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Run flat tyres - should I buy a spare anyway?

I am buying a car with run flats. Am I being over cautious in considering buying a spare wheel or a spare tyre, to keep for longer journeys?

Asked on 10 January 2013 by Mary Williamson

Answered by Honest John

If you will be making a lot of long journeys into wilderness areas at weekends then yes. Often you cannot get a replacement runflat on a Sunday, especially in France.

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