Run Flats

[Lordy1]

Help please !

Owning a RAV4 T180 lovely ! but the how ridiculous are these runflats !

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Does Toyota keep a list of places to go ?? as I can't find an e mail address for Toyota in order to ask.

Looks like, I will then be restricted to only using the car in case of puncture, within a radius of one of these dealers, how ridiculous !

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

[Davrav]

Help please !

Owning a RAV4 T180 lovely ! but the how ridiculous are these runflats !

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Does Toyota keep a list of places to go ?? as I can't find an e mail address for Toyota in order to ask.

Looks like, I will then be restricted to only using the car in case of puncture, within a radius of one of these dealers, how ridiculous !

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

Welcome to the club Lordy [swift doff of the cap ;)]

Have a look at this thread - you may want to consider doing same as DaronB:LINK

[duncerduncs]

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Below is a list of independent tyre companies that should be able to fit BSR tyres. The list is from August last year so you may want to check telephone numbers and also if the company is still in business...

ALPHA TYRES LIMITED MONTROSE STREET STOKE ON TRENT STAFFORDSHIRE ST4 3PB 01782 312 222

AMS TYRES & EXHAUSTS 233 TORQUAY ROAD PAIGNTON DEVON TQ3 2HW 1803 666555

BRITANNIA TYRES LTD ABBOTTS LANE COVENTRY WEST MIDLANDS CV1 4AZ 024 76 256262

COUNTERACTION LIMITED 52 - 60 CAULDWELL STREET BEDFORD BEDFORDSHIRE MK42 9AB 01234 328477

FARMER AUTOCARE LTD 194 QUEENSFERRY ROAD MAIDENCRAIG EDINBURGH EH4 2BN 0131 343 3333

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD BILTON ROAD MILTON KEYNES BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MK1 1HW 07981 987987

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD UNIT 19 EAST MAYNE, BAKERS COURT, PAYCOCKE ROAD BASILDON ESSEX SS14 3EH 07981 987987

MR TYRE LIMITED 108 CHESTERFIELD ROAD SOUTH MANSFIELD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG19 7AQ 07855 330625

NATIONAL TYRE (100) SERVICE LTD KENNEDY STREET KILMARNOCK AYRSHIRE KA1 4DH 01563 523 381

NATIONAL TYRE (105) SERVICE LIMITED UNIT 25 ARUN BUSINESS PARK BOGNOR REGIS WEST SUSSEX PO22 9SX 01243 863 200

NATIONAL TYRE (528) SERVICE LTD 107 WHITECHURCH SHREWSBURY SHROPSHIRE SY1 4EQ 01743 464 612

NATIONAL TYRE (597) SERVICE LTD PARKER LANE BURNLEY LANCS BB11 2BY 01282 424 420

NATIONAL TYRE SERVICE LTD 7 NEW ROAD KENDAL CUMBRIA LA9 4AY 01539 722 318

P & B TYRES UNIT 4A MILE OAK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAESBURY ROAD OSWESTRY SHROPSHIRE SY10 8GA 01691 655 859

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 72 SPIERSBRIDGE ROAD THORNLIEBANK GLASGOW G46 7SN 0141 621 4400

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD 26/28 PURLEY RISE PURLEY-ON-THAMES READING RG8 8A 01264 386828

Best Tyres 2 VERNEY STREET DEVON EXETER EX1 2AW 01392 411100

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD WORKS ROAD LETCHWORTH HERTS SG6 1LP 01462 685036

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD CANARY WAY NORWICH NORFOLK NR1 1WW 01603 610039

TAYSIDE TYRES LIMITED BALUNIE DRIVE DUNDEE DUNDEE DD4 8UU 01382 735822

THE TYRE WAREHOUSE BRACKLEY LTD No 1 BOROUGH COURT, BUCKINGHAM ROAD IND EST BRACKLEY NORTHANTS NN13 7BE 01280 706030

TW TYRES 11 PAYNES LANE RUGBY WARWICKSHIRE CV21 2UH 01788 542292

TYREWEB LTD ORBITAL PARK - THE PARADE ASHFORD KENT TN24 0HT 01233 500033

WATLING TYRE SERVICES LAMBERT ROAD TUNBRIDGE WELLS KENT TN2 3EH 01474 320740

WATLING TYRE SERVICES CHERRY TREE AVENUE DOVER KENT CT16 2NL

STS TYRE PROS UNIT 2 TRADE CITY MAYLANDS AVENUE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DE 01462 488758

TYRELAND UNIT 11, EDISON ROAD SALISBURY WILTSHIRE SP2 7NU 01202 897772

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED HENDRY ROAD KIRKCALDY FIFE KY2 5DS 01592 266101

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 16-18 PEEBLES STREET AYR AYRSHIRE KA8 8DS 01292 281415

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LTD 36 WILLOWBANK ROAD ABERDEEN ABERDEENSHIRE AB11 6FH 01224 588311

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD WALWORTH IND EST ANDOVER HAMPSHIRE SP10 5JG 01264 333533

MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICE LTD MICHELDEVER STATION WINCHESTER HAMPSHIRE SO21 3AP 01962 794818

MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICE LTD UNIT 7 RAYNHAM CLOSE, RAYNHAM RD IND EST BISHOP STORTFORD HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 5PB 01279 466466

NORTH EASTERN TYRE & EXHAUSTS LTD WARELAND WAY MIDDLESBOROUGH CLEVELAND TS4 2JY 07920 469090

NORTH EASTERN TYRE & EXHAUSTS LTD MIDDLE ENGINE LANE WALLSEND NORTH TYNESIDE NE28 9XT 0191 2626363

ROADWHEEL TYRE & EXHAUST LTD 468 LONDON ROAD HILSEA, PORTSMOUTH HANTS PO2 9RN 02392 694741

SOUTHERN TYRE CO. LTD. 348 BEXHILL ROAD, ST LEONARD ON SEA HASTINGS EAST SUSSEX TN38 8AL 01323 844600

MAN ON WHEELS 194 - 6 HIGH STREET RAINHAM KENT ME8 8AX 01632 291444

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD 253 COGGESHALL ROAD BRAINTREE ESSEX CM7 9EF 01376 322363

