Evening All,

For those who like to get straight to the point;

am I covered by Skoda Recovery for punctures at home?

For those that like a bit of background! :coffee:

Whilst tinkering with the car this afternoon I discovered a nail/screw embedded in the drivers side front tyre . It appears to be deeply embedded as I can see the phillips screw head, however, I don't appear to be losing pressure as I have not received a warning from the Tyrepal TPM I have fitted. I do have a spare tyre, but it is either 15 or 16 inch wheels (I have been informed this is due to the size limitations of the Octavia wheel well), whilst the Scout runs on 17. I have been informed in the past that because the car is 4x4, when I replace one tyre, I have to replace the tyre on the same axel depending on wear of the other tyre due to the different circumferences of the wheels affecting the handling of the car. Does that negate me having the spare wheel??

Phew!!!

Yours

Fin

Not sure about Skoda Assist but you are fine putting the spare wheel on.

The Scout gets a 16" steel spare, the rolling radius is the same as the 17" Proteus alloys fitted as standard.

The issues with different tread depths on the same axle isn't so much to do with handling, more of the effects on the Haldex 4x4 system and 'wind-up'.

Short distances on the spare are fine.

You should be okay with the spare fitted temporarily to get you to your local tyre shop. The skinny spare option on the Yeti (and others) has the warning about not exceeding 50mph as it doesn't match the existing wheels (other than being close in rolling circumference). I had one of my winter tyres get a screw embedded in it the day after fitting them, so swapped over the the spare to get it fixed.

I did have Skoda recovery come out to help with a puncture in my Octy quite a few years ago, but that was to help get the wheel off as I couldn't budge it! Once that was done they put on the full size steel spare and I was left to get it repaired myself.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but if the tyre hasn't lost any pressure then why do you need Skoda Assist? Why not just drive to the nearest tyre place and get them to repair the tyre?

Skoda Assist may come in useful if it loses pressure on the way to the tyre shop.

The screw will probably seal its own hole. We got a huge screw in one of the treadblocks on the Octavias tyres and it held pressure just fine, right up to the moment my husband pulled it out

This reminds me, when I left the car in full lock last week I noticed a staple in the tyre. Tried to get my finger nail under it but it wouldn't budge.

Now it's safely on the drive I'll get the pliers onto it in the morning!

When we went away on holiday this summer, on the way to the port the tyre pressure light came on, so pulled into a garage and pumped checked them, one was slightly below the rest, so carried on iwth our journey, parked the car at the port, went off on our holiday came back a week later, all tyres appeared fine, but checked them on the way home again, they were all fine, so didnt think no more, a few days later when washing the car I noticed there was a screw on the tread, so popped down to the local shop and had it repaired, my point is that its only a screw in teh tread, so dont worry about it, just keep it pumped up until you can get to a tyre shop to repair or replace, and unfortunately if you need a pair of tyres as thats what it needs then maybe thats what you will have to do, admittedly thats never good this close to Xmas, but all part of running a car :-(

When we went away on holiday this summer, on the way to the port the tyre pressure light came on, so pulled into a garage and pumped checked them, one was slightly below the rest, so carried on iwth our journey, parked the car at the port, went off on our holiday came back a week later, all tyres appeared fine, but checked them on the way home again, they were all fine, so didnt think no more, a few days later when washing the car I noticed there was a screw on the tread, so popped down to the local shop and had it repaired, my point is that its only a screw in teh tread, so dont worry about it, just keep it pumped up until you can get to a tyre shop to repair or replace, and unfortunately if you need a pair of tyres as thats what it needs then maybe thats what you will have to do, admittedly thats never good this close to Xmas, but all part of running a car :-(

You do realise that a screw threw the tread can hugely increase the chances of a blow out, especially at speed?

If it somehow works it way either in or out, then i can mean very rapid pressure loss.

That's not good to deal with at all.

I'd get it repaired before you damage the tyre beyond repair myself.

Hi all, we had a flat last week, skoda assist brought us home, then told us to call on the next morning and they loaded us up and took us to the garage. Fantastic service from skoda. Down side the £160 for a new tyre from kwik fit for my blackline. It was a Sunday and I needed it fixed for a trip that day.

If it is not losing pressure then no need for skoda assist, take it steady to the tyre shop and they will be able to put a string or patch into the tyre to repair it.

Ian

Hi all, we had a flat last week, skoda assist brought us home, then told us to call on the next morning and they loaded us up and took us to the garage. Fantastic service from skoda. Down side the £160 for a new tyre from kwik fit for my blackline. It was a Sunday and I needed it fixed for a trip that day.

£160 for ONE tyre??!! I think they saw someone coming! :(

Lack of garages open on Sunday and journey to airport. ????????????????

Why do you need Skoda Assist?

If for some reason you are unable to change the wheel yourself (siezed wheel nuts, don't know how or don't want to get your hands dirty) then Skoda Assist will come out and change the wheel for you. You will then have to take the wheel for a puncture repair yourself.

