On Sun, 31 Dec 2017 12:40:13 +0000, "dennis@home"
wrote:

On 31/12/2017 12:24, T i m wrote:

I repeat, can you please cite me the regulations that condemn the use
of such a sealant in the UK?

https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/b...ct-2-contiseal

Cheers, T i m


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Not designed to be driven when flat,

No!?!

under inflated

No!?!

or as a permanent
puncture repair.

"The Continental Premium Contact 2 ContiSeal is a run flat tyre,
designed for fitment on luxury and mid sized vehicles.@

Go figure ...

And as you say, how do you determine that (that you have had a
puncture ... and it's just them protecting their backs IMHO).

Or maybe whatever Continental use isn't as good as Punctureseal?

But let's see what they say:

https://blobs.continental-tires.com/...oad-1-data.pdf

"Upon discovering a puncture, a tyre specialist must promptly check
the tyre."

You can see it now ... you walk into any tyre fitters and say "Could
you check and see if any of my tyres have punctures please?" If they
actually walk out and maybe feel round your tyres, and find nothing
.... what next, take them all off and put them in their water tank?

Do you do the same the next day?

It is your responsibility (as the driver) to ensure all your road
wheels and tyres are roadworthy at all times, including presumably,
any damage done to any tyre, irrespective if it has a puncture or not?

It is my suggestion that 'prevention is better than cure' and a tyre
with a slow puncture is potentially more dangerous than one with a
more obvious one (inside of a blowout etc).

Still waiting for the law on the subject, confirming your assertion
that the use of a sealant was / could be 'illegal'?

"Its not an approved method of repair AFAIK so it makes it illegal to
drive on the tyre or at least not for long."

Maybe you (like many others) confabulate a 'Get you home' solution
with a pre-emptive / permanent one?

Cheers, T i m