Tyre puncture repair or replace on winter tyre

[anotherv60]

Hi All,

I've picked up a nail in the tyre (which has done about 2000 miles) so fairly new. Its caused a slow puncture ~ 10 days to go from 38 psi to 20 psi. With my local tyre centre closed today I thought I'd ask here first about repair vs replace.

My inclination is to replace the tyre from a safety point of view, but before I shell out upwards of £160 I'd like to know about tyre repair (is this temporary or can you consider it a fixed tyre?) Any tyre folk on here to advise?

Also just for comparison - the space saver is much smaller than the tyres its replacing - I'm assuming this is why there is the speed restriction on them but it just looks way to small IMHO.

[S60D5-185]

I would have no issue whatsoever having that professionally repaired provided of course that it fits the criteria of not being too close to the edge of the tyre.
The tyre depot will advise.

If you see how it is repaired with the tyre off the rim you will see that it will not fail under use.

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[MikeGMT]

Another vote for a 'professional' repair. Over the years I have had two tyres repaired without any issue. As long as you don't leave it too long, but thats another story.

Might be worth a call to your local dealership as they offer free windscreen/puncture repairs, or at least they used to.

[Whippy]

Repair, it's perfectly safe so long as it's in the tread.

[Tannaton]

I have had a puncture on new winter tyres (nail also) and had them repaired with no issue whatsoever.

Winter tyres are structurally not different to normal tyres so there's no need to treat them any differently when it comes to repairs.

Tyre repairs are highly regulated - there is a British Standard as how to the tyre is inspected first and how the repair is done with a plug.

[DaveNP]

Originally Posted by Tannaton

... - there is a British Standard as how to the tyre is inspected first and how the repair is done with a plug.

We are fortunate in the UK in this bit of motoring legislation, if it is repaired professionally then it should be taken off of the rim and a plug/patch fixed from the inside, I've lost count of the number of nail/screw punctures I've had repaired including on all sizes of trucks at work, when there has been issue with the safety of the repair, such as too close to the shoulder of the tyre, the garage refused to do it or said it needed to go away for a 'Major repair' which is when replacing the tyre becomes easier from a point of time and cost.
The 'issue' with tyre repairs is when they are not done properly and despite their availability on ebay and amazon the string type ones which are done from the outside of the tyre don't meet the standard, they work and in an emergency would be better than stuck in the middle of nowhere, but then for a nail in the tyre an aerosol can of sealant would do to get you home.

We've discussed the spacesaver tyres on here before and it does seem that they are generally smaller than the regular wheel but I think that picture does look like an extreme difference. Of course as we've noted before the spacesaver is also just to get you to the nearest garage not to carry on driving around on until it's convenient to get the regular tyre fixed.