The easiest way to prevent a flat tyre on the motorway
The most common cause for accidents and damaged tyres is the wrong tyre pressure. Often the tyres are underinflated because they are not checked regularly. However, maintaining the right tyre pressure constantly is the best way to get the most out of your tyre, drive safely and save money.
Having an underinflated tyre with a small amount of pressure below advised leads to a reduced steering response, less directional stability, cost-efficiency, and durability. Should the pressure fall even further, the tyre may overheat. As a result, the tyre structure is damaged or may fail completely.
Deflated tyres: What to do if you have a flat tyre
A flat tyre on the motorway or anywhere else can have multiple reasons. These can all be boiled down to three types of damages: cuts, breaks, and punctures.
Tyre breaks
A typical tyre break is bursting the tyre on a kerb. When this happens, the individual cords within your tyre can break. This internal damage becomes visible on the outside as a bulge on the tyre sidewall. That’s the air pressing out between the broken cords. Should this be the case with your tyre, you will need to replace the tyre immediately. If you don’t have a spare tyre, we advise calling a towing service or your car insurer. Your usual car tyre puncture repair kit most likely won’t be able to fix the damage.