How many punctures do you get?

laissez-faire · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:54

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?

Gilly · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:55

Touch wood, not had one yet.

Dup · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:56

None here either.

I hope I don't get one on the front of my CTR, as the space saver doesn't actually fit on the front. Would be a right farce swapping wheels about to get it home.

TripleT · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:57

Same, 3 years never had a puncture.

*touches wood*

Phate · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:58

TripleT said:
*touches wood*

oo er missus

POB · 20 Aug 2007 at 16:59

Slow puntures about 3 over 5 years, never an instant bang one though.

laissez-faire · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:00

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.

[TW]Fox · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:04

I've a few. Mostly seem to get them if you park at the side of the road a lot.

TripleT · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:05

Probably about 30-40k. Mix of driving around town, motorways in city centre etc

nutcase · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:06

One in 11 years. And now doomed to 3 in one day?!

[TW]Fox said:
I've a few. Mostly seem to get them if you park at the side of the road a lot.

Well, probably better than parking in the middle?

Lashout_UK · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:14

Again, touch wood, no punctures.

danza · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:14

I get slow punctures annoyingly frequently from the local rubbish tip. A good 3 or so in 2 years.

SoliD · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:17

Gilly said:
Touch wood, not had one yet.

Ditto, although I wouldnt mind one to kill off my cheapo long lasting dunlops previous owner put on there.

moss · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:18

Quite a few over the last 5 years (must be near 10) got one a couple of weeks ago in the ST24 in a petrol station!

edit: Only ever had 1 in the bike, rear tyre.

barnettgs · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:21

laissez-faire said:
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?

I get a couple in the past few years caused by metal stuffs only but I think I was driving too close to the edge of the roads where the roads debris sit.

Best to drive a bit further away from the edge.

[TW]Fox · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:27

nutcase_1uk said:
Well, probably better than parking in the middle?

Far better to park off the road.

Matt82 · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:28

2 in the last month.... before then, none.

its picked up another screw.

whitecrook · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:57

I've had about 10 in the last couple of years. Bloody annoying, Everytime I drive I new car, guaranteed to get a puncture.

Works got a new car, which I managed to puncture within a week. It got replaced by a van a month later which, yes, I managed to puncture as well.

The worst was a puncture in my brand new tyre with about 500 miles on it. Ruined as it was on the shoulder.

Lopéz · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:59

1 I think, on a Sierra about 6 years ago.

Scania · 20 Aug 2007 at 18:08

Two since I've had my car - both times ending up in a near new tyre requiring replacement.