One of the biggest users (and spruikers) of run-flats – BMW – is changing back to conventional tyres on some of its models. BMW will later this year switch to normal tyres on popular variants of its ...

My BMW Z4 has a cracked alloy wheel and a punctured run flat on the rear can either of these be professionally welded/repaired (by say Lepsons or a properly qualified wheel/tyre repair outlet? If not ...

That's what happens if a company has a blanket policy. The truth is that if the car has not been run far with no air in the tyre then the tyre may be repairable, but repairing it involves inspecting ...

I have a 2023 BMW 5 Series fitted with Goodyear run-flat tyres. The tyres do not need replacing but I have some queries I would like answered for when they do. 1) Is there a better option to Goodyear ...

But according to the RAC, the number of puncture call-outs is on the rise. In 2002, its patrols responded to 160,908 incidents – by 2007 this had risen to 230,196. The AA says it attended 330,000 tyre ...

Switching from run-flats is costly and means new rims. Jon Tamblyn from Bridgestone Australia has the best advice: “In the early days of run-flat tyres, the sidewall stiffness was substantially higher ...

13:35, Fri, Sep 18, 2015 Updated: 15:46, Sun, Sep 20, 2015 The last thing you need when returning from Europe’s biggest motor show is to find your car at the airport car park with a flat tyre. In the ...

Michelin expects run-flat tyres sales to surge as car manufacturers start to fit them on higher-volume cars. So far, run-flat tyres have been mostly confined to premium or luxury models, such as ...

BMW's run-flat tyres are sending drivers spare - and have left some of them stranded. The new BMW 3 Series doesn't have a spare. Instead it gets "run flat" tyres which, the maker says, can be driven ...