I’ve not been having the best of days and this has topped it off. Currently waiting for roadside assistance to arrive so I can get the tyre changed.
Take a picture of it so next time you are late for something you have an excuse
Thankfully my boss is ok and understood
Why is does it look like summer in that picture when it’s mid January?
If it helps I woke to water dripping on my head from the apartment upstairs.
Awesome start to the day, organising repairs and now have to wait for internal water to dry and them repair the problems.
Ah, great start to the week
Hope you get that sorted a slow drip can be a disaster
Update: RAC (UK roadside breakdown service) turned up and switched it out in under 30 minutes, we found a wood screw in the tyre which is what caused the puncture.
I couldn’t change it myself due to not having the tools with me. Luckily my boss understood and I actually got out of a call I didn’t want to go to so silver lining I suppose.
I’m sorry to hear that. I know what you feel, I had a few of those days a few weeks ago… Things change, everything pass.
I hope you the best, good luck!
Hope your day improves. Never a good time for a flat tire
You can’t change it yourself? When I taught my kids to drive, I also made sure they knew how to change a tyre.
It’s got wheel locking nuts on so couldn’t switch it myself plus the spare wasn’t inflated
But, you’d have the key which fits onto the standard wheel brace. Else the RAC had all the possible keys on them?
Nice to at least have the option though, these days a spare is an option you have to pay extra for.
Not trying to pile on advice that’s not helpful in your current situation, but I would really recommend getting an air pump to keep in your vehicle at all times for precisely this situation. Mine has saved my ass several times just over the last few years. And that’s also weird about your locking lug nuts—when I had a vehicle that had those, it came with the socket adapter included in the standard roadside kit.
I’m going to be looking into it.
They might not be able to if the tires are still factory and were put on with an air gun or they still have locknuts on them. I learned that one the hard way.
They make tire inflators that can be plugged into your car’s DC outlet. In the event that your tire isn’t thrashed, you can fill it up and keep on going. I had a slow leak in a tire for 9 months that I just topped off until I got it fixed. Sorry about your luck, friend.
My Miata doesn’t have a spare. It comes with a small DC inflator and a can of fix a flat.
I feel you. I’m sitting in the shop right now for a sheet metal screw. Just got the news that they can’t repair so I’m buying a brand new tire to replace a tire that only has 800 miles on it (well, and a sheet metal screw).
Yep these were brand new in March for the MOT
