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Cheers Lizzie. 

[Shackeng]

I think £16 is expensive let alone £35  Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on

you reckon?  tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.

We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think £16 is expensive let alone £35  Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on

you reckon?  tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.

We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.

He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason

[Shackeng]

I think £16 is expensive let alone £35  Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on

you reckon?  tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.

We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.

He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason

I'm not sure that you are correct Lizzie, the repair is quite technical, I believe it involves some sort of vulcanisation, but I may be guessing, certainly the repair internally looks completely different to normal puncture repairs. He assures me that it is perfectly legal, and has been doing it for years, so must be known to local police.

[Marks DTM Calib]

The rules are based (I am reliably informed) around the need to ensure the repair is a minimum distance from the edge of the steel banding....hence why you cant repair near the shoulder and underwrite it as safe 

This is covered by British Standard BSAU 159f (which MUST be met in the UK).

You can get a guide for the allowed area here:

http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press-media/repairable-area-gauge.htm

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I think £16 is expensive let alone £35  Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on

you reckon?  tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.

We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.

He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason

I'm not sure that you are correct Lizzie, the repair is quite technical, I believe it involves some sort of vulcanisation, but I may be guessing, certainly the repair internally looks completely different to normal puncture repairs. He assures me that it is perfectly legal, and has been doing it for years, so must be known to local police.

To my knowledge, and with the ones I have had done over the years, it is always an internal repair with a plug being pulled through the hole from the inside.

The regulations for repair are:
"Have a Flat Tyre? Is It Fixable?

The “repairable area” of a tyre is designated as that where a repair can be carried out to British Standards (currently BS AU 159f).

Because a tyre curves away from the middle of where the tyre rolls on the road, only the centre area is repairable. Sidewalls are not repairable.

The repairable area is defined as a percentage of the tyre’s “nominal” section width and thus varies by the size of the tyre. The repairable area is based on the centre line, eg. 82mm means 41mm on either side of the centre line of the tyre."

 


EDIT: Marks DTM beat me to it!!

[Shackeng]

Looking at that information, and bearing in mind that the last repair of this type I had was about two years ago, I suspect that the normal tyre fitters just look at it, and say they can't do it, but I think both of my repairs of this type would have still been legal, just close to the edge.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Looking at that information, and bearing in mind that the last repair of this type I had was about two years ago, I suspect that the normal tyre fitters just look at it, and say they can't do it, but I think both of my repairs of this type would have still been legal, just close to the edge.

If they were within the prescribed area then they will be fine 

All the repairs should use a vulcanising compound to esnure proper bonding and sealing of the repair

[r1]

if any one is intrested i am the midlands rep for a company called Puncturesafe.this is a rubber solution that you but in the tyre before you have a puncture and when a nail etc enters the tyre it seals it.its suitable for cars,motercycles.trucks,caravans etc.but will not repair sidewalls.i install this and also sell diy kits.

[scimmy_man]

Locally its a fiver for cash, ten quid if you need a receipt.

never been daft enough to try Kwickfit.

[Danny]

i also get it local for a fiver

[Marks DTM Calib]

i also get it local for a fiver

Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

i also get it local for a fiver

Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?

You wouldn't get me that cheap!!

[jonnycool]

i also get it local for a fiver

Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?

You wouldn't get me that cheap!!

For what? Tyre repairs?