Flat caravan tyre on side of road

This has been something I’ve dreaded happening – getting a flat tyre while driving and needing to pull over to the side of the road.

It happened and I survived.

After swearing for a while, I knew I'd need help as I still couldn't access the spare wheel.

I called my insurance company, Covi Insurance, and went through to their roadside assistance team. I don't actually pay for roadside assistance, so I got a quote for $150 which I have happily paid.

The local guy drove out and got the spare tyre out so quickly.

After my last flat tyre and my failure to access the spare, other UK caravaners mentioned there was a pin I needed to take out first. I had a look and seriously couldn't figure out where this pin was. Turns out there is one! But you need strength and pliers to get it out.

Once that spare wheel was accessed, he speedily changed the shredded wheel and it was definitely shredded.

This spare tyre looked a little suspect. It had obviously been untouched for 10 years and was rusty.

The plan was to carry on for another half an hour to Masterton and take the caravan straight to a tyre shop. I had learnt that these are unusual European tyres that they don't normally have in stock but can usually get quickly sent out. I put my order in and organised to come back in two days to get the new one put on.

I did a little more damage to the caravan than just the tyre.

When the roadside assistant jacked up the caravan I saw water come out of a pipe. Crawling under the caravan, I saw that a screw was gone from the grey water pipe connector and one of the pipes had popped out of it's corner mechanism. I was able to pop it back in and screw the connector more firmly onto the caravan, but suspect I need someone with strength to firmly attach it.

The wheel cover / edging / spat was also ripped off when the tyre was flat. It's made the side of the caravan look very ugly and almost looks like it's been burnt! Looking into it, it wont be cheap getting a replacement. Possible $200 plus shipping from the UK or I can try to find an option in New Zealand.

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