CAMBRIAN TYRES LIMITED NORTH PARADE ABERYSTWYTH DYFED SY23 2JR 01970 617134

COOPER BROS OVERTOWN ROAD WISHAW SCOTLAND ML2 9PU 01698 385477

D&D TYRES LIMITED BEAM HEATH WAY NANTWICH CHESHIRE CW5 6PQ 01270 610610

DEXEL TYRE CO LTD 89 HIGH STREET DONCASTER SOUTH YORKSHIRE DN5 0AP 01302 820 355

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD BOELEY ROAD EAST REDDITCH WORCESTERSHIRE B98 8PE

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD UNIT 1 & 2 HYLTON ROAD WORCESTER WORCESTERSHIRE WR2 5JS

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD LOVE LANE CIRENCESTER GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL7 1YG

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD 6-10 WHITECROSS ROAD HEREFORD HEREFORDSHIRE HR4 0DG

GUILDFORD TYRE CO LTD 62 MARKENFIELD ROAD GUILDFORD SURREY GU1 4PE 01483 577541

KING DAVID TYRES LTD AZALEA ROAD ROGERSTONE GWENT NP10 9SA 01633 898211

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD KILMAINE CLOSE CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB4 2PH

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD UNIT 5, PILOT ROAD CORBY NORTHANTS NN17 5YH

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD 11 Battery ROAD GREAT YARMOUTH NORFOLK NR30 3NN

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD RYHALL ROAD STAMFORD LINCOLNSHIRE PE9 1XP

AUTOFIT EXHAUST TYRES & BATTERIES 8 - 10 BRITANNIA ROAD IPSWICH SUFFOLK IP4 4PE 01473 723325

B.A BUSH & SON LTD BRIGG ROAD SubikHORPE LINCOLNSHIRE DN16 1AX 01724 874 588

B.A.BUSH & SON LTD STATION YARD HORNCASTLE LINCOLNSHIRE LN9 5AQ 01507 522 441

B.M.T.R. LIMITED 103-115 WALSALL ROAD PERRY BARR BIRMINGHAM B42 1TY 0121 331 1122

BANGOR TYRE SERVICE CAERNARVON ROAD BANGOR GWYNEDD LL57 4SH 01248 361294

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 639 COWBRIDGE ROAD CANTON CARDIFF CF5 1BH 01761 471981

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 97A NEWPORT ROAD BARNSTAPLE NORTH DEVON EX32 9BE

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 1 FLEMING ROAD NEWBURY BERKSHIRE RG14 2DE

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 109 - 110 WESTCOTE PLACE SWINDON WILTSHIRE SN1 5HR

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 5A, PEN-Y-BONT IND EST, COLTY ROAD BRIDGEND MID GLAMORGAN CF31 1NW

BATHWICK TYRES LTD BRISTOL STREET BATH AVON BA2 6PA

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompetence and/or been successful in arguing this point ?

Yes, me!! I was charged by a dealer in Basingstoke for the support ring and I got the money back from Toyota :)

[Lordy1]

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Below is a list of independent tyre companies that should be able to fit BSR tyres. The list is from August last year so you may want to check telephone numbers and also if the company is still in business...

ALPHA TYRES LIMITED MONTROSE STREET STOKE ON TRENT STAFFORDSHIRE ST4 3PB 01782 312 222

AMS TYRES & EXHAUSTS 233 TORQUAY ROAD PAIGNTON DEVON TQ3 2HW 1803 666555

BRITANNIA TYRES LTD ABBOTTS LANE COVENTRY WEST MIDLANDS CV1 4AZ 024 76 256262

COUNTERACTION LIMITED 52 - 60 CAULDWELL STREET BEDFORD BEDFORDSHIRE MK42 9AB 01234 328477

FARMER AUTOCARE LTD 194 QUEENSFERRY ROAD MAIDENCRAIG EDINBURGH EH4 2BN 0131 343 3333

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD BILTON ROAD MILTON KEYNES BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MK1 1HW 07981 987987

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD UNIT 19 EAST MAYNE, BAKERS COURT, PAYCOCKE ROAD BASILDON ESSEX SS14 3EH 07981 987987

MR TYRE LIMITED 108 CHESTERFIELD ROAD SOUTH MANSFIELD NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG19 7AQ 07855 330625

NATIONAL TYRE (100) SERVICE LTD KENNEDY STREET KILMARNOCK AYRSHIRE KA1 4DH 01563 523 381

NATIONAL TYRE (105) SERVICE LIMITED UNIT 25 ARUN BUSINESS PARK BOGNOR REGIS WEST SUSSEX PO22 9SX 01243 863 200

NATIONAL TYRE (528) SERVICE LTD 107 WHITECHURCH SHREWSBURY SHROPSHIRE SY1 4EQ 01743 464 612

NATIONAL TYRE (597) SERVICE LTD PARKER LANE BURNLEY LANCS BB11 2BY 01282 424 420

NATIONAL TYRE SERVICE LTD 7 NEW ROAD KENDAL CUMBRIA LA9 4AY 01539 722 318

P & B TYRES UNIT 4A MILE OAK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAESBURY ROAD OSWESTRY SHROPSHIRE SY10 8GA 01691 655 859

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 72 SPIERSBRIDGE ROAD THORNLIEBANK GLASGOW G46 7SN 0141 621 4400

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD 26/28 PURLEY RISE PURLEY-ON-THAMES READING RG8 8A 01264 386828

Best Tyres 2 VERNEY STREET DEVON EXETER EX1 2AW 01392 411100

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD WORKS ROAD LETCHWORTH HERTS SG6 1LP 01462 685036

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD CANARY WAY NORWICH NORFOLK NR1 1WW 01603 610039

TAYSIDE TYRES LIMITED BALUNIE DRIVE DUNDEE DUNDEE DD4 8UU 01382 735822

THE TYRE WAREHOUSE BRACKLEY LTD No 1 BOROUGH COURT, BUCKINGHAM ROAD IND EST BRACKLEY NORTHANTS NN13 7BE 01280 706030

TW TYRES 11 PAYNES LANE RUGBY WARWICKSHIRE CV21 2UH 01788 542292

TYREWEB LTD ORBITAL PARK - THE PARADE ASHFORD KENT TN24 0HT 01233 500033

WATLING TYRE SERVICES LAMBERT ROAD TUNBRIDGE WELLS KENT TN2 3EH 01474 320740

WATLING TYRE SERVICES CHERRY TREE AVENUE DOVER KENT CT16 2NL

STS TYRE PROS UNIT 2 TRADE CITY MAYLANDS AVENUE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD HP2 7DE 01462 488758

