If you hire a car and....
If you hire a car and....
25 November 2012, 01:24 PM
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I'd say it depends on the small print;
Had a Focus that had a slow puncture (I think it was punctured before I had it TBH), and one day got fed up of re-inflating it so swapped it for the spare (full size spare).
It broke down the next day in a motorway contraflow. Luckily I coasted it off the motorway at a junction. After five mins of swearing at it re-started, so I took it straight back to the hire company.
The guy checked the spare and noticed it was flat, but I never heard a peep from them.
Had a Focus that had a slow puncture (I think it was punctured before I had it TBH), and one day got fed up of re-inflating it so swapped it for the spare (full size spare).
It broke down the next day in a motorway contraflow. Luckily I coasted it off the motorway at a junction. After five mins of swearing at it re-started, so I took it straight back to the hire company.
The guy checked the spare and noticed it was flat, but I never heard a peep from them.
25 November 2012, 01:33 PM
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They "can" be repaired actually. The one I took off our BMW had been patched in the exact same fashion as a normal tyre.
The issue of "should" they be repaired is the problem - if its been driven at length when flat, it should not be repaired as driving for any distance when flat does damage the sidewall structure. However if its reinflated at the first oppertunity (with or without tyre weld) then the tyre should not suffer any internal damage or stress and will be repairable (so long as its not a sidewall puncture).
Just BMW and repairers go on the "non-repairable" mantra becuase they can't for certain guarantee the tyre's safety as they have no way of knowing if the tyre has been subject to damage from being driven too far without any air in. Plus its a nice little earner.
The issue of "should" they be repaired is the problem - if its been driven at length when flat, it should not be repaired as driving for any distance when flat does damage the sidewall structure. However if its reinflated at the first oppertunity (with or without tyre weld) then the tyre should not suffer any internal damage or stress and will be repairable (so long as its not a sidewall puncture).
Just BMW and repairers go on the "non-repairable" mantra becuase they can't for certain guarantee the tyre's safety as they have no way of knowing if the tyre has been subject to damage from being driven too far without any air in. Plus its a nice little earner.
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25 November 2012, 02:02 PM
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My daughter was in Melbourne last week and hired a car for a coast drive. 7 miles from depot she had a flat in middle of Freeway. Put the standard spare on and declared problem on return to depot. They charged her $A300 which was a bit of a blow.
With hindsight she should probably have got it repaired and kept quiet.
Hence my post. She did register a complaint with some tourist group but I doubt that will get her anywhere.
David
With hindsight she should probably have got it repaired and kept quiet.
Hence my post. She did register a complaint with some tourist group but I doubt that will get her anywhere.
David
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if you are in places like Spain and hire a car you are liable for punctures unless you take out the additional cost extra policy which covers you for things like this...however you still have to get a new tyre but have to claim the cost of the tyre back.
25 November 2012, 06:24 PM
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I had a hire car though my company and one of the bulbs never worked from collection. Didn't check if they worked being a brand new car and day light.
I phoned and they said it was up to me to replace it.
I responded saying im not a mechanic and don't fancy breaking anything. They ended up replacing it...
I phoned and they said it was up to me to replace it.
I responded saying im not a mechanic and don't fancy breaking anything. They ended up replacing it...
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They "can" be repaired actually. The one I took off our BMW had been patched in the exact same fashion as a normal tyre.
The issue of "should" they be repaired is the problem - if its been driven at length when flat, it should not be repaired as driving for any distance when flat does damage the sidewall structure. However if its reinflated at the first oppertunity (with or without tyre weld) then the tyre should not suffer any internal damage or stress and will be repairable (so long as its not a sidewall puncture).
Just BMW and repairers go on the "non-repairable" mantra becuase they can't for certain guarantee the tyre's safety as they have no way of knowing if the tyre has been subject to damage from being driven too far without any air in. Plus its a nice little earner.
The issue of "should" they be repaired is the problem - if its been driven at length when flat, it should not be repaired as driving for any distance when flat does damage the sidewall structure. However if its reinflated at the first oppertunity (with or without tyre weld) then the tyre should not suffer any internal damage or stress and will be repairable (so long as its not a sidewall puncture).
Just BMW and repairers go on the "non-repairable" mantra becuase they can't for certain guarantee the tyre's safety as they have no way of knowing if the tyre has been subject to damage from being driven too far without any air in. Plus its a nice little earner.
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