Spare wheel / tyre

A complete replacement is a really good idea since when a caravan tyre goes it so often shreds, sometimes damaging the rim even. Perhaps this is because trailer tyres are different from car and van types and run at quite high pressure if a single axle.

I would suggest your friendly local caravan breaker as a source of a rim, and perhaps even a tyre. Go armed with the knowlege of how to read the age of a tyre from the code moulded on the sidewall, though, as you would not want one with little of its life span left.

Then all you have to worry about is where to carry this great hefty lump on your travels!

Does this help? https://www.caravanparts.co.uk/caravan-wheel-rims-ins-wheel-rims-c-124_126_138.html

David

"PS - I'm not a fan of these blow in gums and emergency repair kits, I'd rather have the wheel itself."

Added to which, I think you will find that in the small print in most Recovery / Breakdown contracts (certainly Mayday), that if you don't have a spare wheel, the recovery company will provide wheel and tyre at your expense.

This has caused me to go to the considerable expense of acquiring a roof rack and full-size spare for my Touareg (since the car doesn't have a spare and the well in the boot is taken up with the Adblue tank) - simply because where would anyone get a spare wheel for that car at, say, 2pm on a Sunday afternoon!

Thanks all, the link to caravanparts.co.uk is very helpful, thankyou David.  I have emailed them for advice to ensure I get the correct type.

I have found SFM Caravans good to deal with 01422 384508 or 07831 866940. They have many spare parts and wheel rims  

The Cobbles
12a Spring Holes Lane
Thornton
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD13 3RA

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where would anyone get a spare wheel for that car at, say, 2pm on a Sunday afternoon!

Trolley jack, wheel brace, two bricks, ASDA car park (other suppliers are available).

What would you suggest for either of my Smarts? Not only do they not have a spare, they have different sized rims/tyres from & back. 

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It seems quite common for Merc to fitted staggered wheels/tyres