TYRELAND UNIT 11, EDISON ROAD SALISBURY WILTSHIRE SP2 7NU 01202 897772

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED HENDRY ROAD KIRKCALDY FIFE KY2 5DS 01592 266101

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 16-18 PEEBLES STREET AYR AYRSHIRE KA8 8DS 01292 281415

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LTD 36 WILLOWBANK ROAD ABERDEEN ABERDEENSHIRE AB11 6FH 01224 588311

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD WALWORTH IND EST ANDOVER HAMPSHIRE SP10 5JG 01264 333533

MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICE LTD MICHELDEVER STATION WINCHESTER HAMPSHIRE SO21 3AP 01962 794818

MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICE LTD UNIT 7 RAYNHAM CLOSE, RAYNHAM RD IND EST BISHOP STORTFORD HERTFORDSHIRE CM23 5PB 01279 466466

NORTH EASTERN TYRE & EXHAUSTS LTD WARELAND WAY MIDDLESBOROUGH CLEVELAND TS4 2JY 07920 469090

NORTH EASTERN TYRE & EXHAUSTS LTD MIDDLE ENGINE LANE WALLSEND NORTH TYNESIDE NE28 9XT 0191 2626363

ROADWHEEL TYRE & EXHAUST LTD 468 LONDON ROAD HILSEA, PORTSMOUTH HANTS PO2 9RN 02392 694741

SOUTHERN TYRE CO. LTD. 348 BEXHILL ROAD, ST LEONARD ON SEA HASTINGS EAST SUSSEX TN38 8AL 01323 844600

MAN ON WHEELS 194 - 6 HIGH STREET RAINHAM KENT ME8 8AX 01632 291444

STAPLETONS TYRE SERVICES LTD 253 COGGESHALL ROAD BRAINTREE ESSEX CM7 9EF 01376 322363

CAMBRIAN TYRES LIMITED NORTH PARADE ABERYSTWYTH DYFED SY23 2JR 01970 617134

COOPER BROS OVERTOWN ROAD WISHAW SCOTLAND ML2 9PU 01698 385477

D&D TYRES LIMITED BEAM HEATH WAY NANTWICH CHESHIRE CW5 6PQ 01270 610610

DEXEL TYRE CO LTD 89 HIGH STREET DONCASTER SOUTH YORKSHIRE DN5 0AP 01302 820 355

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD BOELEY ROAD EAST REDDITCH WORCESTERSHIRE B98 8PE

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD UNIT 1 & 2 HYLTON ROAD WORCESTER WORCESTERSHIRE WR2 5JS

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD LOVE LANE CIRENCESTER GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL7 1YG

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD 6-10 WHITECROSS ROAD HEREFORD HEREFORDSHIRE HR4 0DG

GUILDFORD TYRE CO LTD 62 MARKENFIELD ROAD GUILDFORD SURREY GU1 4PE 01483 577541

KING DAVID TYRES LTD AZALEA ROAD ROGERSTONE GWENT NP10 9SA 01633 898211

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD KILMAINE CLOSE CAMBRIDGE CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB4 2PH

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD UNIT 5, PILOT ROAD CORBY NORTHANTS NN17 5YH

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD 11 Battery ROAD GREAT YARMOUTH NORFOLK NR30 3NN

KINGSWAY TYRES (STAMFORD) LTD RYHALL ROAD STAMFORD LINCOLNSHIRE PE9 1XP

AUTOFIT EXHAUST TYRES & BATTERIES 8 - 10 BRITANNIA ROAD IPSWICH SUFFOLK IP4 4PE 01473 723325

B.A BUSH & SON LTD BRIGG ROAD SubikHORPE LINCOLNSHIRE DN16 1AX 01724 874 588

B.A.BUSH & SON LTD STATION YARD HORNCASTLE LINCOLNSHIRE LN9 5AQ 01507 522 441

B.M.T.R. LIMITED 103-115 WALSALL ROAD PERRY BARR BIRMINGHAM B42 1TY 0121 331 1122

BANGOR TYRE SERVICE CAERNARVON ROAD BANGOR GWYNEDD LL57 4SH 01248 361294

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 639 COWBRIDGE ROAD CANTON CARDIFF CF5 1BH 01761 471981

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 97A NEWPORT ROAD BARNSTAPLE NORTH DEVON EX32 9BE

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 1 FLEMING ROAD NEWBURY BERKSHIRE RG14 2DE

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 109 - 110 WESTCOTE PLACE SWINDON WILTSHIRE SN1 5HR

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 5A, PEN-Y-BONT IND EST, COLTY ROAD BRIDGEND MID GLAMORGAN CF31 1NW

BATHWICK TYRES LTD BRISTOL STREET BATH AVON BA2 6PA

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompetence and/or been successful in arguing this point ?

Yes, me!! I was charged by a dealer in Basingstoke for the support ring and I got the money back from Toyota :)

Thanks to both of you for your help much appreciated, thank you

[vivianM]

Help please !

Owning a RAV4 T180 lovely ! but the how ridiculous are these runflats !

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Does Toyota keep a list of places to go ?? as I can't find an e mail address for Toyota in order to ask.

Looks like, I will then be restricted to only using the car in case of puncture, within a radius of one of these dealers, how ridiculous !

