Puncture on a Pirelli tyre in Shawbury

Early this week I went out to a customer who found a massive bit of metal lodged in his tyre. The customer had no idea how he managed to pick it up, but noticed it when he got home from work.

The issue with a lot of punctures, you don't realise they're actually there until after you've driven on them or ready to go to work and noticed the puncture then - which isn't the most convenient for anyone!

Some puncture repairs can be fixed, it depends on a few things, one where the puncture is, if it's in the tread of the tyre there's a possibility it can be repaired, but still not a guarentee. If it's in the shoulder of the tyre this cannot be repaired as the plug patch (a mushroom shape) which repairs the puncture, goes through the hole and covers approximately 40mm on the inside surface, which is why we cannot repair punctures on the shoulder of the tyre, as it wouldn't lie flat.

It's not always guaranteed that we can repair punctures, but we bring a spare tyre with us just incase, but we always try and fix the problem!