i need a spare wheel,but i dont no whats legal for mot and on road. would i just need a wheel with the same tyre size??

cant remember the last time an MOT tester even looked a spare wheel, but its definately before 2001.

as long as the tread is legal depth and the tyre is inflated you are ok. you dont need the spare to be the same size tyre (hence space savers fitted to bravo/as are legal)

Should be easy enough to find a space-saver and associated tools/ jack at a scrapyard. Not sure if a full size wheel would fit in there! Like Jug says, I can't recall mine ever having been looked at, because it would certainly fail, this is why I have breakdown cover and a spare set of alloys

the new Honda Civic does not have a spare wheel in order to gain boot space and loose weight. instead it comes with a a bottle of sealent gloop and a pump. much better.
(unless you happen to have a blow out)

distortionrockets said:

the new Honda Civic does not have a spare wheel in order to gain boot space and loose weight. instead it comes with a a bottle of sealent gloop and a pump. much better.
(unless you happen to have a blow out)

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The Grande Punto Sporting 130 comes with a bottle of gunk and a pump too.

If it's for a Bravo then you will need a space saver as the wheel well is smaller than the Brava. (or so it seems)

You do not need a spare wheel for MOT or on the road, BUT if it has one it must be legal for MOT (however as has been said I dont know of any testers that check them).

That's not true, spare wheel is not part of the MOT regardless.

The Negotiator said:

That's not true, spare wheel is not part of the MOT regardless.

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The Negotiator said:

That's not true, spare wheel is not part of the MOT regardless.

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When did they change that.

Don't think they ever did, it's just one of those urban myths

I was told by an MOT tester many years ago. Fookin tw@t

I always thought you did not have to have a spare wheel to pass an MOT, but if there was one present it had to be inflated with at least the legal amount of tread

yup thats right.logic is if you have a bald spare wheel you could use it.
no spare and your walking

No, it's not true, the spare wheel is not part of the MOT in anyway, regardless of whether it is there, made out of mashmellow or a cart wheel from the 17th century