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

Here is another list - first list below are said by Toyota to change run flats but I have not checked them out

RUN FLAT TYRES – TOYOTA CENTRES

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Alexander Wallace 3 Chanonry Road South Chanonry Industrial Estate Elgin IV30 6NG 01343 548841

Andrew Rowley Toyota (Watford) 9 Ascot Road Croxley Green Watford WD18 8AD 0845 8991000

Beadles Toyota (Maidstone) Wood Close, Aylesford Retail Park Aylesford Maidstone ME20 7UB 01622 790222

Benfield Toyota (Wakefield) Silkwood Park Wakefield WF5 9TJ 01924 237870

Border Toyota (Carlisle) Parkhouse Road Kingstown Carlisle CA3 0RJ 01228 882000

Border Toyota (Dumfries) Edinburgh Road Heathhall Dumfries DG1 3NU 01387 266064

Border Toyota (St Boswells) St Boswells Garage St Boswells Melrose TD6 0EW 01835 822922

Brooklyn Toyota Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Cheltenham GL51 9DS 01242 527778

Bury St Edmunds Toyota Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 1TB 01284 764 046

Caledonian Toyota Isle of Man Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA 01624 613603

Charles Clark Toyota Bilston Road Wolverhampton WV2 2QE 0870 901 0950

Colchester Toyota 79 Gosbecks Road Colchester CO2 9JS 01206 546455

Corrie Motors 52 Harbour Road Inverness IV1 1UF 01463 226000

Currie Motors (Barnet) 30 Brookhill Road East Barnet EN4 8SN 020 8441 2250

Currie Motors (Twickenham) 161 Chertsey Road Twickenham TW1 1ER 020 8892 0041

Dingle's Toyota (Attleborough) Buckenham Road Attleborough NR17 1NB 01953 458200

Farmer & Carlisle (Leicester) 129 Welford Road Leicester LE2 6BE 0116 285 2851

FRF Motors (Haverfordwest) Cartlett Gate Narberth Road Haverfordwest SA61 2XG 01437 766841

FRF Motors (Swansea) [Toyota] Neath Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8HF 01792 310200

Gordon Lamb Sheffield 363 Bramall Lane Sheffield S2 4RN 0114 250 8855

H W Moon Challenge Way Martland Park Wigan WN5 0LD 01942 219999

Harlech Toyota Ffordd Newydd Harlech LL46 2PS 01766 780432

Harry Feeney Devonshire Road Garage Devonshire Road Blackpool FY3 8AR 01253 308200

Helensburgh Toyota 5-7 John Street Helensburgh G84 8BA 01436 672779

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Hills of Woodford 536/564 High Road Woodford Green IG8 0PR 020 8504 9511

Howards Toyota Bridgwater Road Lympsham Weston Super Mare BS24 0JW 01934 750696

Hull John Roe Henry Boot Way Priory Park East Hessle HU4 7DY 01482 628000

Inchcape (Basingstoke) Houndsmill Industrial Estate, Edison Road Basingstoke RG21 2YH 01256 406 500

Inchcape (Burton) Moor Street Burton-on-Trent DE14 3SU 01283 510400

Inchcape (Derby) Sir Frank Whittle Road Derby DE21 4RX 01332 340334

Inchcape (Nottingham) 408 Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2GQ 0115 942 1700

Inchcape (Oxford) Oxford Motor Park, Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1FJ 01865 291 300

Jemca (Kingston) Coombe Lane Fly-over Beverley Way London SW20 0AD 020 8949 3333

Jemca (Seven Sisters Road) 596 - 598 Seven Sisters Road London N15 6HR 020 8802 2336

Jemca (Sidcup) 1-15 Rectory Lane Sidcup DA14 4QH 020 8300 8151

Jim's Garage 4 Gremista Industrial Estate Lerwick ZE1 0PX 01595 695202

John Roe (Motor Sales) 174 Cromwell Road Grimsby DN31 2BA 01472 352191

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool 60 Rimrose Road Bootle L20 4TX 0151 922 9777

Johnsons Toyota Southport Town Lane, Southport Merseyside PR8 5JH 01704 515 050

Johnsons Toyota Wirral Docks Link Road Wallasey CH44 3EQ 0151 637 0001

Kings Toyota (Hedge End) Snows House, Botley Road Hedge End Southampton SO30 2HB 02380 702233

Knaresborough Toyota York Road Knaresborough HG5 0SS 01423 867456

L & S Copcutt & Son Lawrence House Retford Road Worksop S80 2QD 01909 488800

Lindop Bros Queensferry Bridgegate Queensferry Deeside CH5 2TE 01244 821031

Listers Boston Tawney Street Boston PE21 6PA 01205 368626

Listers Grantham Spittlegate Level Grantham NG31 7UH 01476 575 555

Listers Toyota (Coventry) Sisken Drive Coventry CV3 4FJ 02476 639199

Listers Toyota (Nuneaton) Barling Way Nuneaton CV10 7RF 02476 348800

Listers Toyota (Stratford) Western Road Stratford upon Avon CV37 0AH 01789 262700

Listers Toyota Lincoln Outer Circle Road Lincoln LN2 4LD 01522 522097

Loders Toyota Dorchester Unit 7b Poundbury West Ind est Dorchester DT1 2PG 01305 261011

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Loders Yeovil Edwards Close Houndstone Business Park Yeovil BA22 8RU 01935 421050

Lookers Chelmsford 2 Argyle Road Dukes Park Industrial Estate Chelmsford CM2 6PY 01245 462222

Lookers Romford Gallows Corner A127 Southend Arterial Road Romford RM3 0DZ 01708 386168

Marsh Plymouth Language Business Park, Plympton Plymouth PL7 5JY 01752 332 777

Marshall of Peterborough Toyota House, Mallory Road Boongate Peterborough PE1 5AU 01733 555496

Marshall Toyota (Kings Lynn) Marshall House Scania Way Kings Lynn PE30 4JH 01553 780150

Minories Durham 30 Alma Place Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2HN 0191 370 6700

