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Posted: **10 Sep 2012, 21:39**

nevill3 wrote:Not the washer bottle...... the Brake fluid reservoir..... has got to be the hardest to find.

You may mock, but the local garage I took the LT into for a quick job rang me to ask where the reservoir was. It was at that point I realised I'd definitely taken it to the wrong place...

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 02:30**

Back to the topic...

I had an LPG conversion and have put the tank where the tyre was.

1) how often do you get a flat tyre?
2) Most (not 100%) of the time foam will get you home

I accept that a split wall will be a tow truck job and that the RAC might not come out but if it happens someone will come and sort you out.

If you have the space at the front and there isn't one there, let me know,m I have a spare wheel not being used!

Otherwise, stock up on foam when Lidl have them in stock and keep your fingers crossed that you don't need to use them.

If the worst comes to the worst, put the kettle on and wait for the next T25 to stop bye to help.

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 07:40**

We have ours in place under the front of the van.
The down side to having it is the extra weight the van is carrying around.

The plus side ( as well as the obvious) is it acts as ballast in high winds.

Driving our high top in strong cross winds is scary!

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 09:03**

The Bishop wrote:Back to the topic...

I had an LPG conversion and have put the tank where the tyre was.

1) how often do you get a flat tyre?
2) Most (not 100%) of the time foam will get you home

If the worst comes to the worst, put the kettle on and wait for the next T25 to stop bye to help.

I am in the same boat here. Our "other" Van is going in on Monday to be LPG'd and I have opted to sacrifice the spare wheel. I have not had a flat tyre at all in the 8 years of T25 ownership but Murphy's law states I will get a puncture on the way home from the LPG fitters

As mentioned above, I wonder what my breakdown cover would say / do if called out because of no spare

Mind you, I reckon if we get stuck whilst out of our normal area, a shout on here (via smart phone

) would likely get assistance

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 10:02**

I was thinking (after a trip to Cornwall a few weeks ago with several detours for gas) that I might get a second lpg tank fitted in the spare wheel area to double the range and carry the spare on the back like a syncro.
Price and availability of wheel carriers for the back is a bit frightening though...

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 15:10**

If I shread a tyre I am hopeful that the RAC/AA will take pitty on me and run me and my wheel to a tyre fitter. Failing that I'll have to get a taxi to a tyre fitter.

Of course, out of hours it could be a more legnthy process but at least I have a bed for the night.

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 15:30**

The Bishop wrote:If I shread a tyre I am hopeful that the RAC/AA will take pitty on me

From the RAC breakdown Ts & Cs...
http://www.rac.co.uk/breakdown-cover/uk-breakdown/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cover shall not include the following:
...
4. Any costs incurred as a result of You failing to carry a
serviceable spare tyre and wheel, or incurred in
arranging the removal of a wheel secured by locking
wheel nuts when You are unable to provide a
serviceable key, appropriate to Your Vehicle, caravan
or trailer.
Please note: Motorised Vehicles that are
manufactured without the provision of a spare
wheel will be considered on their individual merits.
Assistance in changing a wheel is covered, subject
to You carrying a serviceable spare as
specified above.

As for the AA...
http://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/in ... bview=tab3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

General exclusions
1. AA Membership does not provide for:
...
d. Failure to carry a serviceable spare

Any additional charges resulting from Your failure to carry a legal and serviceable spare wheel
or tyre, except where this is not provided as manufacturers’ standard equipment. The AA will
endeavour to arrange on your behalf, but will not pay for, assistance from a third party

The Bishop wrote:and run me and my wheel to a tyre fitter. Failing that I'll have to get a taxi to a tyre fitter.

Of course, out of hours it could be a more legnthy process but at least I have a bed for the night.

Good luck on a motorway...

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 15:43**

The Bishop wrote:Back to the topic...

I had an LPG conversion and have put the tank where the tyre was.

1) how often do you get a flat tyre?
2) Most (not 100%) of the time foam will get you home

I accept that a split wall will be a tow truck job and that the RAC might not come out but if it happens someone will come and sort you out.

If you have the space at the front and there isn't one there, let me know,m I have a spare wheel not being used!

Otherwise, stock up on foam when Lidl have them in stock and keep your fingers crossed that you don't need to use them.

If the worst comes to the worst, put the kettle on and wait for the next T25 to stop bye to help.

Last year in the (empty) Scottish Highlands; gashed sidewall. So spare made life so much easier.
It happens

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 15:52**

Find a correctly sized and load rated space saver wheel & tyre...like this

http://www.justkampers.com/forum2/viewt ... s&start=30

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 18:49**

You are right, of-course a spare should be carried, but for those who can't, who here has actually shredded a correct spec tyre on the road? It must be unbelievably rare. All punctures I've ever had, on any vehicle, anywhere in the world, a simple hand bike pump would get you home or to a garage.

Obviously doesn't apply to Caught on Camera idiots or police stingers knobs!

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 18:51**

Ahhhhh, I knew I should of read all of thread!!

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 19:21**

get your aerosol to inflate this

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 19:28**

I carried two round France this summer, on in spare wheel rack and one in roof, i figured buying a cheap serviceable wheels / tyre better than paying full whack at a garage when have no other options. Plus can get going quickly again and enjoy trip

and not stuck on a hard shoulder taking my chances with trucks drifting over the white lines.

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 19:47**

kevtherev wrote:get your aerosol to inflate this

Holy carp. What's the story behind that?

And, for what it's worth, "no spare" would have seen us stuck in Pogradec, Albania a few months back - the wheel nuts came loose, the wheel vibrated about sufficiently to muller the bolt holes rendering the wheel itself unsafe. The tyre was fine, and is still in use on a scrapyard wheel.

Posted: **11 Sep 2012, 20:21**

AdrianC wrote:
kevtherev wrote:get your aerosol to inflate this

Holy carp. What's the story behind that?

And, for what it's worth, "no spare" would have seen us stuck in Pogradec, Albania a few months back - the wheel nuts came loose, the wheel vibrated about sufficiently to muller the bolt holes rendering the wheel itself unsafe. The tyre was fine, and is still in use on a scrapyard wheel.

Hmmmm, So, looks like incorrect, low profile tyres or alloys & poor vehicle maintenance.

Like to know the story behind that pic though Kev, is it yours?

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