Tired tyres

When we caravanned and probably didn't use the van for 3/4 months over winter I had a spare set of steel rims with old tyres on so that I did not expose the normal road tyres to the elements and standing for too long. In Spain I would have thought it best to buy covers for the tyres as strong sunlight can be as bad as leaving them for long times at homes. Glad Red Pennant were able to help.

David

I move our van up and down the driveway a little every few weeks to help avoid this, we get about 6 years out of a set of tyres.

Having replaced all 3 tyres last year, I wanted to prevent this from the beginning and also improve security whilst the ‘van stood on the drive for a few months over winter, so opted for a set of winter wheels, with the ‘van wheels tucked up in the shed at the far end of the garden.

doesn't the use of Winter Wheels invalidate your insurance.

I would love a drive long enough to move mine up and down,

very jealous 

PS had engineers report on hub and van.not goods news,

hub to replace, inner wheel arch cant replace not available any more,

total cost so far just shy of £1000.00

Khris

I think you are correct in saying that some insurance companies don't encourage the use of winter wheels because it makes it impossible to move the caravan in an emergency. Best to check with individual insurance companies.

David

We all think about caravan tyres being stood in one place for several months on end but what about other tyres such as on cars that are in the manufacturers stock-yards or on car dealer's forecourts without being moved. They don't seem to have a problem that I know of. I'm no tyre expert but I would have thought standing on or running on an underinflated tyre was far worse than just not moving. (I'm not suggesting that this was the case with KhrisK).

Why not just block it up and take the weight off the wheels. That's what I used to do.

Even a quarter turn of the wheels is enough, our driveway is only 5cm longer than the whole van, but we have a small side path beyond it that allows the hitch to go beyond the house by about 50-60cm.

doesn't the use of Winter Wheels invalidate your insurance..

No. Checked with my insurers prior to fitting and they were more than happy with the switch and confirmed via email.

i think for them, theft from a drive is by far the greater risk when not in use, and these go a long way to reduce that risk 🤞