Motorline Canterbury Broad Oak Road Canterbury CT2 7RB 01227 764444

Oakmere Toyota Manchester Road Northwich CW9 7NA 01606 45525

Parklands Toyota Carland Cross Truro TR8 5AY 01872 510455

Pentagon Barnsley Claycliffe Island Barugh Green Barnsley S75 2RS 01226 280088

Pentagon Sheffield 260 Penistone Road Sheffield S6 2FQ 0114 285 5558

Ron Brooks Derby Road Garage Ikleston DE7 5FH 0115 930 2885

RRG Bury Bolton Street Bury BL9 0EY 0161 797 7780

RRG Denton Alphagate Drive, Manchester Road Denton M34 3SH 0161 336 7667

RRG Macclesfield Hibel Road Macclesfield SK10 2AB 01625 869900

RRG Salford Quays 173 Cross Lane, Albion Way Salford M5 4AP 0161 745 7766

SDM 'Ladysmill' Grangemouth Road Falkirk FK2 9AU 01324 635935

Sims Toyota Ferris Row, Riverside Park Northampton NN3 9HX 01604 788 300

Somerset County Cars 142 Priorswood Road Taunton TA2 8DN 01823 289901

Steven Eagell Toyota (Aylesbury) 156 Wendover Road Stoke Mandeville Aylesbury HP22 5TE 01296 615656

Sturgess Aylestone Road Leicester LE2 7QN 0116 254 1717

Toll House (Gatwick) 1 Gatwick Road Crawley RH10 9QD 01293 535500

Toyota World (Tamworth) Ventura Park Road Tamworth B78 3LT 01827 303 300

Vantage Toyota Blackburn Trident Park Whitebirk Drive Blackburn BB1 3NU 01254 580033

Vantage Toyota Preston Riversway Motor Park Ashton on Ribble Preston PR2 2TY 01772 905000

W R Davies 123 Lichfield Road Stafford ST17 4LF 01785 236700

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

West Riding Toyota Huddersfield Leeds Road Huddersfield HD2 1YY 01484 514514

Westlands Brettell Lane Amblecote Stourbridge DY8 4BP 01384 393047

Westover 516 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH11 8PT 01202 532 020

Wight Motors College Close Sandown PO36 8EB 01983 405551

William A Lewis (Telford) Stafford Park 1 Telford TF3 3EN 01952 291144

Yeomans (Brighton) 351 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs Brighton BN10 7HH 01273 582428

York Toyota Clifton Moor Gate York YO30 4WR 01904 693 388

RUN FLAT TYRES – INDEPENDENT DEALERS

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

ALPHA TYRES LIMITED MONTROSE STREET STOKE ON TRENT ST4 3PB STAFFORDSHIRE 01782 312 222

AMS TYRES & EXHAUSTS 233 TORQUAY ROAD PAIGNTON TQ3 2HW DEVON 01803 666555

AUTOFIT T/E 8 - 10 BRITANNIA ROAD IPSWICH IP4 4PE SUFFOLK 01473 723325

B.A BUSH & SON LTD BRIGG ROAD SubikHORPE DN16 1AX LINCOLNSHIRE 01724 874 588

B.A.BUSH & SON LTD STATION YARD HORNCASTLE LN9 5AQ LINCOLNSHIRE 01507 522 441

B.M.T.R LIMITED 103-115 Walsall Road PERRY BARR B42 1TY BIRMINGHAM 1213311122

BANGOR TYRE SERVICE Caernarvon Road BANGOR LL57 4SH GWYNEDD 01248 361294

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 639 COWBRIDGE ROAD CANTON CF5 1BH CARDIFF 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 1 FLEMING ROAD NEWBURY RG14 2DE BERKSHIRE 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 109 - 110 WESTCOTE PLACE SWINDON SN1 5HR WILTSHIRE 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 5A, PEN-Y-BONT IND EST, COLTY ROAD BRIDGEND CF31 1NW MID GLAMORGAN 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD BRISTOL STREET BATH BA2 6PA AVON 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 97A NEWPORT ROAD BARNSTAPLE EX32 9BE NORTH DEVON 01761 471891

BEST TYRES 2 VERNEY STREET DEVON EX1 2AW EXETER 01392 411100

BRITANNIA TYRES LTD ABBOTTS LANE COVENTRY CV1 4AZ WEST MIDLANDS 024 76 256262

CAMBRIAN TYRES LTD North Parade ABERYSTWYTH SY23 2JR DYFED 01970 617134

COOPER BROS OVERTOWN ROAD WISHAW ML2 8HF SCOTLAND 01698 385477

D&D TYRES LTD Beam Heath Way NANTWICH CV5 6PQ CHESHIRE 01270 610610

DEXEL TYRE CO LTD 89 HIGH STREET DONCASTER DN5 0AP SOUTH YORKSHIRE 01302 820 355

ETB BOELEY ROAD EAST REDDITCH B98 8PE WORCESTERSHIRE 01527 692 17

ETB UNIT 1 & 2 HYLTON ROAD WORCESTER WR2 5JS WORCESTERSHIRE 01905 428080

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD 6-10 WHITECROSS ROAD HEREFORD HR4 0DG HEREFORDSHIRE 01432272580

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD LOVE LANE CIRENCESTER GL7 1YG GLOUCESTERSHIRE 01285 653428

FARMER AUTOCARE LTD 194 QUEENSFERRY ROAD MAIDENCRAIG EH4 2BN EDINBURGH O1313433333

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD BILTON ROAD MILTON KEYNES MK1 1HW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 07971 987987

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD UNIT 19 EAST MAYNE, BAKERS COURT, PAYCOCKE ROAD BASILDON SS14 3EH ESSEX 07971 987987

FREELANCE MOTORS BRAY ROAD GUERNSEY GY3 5PA GUERNSEY 01481 242190

GUILDFORD TYRE CO LTD 62 MARKENFIELD ROAD GUILDFORD GU1 4PE SURREY 01483 577541

KING DAVID TYRES LTD AZALEA ROAD ROGERSTONE NP10 9SA GWENT 01633 898211

KINGSWAY TYRES UNIT 5 PILOT ROAD CORBY NN17 5YH NORTHANTS 01536 406668

KINGSWAY TYRES KILMAINE CLOSE CAMBRIDGE CB4 2PH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 01223 352002

KINGSWAY TYRES RYHALL ROAD STAMFORD PE9 1XP LINCOLNSHIRE 01780 482241

KINGSWAY TYRES 11 Battery ROAD G YARMOUTH NR30 3NN NORFOLK 01493 856062

MAN ON WHEELS 194 high street RAINHAM ME8 8AX KENT 01634 360928

Mc CONECHYS HENDRY ROAD KIRKCALDY KY2 5DS FIFE 01592 264131

Mc CONECHYS 36 WILLOWBANK ROAD ABERDEEN AB11 6FH ABERDEENSHIRE 01224 588311

MCCONECHYS 16-18 PEEBLES STREET AYR KA8 8DS AYRSHIRE 01292 281415

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 72 SPIERSBRIDGE ROAD THORNLIEBANK G46 7SN GLASGOW 0141 621 4400

MERITYRE ANDOVER SP10 5JG HAMPSHIRE 01264 333533

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD 26/28 PURLEY RISE PURLEY-ON-THAMES RG8 8A READING 01264 386828

