A tyre repair kit is one of the most important pieces of emergency equipment you can carry in your car – offering a quick and safe-to-use alternative to a space-saving or full-sized spare tyre.
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It’s reckoned that on average, UK motorists suffer a puncture once every five years. Tyre repair kits reduce road-side risk by a factor of five and more than halve the time a car is immobilised (source: Tyre manufacturer Continental).
Using a Tyre Repair Kit can be quicker, easier and safer than jacking up your car to change wheels, which means you’ll spend less time in a potentially dangerous situation at the roadside.
The kits also reduce a car’s overall weight, and therefore improve fuel economy.
In this short video, we show you the simple steps you should follow to use a tyre repair kit correctly, and describe the situations in which you should use it.
Finally, it’s important to remember that all new Toyotas come with 12 months free AA roadside cover. If you can’t use the Tyre Repair Kit, or don’t feel confident then contact the AA to arrange roadside recovery.
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Cheers guys, I will be in touch with them makes me wonder why they gave me what I have if there is a correct size available
Mr Fulton, forgot to say that mine was purchased from RRG (Denton), Greater Manchester. Still annoyed that Toyota regard this as an optional extra and then charge you an arm and a leg for it.
When will they wake-up and realise that literally no-one wants these kits.
Having suffered an unrepairable blow-out caused by a rock on a minor road, I would never even consider buying a car that didn’t have a spare wheel as standard. As far as I’m concerned, the inconvenience and high replacement cost completely rule out a tyre repair kit as an option.
Colin, I agree. Never mind, at least you know that Toyota are working hard to resolve the space saver situation. My backside.
E-mailed Toyota at start of September re no spare in my new Rav 4 despite them stating in their blog that all new Rav4 post July would have one.
Colleague who bought one same day got space saver tyre
Phoned them looking for a reply more or less told tough you don’t get one you get repair kit,asked them to put this in writing, still waiting.
As said in previous posts repair kits are fine for straightforward punctures but even then it costs you a new tyre whereas a puncture could be repaired at less cost than a new tyre.
Have Toyota taken shares in the tyre companies?
How do you fix a sidewall failure with a repair kit and how do you get mobile when the tyre centres are closed and you can’t get a new tyre.
Very disappointed with Toyotas response.
Still not had a reply to my email from Toyota.
Forgot to add that with a tyre repair kit you don’t even get a jack or a wheelbrace to allow you to take the punctured tyre off.
Toyota are going down in my estimation very quickly appears once they have sold the car they loose interest in you as a customer.
Dear Mr Smith
Sorry that you have not received a reply from us and thank you for your posts regarding this. We have spoken to our customer relations team this afternoon and ask that they make contact with you as soon as possible.
Sorry again for the delay on this.
I had a puncture on a quiet country road in the late afternoon. The puncture kit was not useable as the tyre had completely deflated and a large nail was embedded in the wheel. I usually drive alone but on this occasion I had a passenger who was happy to change my tyre..alas I do not have one. A friendly farmer arrived and offered to change my tyre too…again had to explain about glue and pump. Both men were shocked at the lack of a spare wheel and said they would never buy a car without one. They also expressed that a woman should not be in this situation especially in these country locations and advised me to buy a spare.
Wonderful RAC man arrived and used his own pump and followed me with flashing lights to the garage to make sure I arrived safely and kept an eye on my tyre in case it deflated on route. He said that he has regular call outs for punctures especially ones with no spare tyre….
On arrival at the garage I got the same response…no spare? Now getting late so no chance of getting a new tyre till the morning. So now no transport and miles from home. Begged a lift from local in the village and arrived home 4 hours later than planned. Missed my evening out but at least safe at home. Now wondering how to retrieve my car in the morning. it would take me an hour to walk to the garage, or I could try hitchhiking! No public transport nearby and one of the reasons I bought the Rav was because I thought a study car would be perfect for rural locations, especially in winter. This car is certainly not suitable for women especially in the countryside and I am hoping that Toyota will look at supplying a small spare which can get people home and to a garage.
Where do I get one of these and how much are they? I am guessing not within my budget. Have just put two new tyres on the front and now another one on the back….
Dear H Davies
Thank you for your post and we were very sorry to read of your experience resulting from a puncture in your RAV4 and would like to apologise for the inconvenience caused.
I do take on board your point about tyre repair kits. We have been made aware of this and will be changing the specification of the RAV4 in the future. However due to the difference in manufacture between vehicles fitted with a space saver spare wheel and a tyre repair kit, it means a space saver wheel would not properly fit under the floor of a vehicle which has a tyre repair kit in place. Also, vehicles using the tyre repair kit would not have the necessary fixing from manufacture to safely secure the sapce saver wheel.
