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Goku
 Post subject: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:33 am 
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Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?
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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:06 am 
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Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?


Some allow them some don't.
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cabby john
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:24 am 
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Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?


You can be assured that as much as night follows day, that you will undoubtedly be getting a puncture at some time or another in the future. May I prophesize that it will happen when you are busy to the point of it being akin to a lottery win (taxi wise), and your car will be full of 16 stone + people who will not be humoured that you/your car are now restricted to 50 mph - get a full sized one, as a space saver is no good in this job.

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Nidge2
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:29 am 
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cabby john wrote:
Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?


You can be assured that as much as night follows day, that you will undoubtedly be getting a puncture at some time or another in the future. May I prophesize that it will happen when you are busy to the point of it being akin to a lottery win (taxi wise), and your car will be full of 16 stone + people who will not be humoured that you/your car are now restricted to 50 mph - get a full sized one, as a space saver is no good in this job.


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 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:38 pm 
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a spare wheel should be just that, a wheel....not a spacesaver or can of foam

£90 for mine new, Skoda option

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bloodnock
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:00 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?


Some allow them some don't.


Such is the insanity of many of the motor manufacturers and their crazy pursuit of ever lowering emissions by 0.0000005% due to less weight that they don't even have a spare wheel weld even you wanted a spare wheel..space saver or otherwise.
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wannabeeahack
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bloodnock wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?


Some allow them some don't.


Such is the insanity of many of the motor manufacturers and their crazy pursuit of ever lowering emissions by 0.0000005% due to less weight that they don't even have a spare wheel weld even you wanted a spare wheel..space saver or otherwise.


get a proper car then

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bloodnock
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:48 pm 
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get a proper car then

I don't need one, I run a 4x4 Skoda superb estate, It's my 3rd Skoda and my second superb.
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mancityfan
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 4:06 pm 
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I don't have a spare wheel or a can, mine are run flats.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
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get a proper car then

I don't need one, I run a 4x4 Skoda superb estate, It's my 3rd Skoda and my second superb.


so do you have a can of foam, or a space saver or a real wheel?

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 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 9:39 pm 
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Goku wrote:
Does it need to be full sized or is a space saver acceptable for Private hire?
My car came with a foam kit but i assume this wont get through the inspection?

Depends on your council rules.

The Green argument of having no spare is a reasonable one, but personally I wouldn't want to drive a taxi/PH without a spare wheel.

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bloodnock
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:07 am 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
bloodnock wrote:
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get a proper car then

I don't need one, I run a 4x4 Skoda superb estate, It's my 3rd Skoda and my second superb.


so do you have a can of foam, or a space saver or a real wheel?



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MR T
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 11:18 am 
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I always thought that having two different size tyres on the same axle was illegal

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Nidge2
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 4:56 pm 
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MR T wrote:
I always thought that having two different size tyres on the same axle was illegal


Same here, isn't it also an MOT failure?
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MR T
 Post subject: Re: spare wheel
PostPosted: Wed Mar 30, 2016 5:32 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
MR T wrote:
I always thought that having two different size tyres on the same axle was illegal


Same here, isn't it also an MOT failure?

It is here :D

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