That may well be true, but if you have a complete blowout in the middle of nowhere and aren't in the AA/RAC etc, then you've had it, or it'll cost you an excess to join (assuming you have cash or a credit card on you at the time)
Makes sense I suppose in that respect, but not in any other. There are other things they could remove to make vehicles lighter and cheaper to manufacture (hmm, how much is a wheel in cost and weight in its entirety?)
says who?
please provide a link which justifies this statement - thanks
and many have changed their wheel, but there's nothing wrong with having both alternatives in a car.
Even this one?
So they are going to drop the retail price to reflect this? I think not
there are many more "unessentials" that could be removed from a car which should be of a greater priority!
Like I said - there's nothing wrong with having a can of foam filler as well. However, I'm not convinced this foam is always the best thing to use. For example, my wife had a puncture (screw went through the centre of a tread) - easily repaired for less than £20. Would a foam filled tyre be so easily repairable? I think it would more likely need a tyre change at a damn sight more that £20!
If you read what I wrote, you will realise that I never said this. What I was indicating was that although it may be cheaper for them to manufacture cars without spare tyres, it is highly unlikely that they will pass on this saving to us, the buyers. Secondly, there are other things which could be removed which would make a car lighter and cheaper to run (electric windows and air conditioning units immediately spring to mind since these are less essential than a spare tyre IMO)
Having just asked my neighbours who were standing outside (one of whom runs a "wedding car" service and has several classic cars on his drive, and who happened to be speaking (I tell no lies, it's a small community is our street) to a bloke who lives down the road who is an MOT tester (I know because he does our cars), neither of them have heard of this law. Having just spent 20mins or so trawling the internet, I can't find any reference to this law either. The trouble is that since information dealing with this alleged law is not freely available, at present we only have your word for it. So, since it is important for us to know, please could you source precisely where you have read this since I and and my neighbours can't find it. I've not been lazy here and have genuinely tried to verify your claim as we want to drive legally. You really need to back up your claim with evidence, otherwise we can only believe that it is a figment of your imagination. This isn't name calling, accusing or trolling, it is a request for proof for your claim.
Thanks. But it is a slightly different issue. An MOT failure would provide you sufficient time to make it road worthy without prosecution (exactly the point regarding replacing a spacesaver tyre with one that is of the correct size, viz repairing the blown tyre), whereas it being illegal at the outset makes it a criminal offence once fitted and not declared as SORN. It is this illegality which I believe Mr Moody is claiming to be the case, but I await clarification.
It was more than I managed, so thanks again