MICHELDEVER TYRE Micheldever Station WINCHESTER S021 3AP HAMPSHIRE 01962 794818

MOTORCARE CAULDWELL ROAD BEDFORD MK42 9AB 01234328477

MR TYRE LIMITED 108 CHESTERFIELD ROAD SOUTH MANSFIELD NG19 7AQ NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 07855330625

NATIONAL TYRE (100) SERVICE LTD KENNEDY STREET KILMARNOCK KA1 4DH AYRSHIRE 01563 523 381

NATIONAL TYRE (105) SERVICE LIMITED UNIT 25 ARUN BUSINESS PARK BOGNOR REGIS PO22 9SX WEST SUSSEX 01243 863 200

NATIONAL TYRE (528) SERVICE LTD 107 WHITECHURCH SHREWSBURY SY1 4EQ SHROPSHIRE 01743 464 612

NATIONAL TYRE (597) SERVICE LTD PARKER LANE BURNLEY BB11 2BY LANCS 01282 424 420

NATIONAL TYRE SERVICE LTD 7 NEW ROAD KENDAL LA9 4AY CUMBRIA 01539 722 318

NORTH EAST TYRES WARELAND WAY MIDDLESBOROUGH TS4 2JY CLEVELAND 07920 469090

NORTH EASTERN TYRE MIDDLE ENGINE LANE WALLSEND NE28 9NT NORTH TYNESIDE 0191 2626363

P & B TYRES UNIT 4A MILE OAK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAESBURY ROAD OSWESTRY SY10 8GA SHROPSHIRE 01691 655 859

ROADWHEEL 468 LONDON ROAD PORTSMOUTH P02 9RN HANTS 02392 694741

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

SETYRES 348 BEXHILL ROAD HASTINGS TN38 8AL EAST SUSSEX 01424 426214

STAPLETONS 115-117 LONDON ROAD HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AL1 1LR HERTS 01727 850796

STAPLETONS CANARY WAY NORWICH NR1 1WW NORFOLK 01603 610039

STAPLETONS 253 COGGESHALL ROAD BRAINTREE CM7 9EF ESSEX 01376 322363

STAPLETONS TYRE WORKS ROAD LETCHWORTH SG6 1LP HERTS 01462 685036

STORTFORD PERFORMANCE UNIT 7 RAYNHAM CLOSE, RAYNHAM RD IND EST BISHOP STORTFORD CM23 5PB HERTFORDSHIRE 01279 466466

STRUAN TOYOTA CRIEFF ROAD PERTH PH1 2SJ PERTHSHIRE 01738 620565

TAYSIDE TYRES LTD Balunie Drive DUNDEE DD4 8UU DUNDEE 01382 735822

TOYOTA WORLD 186 GLOUCESTER ROAD BRISTOL BS34 5BB AVON 01179 693704

TW TYRES 11 Paynes Lane RUGBY CV21 2UH WARWICKSHIRE 01788 542292

TYRE WAREHOUSE 1 Borough Court, BRACKLEY NN13 7BE NORTHANTS 01280 706030

TYRELAND UNIT 11, EDISON ROAD SALISBURY SP2 7NU WILTSHIRE 01202 897772

TYREWEB LTD ASHFORD TN24 0GA KENT 01233 500033

WATLING TYRES LAMBERT ROAD TUNBRIDGE WELLS TN2 3EH KENT 01474 320740

WATLING TYRES CHERRY TREE AVENUE DOVER CT16 2NL KENT 01304 202235

I can send you the list as an attachment if you give me your mail address to 'martinguy@aol.com'

as this site does not separate the lines very well

Guy

[vivianM]

Help please !

Owning a RAV4 T180 lovely ! but the how ridiculous are these runflats !

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Does Toyota keep a list of places to go ?? as I can't find an e mail address for Toyota in order to ask.

Looks like, I will then be restricted to only using the car in case of puncture, within a radius of one of these dealers, how ridiculous !

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

Here is another list - first list below are said by Toyota to change run flats but I have not checked them out

RUN FLAT TYRES – TOYOTA CENTRES

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Alexander Wallace 3 Chanonry Road South Chanonry Industrial Estate Elgin IV30 6NG 01343 548841

Andrew Rowley Toyota (Watford) 9 Ascot Road Croxley Green Watford WD18 8AD 0845 8991000

Beadles Toyota (Maidstone) Wood Close, Aylesford Retail Park Aylesford Maidstone ME20 7UB 01622 790222

Benfield Toyota (Wakefield) Silkwood Park Wakefield WF5 9TJ 01924 237870

Border Toyota (Carlisle) Parkhouse Road Kingstown Carlisle CA3 0RJ 01228 882000

Border Toyota (Dumfries) Edinburgh Road Heathhall Dumfries DG1 3NU 01387 266064

Border Toyota (St Boswells) St Boswells Garage St Boswells Melrose TD6 0EW 01835 822922

Brooklyn Toyota Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Cheltenham GL51 9DS 01242 527778

Bury St Edmunds Toyota Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 1TB 01284 764 046

Caledonian Toyota Isle of Man Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA 01624 613603

Charles Clark Toyota Bilston Road Wolverhampton WV2 2QE 0870 901 0950

Colchester Toyota 79 Gosbecks Road Colchester CO2 9JS 01206 546455

Corrie Motors 52 Harbour Road Inverness IV1 1UF 01463 226000

Currie Motors (Barnet) 30 Brookhill Road East Barnet EN4 8SN 020 8441 2250

Currie Motors (Twickenham) 161 Chertsey Road Twickenham TW1 1ER 020 8892 0041

Dingle's Toyota (Attleborough) Buckenham Road Attleborough NR17 1NB 01953 458200

Farmer & Carlisle (Leicester) 129 Welford Road Leicester LE2 6BE 0116 285 2851

FRF Motors (Haverfordwest) Cartlett Gate Narberth Road Haverfordwest SA61 2XG 01437 766841

