Just burst a tyre, can I drive?

tea and coffee

To the garage or will that damage the wheel? Should I call for a tow?

myshirt

Tow. 100%

duffman13

tea and coffee wrote: »

To the garage or will that damage the wheel? Should I call for a tow?

Have you not got a spare, if it's a flat and very short drive you might get away with it but no way I'd be risking it under any circumstances

tea and coffee

It's pancake. I can see the tear. There's not even so much as a jack in this car for some reason

biko

If you drive you will damage the tyre beyond repair and possibly the alloy.

Rodin

biko wrote: »

If you drive you will damage the tyre beyond repair and possibly the alloy.

If the OP can see the tear it could well be on the sidewall and not for repair anyway

punisher5112

Have you breakdown cover op?

What type of car as a lot only cone with gunk and a compressor to fill but no use obviously if a big tear

colm_mcm

Dunno why you tow a car with a flat tyre. Get someone with a jack and wheelbrace out there.

punisher5112

colm_mcm wrote: »

Dunno why you tow a car with a flat tyre. Get someone with a jack and wheelbrace out there.

But no spare. You then need to find a tyre place. Other option call tyre garage and get them out to replace as is needed anyway.

Atlantic Dawn

If you have a neighbour or friend borrow their jack and tools, jack the car up and remove the wheel, bring it to a tyre repair place to more than likely get a new tyre if it's beyond repair, return to car and refit. Alternatively have it loaded on to the back of a tow truck and brought to a place, perhaps your breakdown cover would cover that cost? Some tyre places will offer mobile fitting service, on a saturday though this might not be available.

Clareman

Call the tyre repair place, they might have a call out service, it'll probably work out cheaper than a tow

theoneeyedman

Is it your own car OP?
Is it normal for cars not to have spares/jack etc. nowadays, or did I miss something??

Atlantic Dawn

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Is it your own car OP?
Is it normal for cars not to have spares/jack etc. nowadays, or did I miss something??

Lots of newer cars either have run flats or a gel repair inflation kit instead of holding a spare wheel, saves weight so helps the low CO2/Cheapppppp tax.

Just burst a tyre, can I drive?

OP don't be so hard on yourself. Just because you burst a tyre doesn't mean you can't drive. Don't let it affect your confidence



Ah, in all seriousness though, I'd say you'd be safe to drive on it but you'll ruin the tyre (but if it's a 'tear' as you describe, it's probably already ruined anyway).

Just take it handy and don't go too far.

mickdw

If the tyre needs replacing anyway, you could drive a mile or 2 at about 15 miles per hour if the road is suitable to do it safely.
If you have expensive wheels, probably best not.

CeilingFly

Plenty of mobile tyre services out there. Not as expensive as you'd think.

Less than €150 including the tyre


These guys charge €35 call out + tyre cost
http://www.atlasautoservice.ie/mobile

tea and coffee

Tear in the wall alright.
Nothing in the car (stupidly never checked when i bought it) - not even a foam can. Alloys so needef a garage anyway.
Got collected and tyre person got wheel, brought in to garage removed the tyre and replaced it for €100

Thanks for all the advice.

Del2005

CeilingFly wrote: »

Plenty of mobile tyre services out there. Not as expensive as you'd think.

Less than €150 including the tyre


These guys charge €35 call out + tyre cost
http://www.atlasautoservice.ie/mobile

The Boyzone fella only charges €5 extra per tyre for mobile fitting.

http://www.tyreland.ie

Unless it's a motorway or other high speed road it's not worth the risk of driving on a fully blown tyre.

Dia1988

An appointment must be booked online in advance and it's not an emergency service.

Plus, a minimum of 2 tyres must be purchased.

Del2005 wrote: »

The Boyzone fella only charges €5 extra per tyre for mobile fitting.

http://www.tyreland.ie

Unless it's a motorway or other high speed road it's not worth the risk of driving on a fully blown tyre.

maidhc

Dia1988 wrote: »

An appointment must be booked online in advance and it's not an emergency service.

Plus, a minimum of 2 tyres must be purchased.

I once pulled a twin axle trailer with a blown tyre. I got about 5 miles when the entire wheel separated from the centre.

Don't even dream of driving on a fully flat tyre.

Guffy

I dont get why people are advising you to drive...


If you drive on a flat tire the edges of the rim will bend out of shape and it will prevent a clean connection with a new tyre resulting in the thing constantly going flat, ie. You'll need a new rim.


Breakdown cover is a must on every insurance policy but if you dont have it just get a tow.


ah ok 9 hours ago.... im guessing your not still on the roadside, did you chance it?

Isambard

driving it or towing it would have the same effect. Find someone with a jack or else the alternative is loading it on a recovery which would cost as much as a new tyre.

Sounds like the tyre is fubar anyway, you can't do more damage by driving very slowly but be mindful of possible wheel damage.

Victor

Deleted User wrote: »

I'd say you'd be safe to drive on it

I would be immensely wary of this.

Cerco

Op, have you checked to see if if is a run flat tyre?

Would explain why you have no jack.

If so then you could drive to a local tyre supplier. They are designed to do just that.
Check first if they have ra replacement or possibly two.

jimbis

Raging, I recently went mobile with my tyre business and would've loved to help out a fellow boardsie.
Out of interest, what size tyre was it?

punisher5112

jimbis wrote: »

Raging, I recently went mobile with my tyre business and would've loved to help out a fellow boardsie.
Out of interest, what size tyre was it?

Where you based??

jimbis

punisher5112 wrote: »

Where you based??

South Dublin

punisher5112

jimbis wrote: »

South Dublin

How much to fit? Have 2 cars and 4 tyres need doing.

jimbis

punisher5112 wrote: »

How much to fit? Have 2 cars and 4 tyres need doing.

Pm sent

Supergurrier

Absolutely not safe to drive on a flat tyre with a torn sidewall.

People commenting it's fine whose only worry is damaging the alloy need to go back and do their theory test.

9935452

Del2005 wrote: »

The Boyzone fella only charges €5 extra per tyre for mobile fitting.

http://www.tyreland.ie

Unless it's a motorway or other high speed road it's not worth the risk of driving on a fully blown tyre.

Id be wary of crawling along a motorway because it could cause an accident too. You doing 2mph and cars zipping past at 80mph

I came up behind a car that was smoking badly on the motorway doing 50mph.
On closer inspection the car had a soft /flat tyre which was smoking.
I pulled up behind the female driver and got her attention and pointed at the tyre .
i believe what she roared was 'i effen know'
That was stupid and dangerous.

Del2005

9935452 wrote: »

Id be wary of crawling along a motorway because it could cause an accident too. You doing 2mph and cars zipping past at 80mph

I came up behind a car that was smoking badly on the motorway doing 50mph.
On closer inspection the car had a soft /flat tyre which was smoking.
I pulled up behind the female driver and got her attention and pointed at the tyre .
i believe what she roared was 'i effen know'
That was stupid and dangerous.

Drive in the hard shoulder, it's much saver than sticking your bum into the live lane of a motorway to change an offside wheel.