Repairing the tyre and then saying it's only a temporary fix seems a bit odd to me. I've had punctures repaired and also puncture repairs refused due to the position of the nail/screw. £10 would be very cheap for a proper puncture repair these days though - my last one at an "under the arches" type place about 4 years ago was £25.

In terms of whether to go for used or new tyres, it's a tricky question. Used tyres tend to have a bit of a "dodgy" reputation, but just because a tyre has previously been on another car doesn't necessarily mean its dangerous. On a very tight budget, a used premium brand tyre (Michelin, Continental etc.) with a decent amount of life left in it may well be a better option than a brand new no-name budget tyre. As a general rule, budget tyres seem to be one of two types - either tyres which grip OK but wear out really quickly, or are so hard that they never wear out but have dangerously low levels of grip in the wet.

here is a photo of the plug

i.ibb.co/PrZCx06/tyre.jpg

All 4 wheels are Goodyear efficientgrip performance 2

which is around £85 on blackcirlces

can get a budget for £50

my local tyre shop said they have part worns in near new condition with 7mm big names at £30 .

When I phoned halfords they said to change both the front as the different tread depths can lead to issues -

If I had the cash I would get a new one but at the moment quite tight especially as I was not expecting to spend nearly £100 extra this month.

Edited by Rusties on 19/06/2023 at 18:39

Yeah sometimes in trying to repair something for the shorter option it ends up costing you more, I do think it is unusual for this to be even repaired to begin with though. Judging by the photo i would probably change both front tyres with the new one then you don't have to worry about it for awhile.

I`m not so sure its legal either as only the middle 70% of tread area is allowed to be patched iirc?.

As well as the poor / illegal repair the tyre itself is badly cracked as well. Replace both tyres with new and don't use the worn tyre place you've already been to! Get some online tyre quotes Blackcircles, Tyreshopper, Kwick fit (yes sometimes some good online prices/offers).

I remember having to do a full on 70 to zero emergency stop on the A1, fortunately with a full set of newish Continental ts850s at the time - so other than the need for a change of underwear. the outcome was good. I think if I'd had mismatched / poor condition tyres the outcome would have been rather different.

Edited by Big John on 21/06/2023 at 08:58

There's a lot of nonsense talked about the danger of tyres suddenly and unexpectedly deflating.

Might I suggest if anyones talking nonsense its you, and it would be nice if you didn`t suggest that what has been said IS, maybe you have not seen what can happen to cracked tyres and badly repaired tyres, in which case please do not make out its nonsense when you have no idea what can happen to a tyre...

More dangerous advice from the usual source.

Avant warned him, you have warned, when will something be done?

The advice here is pretty good, but it's not guaranteed.

So why not put a special disclaimer on JohnF's special brand of nonsense?

Surely its irresponsible to allow such dangerous advice to be on this (or any) forum.

Avant knew this, why don't the current moderators appreciate the same?

I can't see that as moderators we can go any further otherwise we get accused of censorship. As mentioned, since 2005 there has been a disclaimer and a while ago it was copied to all forums by one of us, I think it was me. We are all personally liable for what we write, if there were any comeback against the website it would be the poster that gets their neck felt. This is not new, it's all in the T&C members signed up to.

Given that the OP has said they "will get a pair of new ones ordered just to be on the safe side once I get paid" it seems their decision is made and therefore there's nothing further to add. That being the case it's time to close this one.

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