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Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - challenger54

I was sold a vehicle in the last 24hrs where the dealer knew by virtue of the service check list that there was no kit. There is a space available for the kit but it is empty! It had "not been authorised" for my vehicle by someone in the dealership.

Needless to say I have been in touch with the company but had not had the courtesy of a repair. What do you think of this dangerous practive taking into consideration I have no means of dealing a punture or other tyre issue.

Edited by challenger54 on 17/09/2022 at 14:28

Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - elekie&a/c doctor
That’s a terrible thing . Have you ever tried to use one of these tyre repair kits ? Pretty much useless. Get yourself a space saver , if there’s room in the boot .
Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - paul 1963

Without meaning to be rude did you not check for the presence of a pump etc before you agreed to buy it?

A space saver can be bought quite cheaply, presume it has a wheel brace and jack?

Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - Crickleymal

Second hand or new car?

Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - Brit_in_Germany

Can't see how the lack of a kit can be classed as dangerous. No doubt the kit was removed by the previous owner who fancied keeping the pump and the bottle of gunk was likely out of date anyway. Buy yourself a new one or, as suggested, a space saver tyre kit if there is room.

Volkswagen - Car knowingly sold with Tyre Repair/Inflation Kit - Bromptonaut

Assume this is a second hand vehicle. Personally I'd have checked the spare wheel etc when viewing the vehicle with a view to securing a spare or space saver as part of the deal.

Unless there's a legality in play requiring a vehicle to be sold with some means of repairing a puncture then you've got limited leverage if the kit was absent at the time you agreed purchase. If you're lucky the dealer (are they a VW franchise?) will supply one as goodwill. If they're a 'car retailer' selling on monthly cost less so.

I've little faith in repair kits. See too many cars at the roadside on three wheels and a jack where the wheel has presumably been carted off for a new tyre. IIRC the breakdown services carry a set of 'universal' spares to get you moving in this scenario.

Best route is to buy the appropriate wheel/tyre, either space saver or full size, together with a jack.