MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
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do i HAVE to have a spear tyre in the car??
wat wud cops say if i got pulled n not hav one??
as i only do short journeys and have a foam tyre weild incase i got a punture
plus it makes the car lighter and im thinking of getting a ice install done to
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Gavin
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na... if u HAD to have one... i think the MOT inspector would have to check it out!
pew pew pew pewwwww
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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nah i think the MOT man will only check to see if spear tyre is BALD thats if u have one
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
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mot man didn't touch my boot, didn't even check the rear wiper blade which was non existant
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M4rk P
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its illegal to have a bald spare wheel, but its not illegal to not have one at all.
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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quote:
Originally posted by M4rk P
its illegal to have a bald spare wheel, but its not illegal to not have one at all.
This is most true
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Adam-D
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i have no spare wheel
soon i wont have a spare wheel well either 
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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i havnt got the special key to take of the security bolt on my gsi alloys!!! so even if i did hav spear tyre i wudnt be able to change it!! 
anybody know how else i could get the bolt of???
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Adam-D
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dont no one reply on thread use u2u about removing locking nuts
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chris_uk
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you spell spare like that not spear
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
quote:
Originally posted by M4rk P
its illegal to have a bald spare wheel, but its not illegal to not have one at all.
This is most true
 What a stupid law
In a funny kind of way...
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paulr202000
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a spare tyre is not apart of an mot even if it is bald as your dad never is the rear wiper. u dont have to have a spare tyre as vx220 dont have a spare it just has a can of tyre weld. if u do have a bald tyre in your spare and u get pulled by a police man in a bad mood they can do u for intent 2 drive with a bald tyre coz they c it as if u were to have a puncture u would put your bald tyre on.
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ainsley_brader
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quote:
Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
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Originally posted by M4rk P
its illegal to have a bald spare wheel, but its not illegal to not have one at all.
This is most true
No its false. Theres no law agains the carrying of bald tyres within a car. They would have to PROVE intent to use it.
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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cars which come factory standard without a spare tyre and jus a tyre weild obviously dont have to by law have a spare, but im jus curious about cars which do cum factory standard with spare tyres?
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Gavin
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no spare tyre is ok!
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Greg_M
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spare is nothing to do with MOT. but the law states the spare tyre must be of lawfull tread, but the isnt a law to say you have to have a spare wheel at all.
this id ue to the fact if you have a spare that is bauld, get a flat, and swop it you are now breaking the law.
hope this helps
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ainsley_brader
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But what if you are taking said bald tyre to the garage? You could have a van with 50 bald tyres in it. They would have to prove your intent to use it!
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
quote:
Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
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Originally posted by M4rk P
its illegal to have a bald spare wheel, but its not illegal to not have one at all.
This is most true
No its false. Theres no law agains the carrying of bald tyres within a car. They would have to PROVE intent to use it.
this u lot IS correct, well done ainsley
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M2RTY
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quote:
Originally posted by Greg12v
spare is nothing to do with MOT. but the law states the spare tyre must be of lawfull tread, but the isnt a law to say you have to have a spare wheel at all.
this id ue to the fact if you have a spare that is bald, get a flat, and swop it you are now breaking the law.
hope this helps
how can u be done for carrying a bald tyre? thats like carrying a bottle of alcohol in your car and being arrested for drink driving
law states u can only be done for a bald tyre IF its on the car. full stop
[Edited on 22-02-2004 by M2RV H]
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