On 14/04/2019 13:51, ARW wrote:
On 13/04/2019 23:07, Steve Walker wrote:
On 13/04/2019 23:29, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Steve Walker
wrote:

On 13/04/2019 11:42, NY wrote:
"Tim Streater" wrote in message
.. .
Nothing wrong with that. How often d'ye need a spare wheel, these
days.
Last time I needed one was in Whitstable in 2014. Time before that
was
probably in 1984 or so.

So, yes, a spare tyre is essential.

Indeed.

And I don't recall saying it wasn't essential. What I said was that a
*full*-*size* spare is not essential.

It's pretty damned essential when you are on a long journey, at night,
towing a trailer, heavily loaded and involving a ferry - the lower
speed and limited distance permitted for a space-saver would prevent
you getting to the ferry in the first place.


That's just reminded me to get a proper wheel brace.

I bought one of those extending ones for my kit-car. They make it very
easy to undo even very tight wheel-nuts. As I don't use the kit-car
often, it actually resides in my daily use car, as it has a double ended
socket and fits my trailer wheel-nuts. I just transfer it temporarily if
I ma using the kit-car.

Gf spun her car on
the A64 and popped the back tyre on the central reservation kerb[1]. The
wheel brace snapped when I tried to use it so I had to call the AA.

I've only had a spider type wheel brace snap, when the central weld gave
way.

[1] Two other cars did the same thing within the next 3 minutes. One of
them ploughing right into the central reservation where 20 seconds
earlier I had just removed the kids who had got out of the second car.

Good move on your part.

SteveW