicle for normal use, a spare tyre of any size is not generally for normal use and sizes are not specified in the legislation.

(5) This Regulation does not prohibit the fitting of a temporary use spare tyre or wheel to a passenger vehicle with passenger accommodation for not more than 8 passengers provided the passenger vehicle so fitted is not driven at a speed exceeding 80 kilometres per hour.

(6) A temporary use spare tyre or wheel referred to in paragraph (5) shall exhibit in a manner prescribed by ECE Regulation No. 64 the following information -

CAUTION!

TEMPORARY USE ONLY!

MAX. 80 km/h!

REPLACE BY NORMAL WHEEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

DO NOT COVER THIS LABEL IN USE!

55(2)(b) the use of a temporary use spare tyre or wheel, which complies with ECE Regulation No. 64 on a passenger vehicle with accommodation for not more than 8 passengers, provided the vehicle is driven at a speed not exceeding 80 kilometres per hour

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/si/5/made/en/print

Pinch Flat

Got the puncture fixed this morning, so usual wheel back on. Thanks for the tips folks and apologies for the original misleading title.

9935452

GM228 wrote: »

I suppose the term "temporary spare wheel" is open to interpretation as it is in relation to a
tyre or wheel different from that intended to be fitted to any vehicle for normal use, a spare tyre of any size is not generally for normal use and sizes are not specified in the legislation.







http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2003/si/5/made/en/print

“temporary use spare tyre or wheel” means a tyre or wheel different from that intended to be fitted to any vehicle for normal use and intended only for temporary use subject to restrictions;

I was going to disagree with you but i think you are right in the fact it could be open to intepretation.
To me a full sized spare wheel isnt 'different from that intended to be fitted to any vehicle for normal use'.

Looking at wheel sizes, would you have to go back to manufacturers recommended sizes and would anything different from these be classed as temporary?
Would lads who change alloys for different sizes be classed as running temporay use spare wheel?
Its an interesting one