How many punctures do you get?

[laissez-faire]

I don't seem to have much luck. In the last 3 years / 40'000 miles or so I have had about 8 punctures all caused by screws or nails. 2 of those needed whole new tyres as the screw/nail was in the sidewall. I wonder who on earth drops nails on the roads?

 

[laissez-faire]

Are you guys serious? Gosh. Can those who say 'never' can you state what kind of miles you do and what kind of roads you drive on? Even in the city screws seem to find there way into my tyre - have had two in Edinburgh. At home in Southampton I seem to get them even more frequently, so much so that I have taken to carrying a torque wrench in the back of my car to get the tyres off more easily! My parents seem to find the same. Must just be where we live.

 

[laissez-faire]

My local Rapid Fit luckily fixes punctures for free providing they don't need to replace the tyre. Is this all Rapid Fits? I know they are independently owned so I presume policy varies across the country.