Laws on spare wheels?
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Just been told i HAVE to have a spare wheel? I got told theres a new law where i need one at all times, but its ok if i dont have one for the MOT? is it true? I dont have any 13inch spares!

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You dont need one for the MOT at all. I know this as my spare in another car was bald and the garage "suggested" i took it out for the MOT! lol! If your in france and some other countries it is law to carry a spare.

ok excellent, i have no space for one anyway!

if it pops, theres always RAC!

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Just put a can of foam in, not the best option but better than nothing. Some new cars only have foam, no spare so it cant be the law to have a spare

Weight saving too!

Some new cars don't have spares

I know someone who's got a C class Merc estate on an 03 plate
he bought it new and imported it from germany and it's only got a can of foam and no space for a spare

Yep, my bro's Elise just has a can of foam under the bonet.

I was told one that all car trailers had to be twin axle. Where do people get such bollox info from.

I'm full of shid most of the time come to think of it.

Wil

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

As far as I was aware Contruction and use does not stipulate you have to have a spare tire.

If you do have a spare it must be serviceable (i.e. inflated and legal tread). Bizarely C&U doesn't say the spare has to be the same diameter as the other road wheels, but it is illegal to have different diameter or tire construction (back to radial vs cross-ply) on the same axle of the car........

So you could have a 12" spare, so long as it's got tread and inflated, but you can't use it on the car if you get a flat !!

Edited by Phil1380 on 30th Jun, 2004.

Hold on lads, I ve got an idea............

BMw M3's don't have a spare but are supplied with run-flat tyres. My BMW E46 has a space saver tyre which looks really funny when fitted with the other wheels being 18" split rims! It isn't good for your car to have different diameter tyres on the same axle if the axle is being driven as the diff will rotate at different speeds and on certain cars will trigger the ABS sensors. (Nothing to worry about on a mini as regards the ABS but am sure the Diff would NOT be happy!
Dave

Speedster turbo under construction

i don't have my spare in the car and i passed the mot for two years with out it.

Edited by clubman_dan on 30th Jun, 2004.

haha, well when i MOT'd my fiat panda the spare was bald, so we moved it to the back seat!

Previous Engine: 1040cc Morespeed engine, 1275 turbo head T2 Turbo Mirage Manifolds Megajolt
Previous engine: STD metro turbo, megajolt
Drives: 399bananahp (flywheel) Honda Civic Vtec b18c4 T28 Turbo 1968 Mini

Megajolt maps to download: http://www.jamesfawcett.co.uk/cms/index.ph...&gid=3&Itemid=3

Find another MOT station that knows the ruels!

alex

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