FRF Motors (Swansea) [Toyota] Neath Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8HF 01792 310200

Gordon Lamb Sheffield 363 Bramall Lane Sheffield S2 4RN 0114 250 8855

H W Moon Challenge Way Martland Park Wigan WN5 0LD 01942 219999

Harlech Toyota Ffordd Newydd Harlech LL46 2PS 01766 780432

Harry Feeney Devonshire Road Garage Devonshire Road Blackpool FY3 8AR 01253 308200

Helensburgh Toyota 5-7 John Street Helensburgh G84 8BA 01436 672779

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Hills of Woodford 536/564 High Road Woodford Green IG8 0PR 020 8504 9511

Howards Toyota Bridgwater Road Lympsham Weston Super Mare BS24 0JW 01934 750696

Hull John Roe Henry Boot Way Priory Park East Hessle HU4 7DY 01482 628000

Inchcape (Basingstoke) Houndsmill Industrial Estate, Edison Road Basingstoke RG21 2YH 01256 406 500

Inchcape (Burton) Moor Street Burton-on-Trent DE14 3SU 01283 510400

Inchcape (Derby) Sir Frank Whittle Road Derby DE21 4RX 01332 340334

Inchcape (Nottingham) 408 Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2GQ 0115 942 1700

Inchcape (Oxford) Oxford Motor Park, Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1FJ 01865 291 300

Jemca (Kingston) Coombe Lane Fly-over Beverley Way London SW20 0AD 020 8949 3333

Jemca (Seven Sisters Road) 596 - 598 Seven Sisters Road London N15 6HR 020 8802 2336

Jemca (Sidcup) 1-15 Rectory Lane Sidcup DA14 4QH 020 8300 8151

Jim's Garage 4 Gremista Industrial Estate Lerwick ZE1 0PX 01595 695202

John Roe (Motor Sales) 174 Cromwell Road Grimsby DN31 2BA 01472 352191

Johnsons Toyota Liverpool 60 Rimrose Road Bootle L20 4TX 0151 922 9777

Johnsons Toyota Southport Town Lane, Southport Merseyside PR8 5JH 01704 515 050

Johnsons Toyota Wirral Docks Link Road Wallasey CH44 3EQ 0151 637 0001

Kings Toyota (Hedge End) Snows House, Botley Road Hedge End Southampton SO30 2HB 02380 702233

Knaresborough Toyota York Road Knaresborough HG5 0SS 01423 867456

L & S Copcutt & Son Lawrence House Retford Road Worksop S80 2QD 01909 488800

Lindop Bros Queensferry Bridgegate Queensferry Deeside CH5 2TE 01244 821031

Listers Boston Tawney Street Boston PE21 6PA 01205 368626

Listers Grantham Spittlegate Level Grantham NG31 7UH 01476 575 555

Listers Toyota (Coventry) Sisken Drive Coventry CV3 4FJ 02476 639199

Listers Toyota (Nuneaton) Barling Way Nuneaton CV10 7RF 02476 348800

Listers Toyota (Stratford) Western Road Stratford upon Avon CV37 0AH 01789 262700

Listers Toyota Lincoln Outer Circle Road Lincoln LN2 4LD 01522 522097

Loders Toyota Dorchester Unit 7b Poundbury West Ind est Dorchester DT1 2PG 01305 261011

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Loders Yeovil Edwards Close Houndstone Business Park Yeovil BA22 8RU 01935 421050

Lookers Chelmsford 2 Argyle Road Dukes Park Industrial Estate Chelmsford CM2 6PY 01245 462222

Lookers Romford Gallows Corner A127 Southend Arterial Road Romford RM3 0DZ 01708 386168

Marsh Plymouth Language Business Park, Plympton Plymouth PL7 5JY 01752 332 777

Marshall of Peterborough Toyota House, Mallory Road Boongate Peterborough PE1 5AU 01733 555496

Marshall Toyota (Kings Lynn) Marshall House Scania Way Kings Lynn PE30 4JH 01553 780150

Minories Durham 30 Alma Place Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 2HN 0191 370 6700

Motorline Canterbury Broad Oak Road Canterbury CT2 7RB 01227 764444

Oakmere Toyota Manchester Road Northwich CW9 7NA 01606 45525

Parklands Toyota Carland Cross Truro TR8 5AY 01872 510455

Pentagon Barnsley Claycliffe Island Barugh Green Barnsley S75 2RS 01226 280088

Pentagon Sheffield 260 Penistone Road Sheffield S6 2FQ 0114 285 5558

Ron Brooks Derby Road Garage Ikleston DE7 5FH 0115 930 2885

RRG Bury Bolton Street Bury BL9 0EY 0161 797 7780

RRG Denton Alphagate Drive, Manchester Road Denton M34 3SH 0161 336 7667

RRG Macclesfield Hibel Road Macclesfield SK10 2AB 01625 869900

RRG Salford Quays 173 Cross Lane, Albion Way Salford M5 4AP 0161 745 7766

SDM 'Ladysmill' Grangemouth Road Falkirk FK2 9AU 01324 635935

Sims Toyota Ferris Row, Riverside Park Northampton NN3 9HX 01604 788 300

Somerset County Cars 142 Priorswood Road Taunton TA2 8DN 01823 289901

Steven Eagell Toyota (Aylesbury) 156 Wendover Road Stoke Mandeville Aylesbury HP22 5TE 01296 615656

Sturgess Aylestone Road Leicester LE2 7QN 0116 254 1717

Toll House (Gatwick) 1 Gatwick Road Crawley RH10 9QD 01293 535500

Toyota World (Tamworth) Ventura Park Road Tamworth B78 3LT 01827 303 300

Vantage Toyota Blackburn Trident Park Whitebirk Drive Blackburn BB1 3NU 01254 580033

Vantage Toyota Preston Riversway Motor Park Ashton on Ribble Preston PR2 2TY 01772 905000

