linnfomaniac83
I bet you can’t wheelie a unicycle!
I had a close call this evening, going to collect a pair of Linn Ninkas for my friend, I’d just exited the A14 (thankfully) when I got a sudden vibration, followed by my rear nearside tyre exploding and coming off the rim, little to no warning. I’m not aware of running over anything, the tyres were fitted last October, have about 8k miles on them with minimal wear, my tyre pressures were all checked before I set off on my journey… so now I’m worried about the reliability/safety of the rest of them. They’re budget/mid range tyres (landsail) that were recommended by my local garage. I’m thinking that I should ditch the other three and get something better fitted, what are other people’s thoughts?
As for roadside assistance, I pay for RACs highest level of cover… I’m disabled and I was on a genuinely dangerous stretch of road, unable to move the car, it was supposed to be a high priority call out… after two hours waiting in a ditch, I was told I’d have to wait another 90 minutes… this was a lie, I was reliably informed by a contact that they were aiming to be with me at 3.30AM (called them at 7.00PM). I ended up calling the police after two near collisions from speeding cars, they were with me in 20 minutes and had my spare wheel on in another 20 after making the scene safe. The officers couldn’t have been more helpful and told me not to hesitate calling if I ever found myself in a similar situation, I can’t thank them enough… but this begs the question, is it worth having roadside assistance? or should I just call and pay for private recovery if I need it, or call the police if I’m in a dangerous situation? It costs me more for my roadside assistance than it does for my car insurance and on the one occasion I needed it, they failed me.
As for roadside assistance, I pay for RACs highest level of cover… I’m disabled and I was on a genuinely dangerous stretch of road, unable to move the car, it was supposed to be a high priority call out… after two hours waiting in a ditch, I was told I’d have to wait another 90 minutes… this was a lie, I was reliably informed by a contact that they were aiming to be with me at 3.30AM (called them at 7.00PM). I ended up calling the police after two near collisions from speeding cars, they were with me in 20 minutes and had my spare wheel on in another 20 after making the scene safe. The officers couldn’t have been more helpful and told me not to hesitate calling if I ever found myself in a similar situation, I can’t thank them enough… but this begs the question, is it worth having roadside assistance? or should I just call and pay for private recovery if I need it, or call the police if I’m in a dangerous situation? It costs me more for my roadside assistance than it does for my car insurance and on the one occasion I needed it, they failed me.