If it isn't losing pressure just drive to a tyre centre and get the puncture repaired. My car is spareless - that is what I did when I got a puncture.

Is it worth taking wheels off new cars, copper slipping the joining face, to make it easy to remove if needed.?

Yes.

I just got a flipping nail in one of my tyres. New brakes probably a new tyre what will be next? The nail is like half inch away from the tyre edge. Not amused. Everywhere closed now running on that crappy spare from the boot lol.

Evening All,

For those who like to get straight to the point;

am I covered by Skoda Recovery for punctures at home?

Hi Fin,

Daft question but why don't you ring them up and ask?

P.S. let us know

Is it worth taking wheels off new cars, copper slipping the joining face, to make it easy to remove if needed.?

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As a footnote, My BL like most new cars (not just Skodas) had no spare, just that p*xey compressor. Having had a couple of puntures, 1 in the middle of nowhere and the other a total blow out on a motorway (hit something in the dark in the middle lane that I just didn't see- neither did the 4x4 in front but he got away with it due to his large tyres) I've bought the spare and brace/jack kit as the idea of waiting for Skoda assit to turn up when I could change the tyre myself in 10 minutes is something I'd rather avoid if I can and if by chance I did need them well I'd have the spare anyway and haven't lost anything.

For those who don't know it if you use the gunge to repair the tyre with the compressor you have to change the old tyre for a new one, irrespective of where the hole is (i.e. you can't get it repaired) so the £130 for the spare kit doesn't seem such a bad idea to me

cheers

Ade

May I just say there is no shame in calling for assistance on the m/way, trying to get a stuck wheel of on the hard shoulder on a wobbly jack and trying to use a glue kit that will never work on a puncture at m/way speeds isn't worth the risk ,

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+2

As a footnote, My BL like most new cars (not just Skodas) had no spare, just that p*xey compressor. Having had a couple of puntures, 1 in the middle of nowhere and the other a total blow out on a motorway (hit something in the dark in the middle lane that I just didn't see- neither did the 4x4 in front but he got away with it due to his large tyres) I've bought the spare and brace/jack kit as the idea of waiting for Skoda assit to turn up when I could change the tyre myself in 10 minutes is something I'd rather avoid if I can and if by chance I did need them well I'd have the spare anyway and haven't lost anything.

For those who don't know it if you use the gunge to repair the tyre with the compressor you have to change the old tyre for a new one, irrespective of where the hole is (i.e. you can't get it repaired) so the £130 for the spare kit doesn't seem such a bad idea to me

cheers

Ade

The sales person that sold me my car said that they can now repair tyres that have been filled with gunk. He might have been chating crap but it doesnt bother me because I have no intention of using it. I got a spare wheel + jack with my car when I picked it up.

May I just say there is no shame in calling for assistance on the m/way, trying to get a stuck wheel of on the hard shoulder on a wobbly jack and trying to use a glue kit that will never work on a puncture at m/way speeds isn't worth the risk ,

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Totally agree with this in principle- when I had my blow out I was actually under a motorway junction, so was able to get onto the hard shoulder on the sliproad joining the motorway well out of the way of the traffic, so was able to change it in relative safety. The issue for me is that there's a major flaw in this approach from the manufacturers in that if you get a situation like I had, not only is the tyre shot, so you can't use the compressor but the rim was knackered too so they'd have had to recover me, which coud have taken hours with me sat there waiting, which safety permiting I coulod solve myself in far less time ( or even get SA to do it without having to go and find a new rim/tyre/send for the recovery truck) though I do totally understand the dangers associated with the hard shoulder

Got a bolt embedded in my front near side 2 weeks ago. Called Skoda assist who came out and changed tyre in less than 10mins. Guy said I was right not to drive on it as A. it would have worked lose on the bypass to the tyre place likely causing damage to the alloy and damage to the tyre and B. he wouldnt trust the emergency jack either. Not a priority call out but will assist you never the less. 16inch spare can be used with 18 inch tyres to get you to a garage.

The sales person that sold me my car said that they can now repair tyres that have been filled with gunk. He might have been chating crap but it doesnt bother me because I have no intention of using it. I got a spare wheel + jack with my car when I picked it up.

Looks like one of us is being b********d as the sales director at my garage told me the opposite, tho I was enquiring about buying the spare tyre kit, so who knows what the 'real' answer is !!!

I'm even considering putting the compressor and gunge bottle in with the spare now... god I'm getting worse. SHMBO has gone shopping with MILWMBO, so I'm contempating retiring to the garage when they get back to avoid the what the **** did you buy THAT for conversation!

The joys of Christmas!

I asked my local tyre fitter about repairing tyres after a kit had been used. He said it can be done *if* they get to it quickly. From that I gather it's doable on the same day, but less likely after that.

Guy said I was right not to drive on it as A. it would have worked lose on the bypass to the tyre place likely causing damage to the alloy and damage to the tyre and B. he wouldnt trust the emergency jack either.

And it keeps him in a job