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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Do not use repair kit it will cost you a replacement tyre which has happened to me in the past and I have made a previous comment on this site.
I again had a puncture but decided that since I was close to home did not even try to use the kit but went to my local farm garage. Found the nail, removed it and repaired the tyre and checked all the others for the grand cost of £10 pounds.
As I live in a farming area Toyota has now got a bad reputation due to problems with the repair kit and not suitable in these areas where a spare tyre is essential. The garage advised me that I should never have bought a car with a repair kit as they do not work and a new tyre would be required it I were to use it.
Looking to change to car as soon as finances allow but will have to look out of the local area to sell it.
Hi,
Thanks for your feedback. We’re sure you will have read the reasons we have for using tyre repair kits as standard in our cars: saving weight, space, improving fuel economy, keeping prices down, and so on.
We’d always recommend that if you would prefer a spare wheel then you will be able to get one at your local Toyota dealer who will be happy to help. We do understand this would be more suitable for you if you live and work in an agriculatural area.
We’re concerned to hear you believe that this has affected Toyota’s reputation in your area, but please understand that we are not alone in using TRKs in our cars – in fact, pretty much every car manufacturer does so for the reasons outlined above.
If you think a spare tyre would be a better option for you then please do give your dealer a call and they’ll be able to help.
Thanks, Toyota UK.
Was about to go a replace by 2011 Yaris T sprit but when some said no spare that’s me finished. As a 70year old I do not want the uncertainty of some foam. Plus all that I have read is bad news about these. Want my business then a spare wheel please
Thanks for getting in touch.
You’re quite correct in pointing out that we do supply tyre repair kits as standard on the Yaris, but we’d recommend speaking directly with your Toyota dealer if you’d prefer a spare wheel as they are available for most Toyota vehicles.
Click on this link if you need to find your nearest dealer: https://www.toyota.co.uk/find-a-dealer
We do understand that some customers prefer a spare wheel, and we do appreciate your feedback and will pass it on.
Many thanks.
Hello
Yes, I have also carry this kit with me, Once I got flat tyre then I had to call some tow truck london service for our help. This is really very nice stuff, at least every one should carry tyre repair kit with them…….
Thanks
The last person to comment saying that it is really nice stuff must be a one off! Nowhere else have I seen any praise for this ‘muck’ you are supposed to repair your punctures with.
And to continue this thread, both Kia and Hyundai offer full sized spare wheels in their SUV models and they have excellent MPG figures. So the ‘fuel economy’ argument just doesn’t hold up. Sorry Toyota – you’re missing lots of business…
When I purchased my Yaris in March 2014 I was told on picking up the car that all new cars were forbidden by law to supply a spare wheel with jack etc as there’d been accidents or something. The salesman seemed surprised that my Yaris 2012 even had a spare wheel. Yet today when I found a puncture and went online on the toyota website and spoke to the online help I was told that my local dealer would be able to sell me a spare tyre kit.
This blog seems to back up what I have now discovered… I was basically lied to by the dealer. I would always want to carry a spare wheel if given the option… to the point where I’d even say it would have been a deal breaker. I am so disappointed in the level of service I have received and doubt I’d buy from Toyota again.
Hi Claire
Thanks for your post and we are sorry to read the detail about information you were supplied when you bought your Yaris. Some of our vehicles are supplied with space saver spare wheels and some are supplied with tyre repair kits (such as the Yaris). Jacks are still supplied with vehicles that have space saver wheels. Our customer relations team would be happy to help if you would like to take this matter further with the dealer involved. To make things easier they can be reached via the attached link. https://mag.toyota.co.uk/how-to-contact-toyota-uk
Hope this has helped clarify but let us know if you have any other questions.
Hi Claire
Further to my previous post I have been advised that it is possible to purchase a space saver wheel for the Toyota Yaris and your local Toyota dealer will be able to order this for you.
Hope this helps.
I have just taken ownership of a 14 Reg Yaris, its less than a few hours old and I’m loving it. Yes I was disappointed no spare wheel, not even space saver, I have only come one line as I didn’t have a jack or wheel wrench so just checking if it should have been included. Quite shocked at some of the comments. I love Toyota, been addicted to them for the past 6 years. Get a grip people Toyota still has an amazing record on reliability that every other manufacture is envious of!
Thank you for your post Sam W.
I would never contemplate buying ANY car that did not have a full size spare wheel.
I have been a Toyota owner for over 20 years and WE the customers have the final say
on whether to buy their product or not.
Even if I have to run my Corolla for the next 10 years, in which period I would normally
buy a new car at least 3 times,
I refuse to allow car makers to dictate that I should use a useless can of gunk or an
equally useless space saver wheel and cause myself to spend many wasted hours sorting out
a problem that could have been easily solved in 20 mins if a FULL size spare had been supplied.
If everyone intending to purchase another car, made the issue a deal breaker , I sure some
enterprising company would once again start fitting them as standard.
YOU/ WE are the customer, YOU/WE have the power if only we have the backbone to stand up for ourselves.