That said, our Accessories Division are looking at how we can provide a solution to those owners who have a TRK but would like a spare wheel. We should have news soon and we will need to keep you posted on this. If you would like to discuss this further I can arrange for your details to be passed to our customer relations team to contact you directly.
Best wishes
Dear David,
Thank you for your reply to my comments on the lack of a spare tyre. Sadly no one contacted me from Toyota which other customers have also experienced.
I need a spare tyre and after my experience no longer feel safe on my own especially in remote areas as there maybe no mobile signal next time. Scary prospect for a women to find herself in shame Toyota has not thought of this problem.
Really unhappy with my purchase and feel that I should now seriously look at changing my car making it an expensive mistake.
H. Davies
Hello Hilary
Our apologies for the delay on this and we can confirm the details have been passed to our CR today for you.
Best wishes
Accessories Division. It should not be an optional extra but part and parcel of every car along with a jack and wheel nut spanner.
Will not fit yo say- poor design or penny pinching.
Increases fuel consumption- by what percentage? It must be decimals of 1%.
A lot of manufacturers are supplying the TRK so they can rip off the customer even more.
Other things they are adding that you do not need are: Blue tooth connections for a phone, Sat Navs, Electric handbrakes ( the motoring organisations have a lot of call outs for these, in fact the AA suggest to their mechanics to put their vans in gear to stop them moving after the discs have cooled off), Parking Assist, Rear view cameras, Automatic twin zone a/c, Emergency braking assist, Traction control ( though this is by EC rules) but if you drive correctly you do not need it.
Yet they will fit an analogue radio knowing full well it will be of no use in a year or two time.
If you want cruise control you have to buy the next model up with all the above rubbish gimmicks on, yet use cruise control on motorways will help improve consumption and lower CO2 emmissions.
I am looking to change my car this year, but it is depressing to see how we are being ripped off and yet the motor manufacturers cannot sell their cars and have thousands stockpiled around Britain, some in very salty atmospheres.
Hi David,
Thanks for getting in touch.
We do understand your concern, and we do take customer feedback very seriously. As you mention below, along with most other manufacturers the decision to supply a Tyre Replacement Kit (TRK) is now an industry wide solution. We take note that a repair kit may not be the desired standard option for each and every customer. With this in mind, space saver tyres are now available for most models if required, we would recommend contacting your local Toyota dealer: https://www.toyota.co.uk/find-a-dealer.
Thanks for getting in touch.
Just had a puncture in Toyota iq, gunk worked but nearly died at the cost of a new tyre and another bottle of gunk. tyre cost £98 and the gunk is going to cost between £60/£80 all in all a very expensive puncture. this was not explained before car was sold to us.
Hi David
Thanks for your post and we were very sorry to learn of your puncture and apologise for the inconvenience caused.
We will pass your details to our customer relations team to ensure your feedback is properly recorded. We will ask them to contact you directly via your email address.
Best wishes
All we get from Toyota is that “We are looking into this matter”!!!! No action, only a lot of drivel! Toyota owners, do as I did, vote with your money, I now have a VW which has a space saver as standard! Will never buy Toyota again, they do not listen or care about their customers!
Sorry to say it Toyota, but you are still not listening in regard to the spare wheel. The emergency inflation kits are nothing but a useless expensive disaster. I had to purchase a space saver wheel from RRG (Denton), and I only hope the damn thing fits the wheel, they assured me it will. I am still annoyed at the amount I had to pay.
I am also amazed that not one person from Toyota has made any effort to contact with me, it seems that we owners are just a darn nuisance banging on about a spare wheel. Listen to your customers, or they’ll just vote with their feet and never to return.
Hi Alan
Thanks for your post and we are sorry for your disappointment with the tyre repair kit in your vehicle. For some owners the provision of a spare wheel in their vehicle is an essential piece of equipment and we need to be able to respond to these requests. We also accept that the timeframe for these changes to take place also causes frustration. This is why we offer space saver wheels as an accessory item on certain models so that the owner can choose.
I wholeheartedly agree with all comments regarding these RUBBISH puncture repair kits.
I have another gripe, I recently enquired about the new Toyota Yaris Hybrid T-Spirit, the price started out at £17500, within minutes it had gone up to £19000, due to such ‘Luxury’ items as car mats which lets face it surely for a top of the range car should be fitted as standard.
It really does’nt pay to buy ‘Brand New’ as there are a lot of nearly new cars on the circuit which have got all these extras provided.
A very disgruntled customer.