W R Davies 123 Lichfield Road Stafford ST17 4LF 01785 236700

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

West Riding Toyota Huddersfield Leeds Road Huddersfield HD2 1YY 01484 514514

Westlands Brettell Lane Amblecote Stourbridge DY8 4BP 01384 393047

Westover 516 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH11 8PT 01202 532 020

Wight Motors College Close Sandown PO36 8EB 01983 405551

William A Lewis (Telford) Stafford Park 1 Telford TF3 3EN 01952 291144

Yeomans (Brighton) 351 South Coast Road Telscombe Cliffs Brighton BN10 7HH 01273 582428

York Toyota Clifton Moor Gate York YO30 4WR 01904 693 388

RUN FLAT TYRES – INDEPENDENT DEALERS

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

ALPHA TYRES LIMITED MONTROSE STREET STOKE ON TRENT ST4 3PB STAFFORDSHIRE 01782 312 222

AMS TYRES & EXHAUSTS 233 TORQUAY ROAD PAIGNTON TQ3 2HW DEVON 01803 666555

AUTOFIT T/E 8 - 10 BRITANNIA ROAD IPSWICH IP4 4PE SUFFOLK 01473 723325

B.A BUSH & SON LTD BRIGG ROAD SubikHORPE DN16 1AX LINCOLNSHIRE 01724 874 588

B.A.BUSH & SON LTD STATION YARD HORNCASTLE LN9 5AQ LINCOLNSHIRE 01507 522 441

B.M.T.R LIMITED 103-115 Walsall Road PERRY BARR B42 1TY BIRMINGHAM 1213311122

BANGOR TYRE SERVICE Caernarvon Road BANGOR LL57 4SH GWYNEDD 01248 361294

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 639 COWBRIDGE ROAD CANTON CF5 1BH CARDIFF 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 1 FLEMING ROAD NEWBURY RG14 2DE BERKSHIRE 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 109 - 110 WESTCOTE PLACE SWINDON SN1 5HR WILTSHIRE 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD UNIT 5A, PEN-Y-BONT IND EST, COLTY ROAD BRIDGEND CF31 1NW MID GLAMORGAN 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD BRISTOL STREET BATH BA2 6PA AVON 01761 471891

BATHWICK TYRES LTD 97A NEWPORT ROAD BARNSTAPLE EX32 9BE NORTH DEVON 01761 471891

BEST TYRES 2 VERNEY STREET DEVON EX1 2AW EXETER 01392 411100

BRITANNIA TYRES LTD ABBOTTS LANE COVENTRY CV1 4AZ WEST MIDLANDS 024 76 256262

CAMBRIAN TYRES LTD North Parade ABERYSTWYTH SY23 2JR DYFED 01970 617134

COOPER BROS OVERTOWN ROAD WISHAW ML2 8HF SCOTLAND 01698 385477

D&D TYRES LTD Beam Heath Way NANTWICH CV5 6PQ CHESHIRE 01270 610610

DEXEL TYRE CO LTD 89 HIGH STREET DONCASTER DN5 0AP SOUTH YORKSHIRE 01302 820 355

ETB BOELEY ROAD EAST REDDITCH B98 8PE WORCESTERSHIRE 01527 692 17

ETB UNIT 1 & 2 HYLTON ROAD WORCESTER WR2 5JS WORCESTERSHIRE 01905 428080

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD 6-10 WHITECROSS ROAD HEREFORD HR4 0DG HEREFORDSHIRE 01432272580

EXHAUST TYRES AND BATTERIES LTD LOVE LANE CIRENCESTER GL7 1YG GLOUCESTERSHIRE 01285 653428

FARMER AUTOCARE LTD 194 QUEENSFERRY ROAD MAIDENCRAIG EH4 2BN EDINBURGH O1313433333

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD BILTON ROAD MILTON KEYNES MK1 1HW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 07971 987987

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

FORMULA ONE AUTOCENTRES LTD UNIT 19 EAST MAYNE, BAKERS COURT, PAYCOCKE ROAD BASILDON SS14 3EH ESSEX 07971 987987

FREELANCE MOTORS BRAY ROAD GUERNSEY GY3 5PA GUERNSEY 01481 242190

GUILDFORD TYRE CO LTD 62 MARKENFIELD ROAD GUILDFORD GU1 4PE SURREY 01483 577541

KING DAVID TYRES LTD AZALEA ROAD ROGERSTONE NP10 9SA GWENT 01633 898211

KINGSWAY TYRES UNIT 5 PILOT ROAD CORBY NN17 5YH NORTHANTS 01536 406668

KINGSWAY TYRES KILMAINE CLOSE CAMBRIDGE CB4 2PH CAMBRIDGESHIRE 01223 352002

KINGSWAY TYRES RYHALL ROAD STAMFORD PE9 1XP LINCOLNSHIRE 01780 482241

KINGSWAY TYRES 11 Battery ROAD G YARMOUTH NR30 3NN NORFOLK 01493 856062

MAN ON WHEELS 194 high street RAINHAM ME8 8AX KENT 01634 360928

Mc CONECHYS HENDRY ROAD KIRKCALDY KY2 5DS FIFE 01592 264131

Mc CONECHYS 36 WILLOWBANK ROAD ABERDEEN AB11 6FH ABERDEENSHIRE 01224 588311

MCCONECHYS 16-18 PEEBLES STREET AYR KA8 8DS AYRSHIRE 01292 281415

MCCONECHYS TYRE SERVICE LIMITED 72 SPIERSBRIDGE ROAD THORNLIEBANK G46 7SN GLASGOW 0141 621 4400

MERITYRE ANDOVER SP10 5JG HAMPSHIRE 01264 333533

MERITYRE SPECIALISTS LTD 26/28 PURLEY RISE PURLEY-ON-THAMES RG8 8A READING 01264 386828

MICHELDEVER TYRE Micheldever Station WINCHESTER S021 3AP HAMPSHIRE 01962 794818

MOTORCARE CAULDWELL ROAD BEDFORD MK42 9AB 01234328477

MR TYRE LIMITED 108 CHESTERFIELD ROAD SOUTH MANSFIELD NG19 7AQ NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 07855330625

NATIONAL TYRE (100) SERVICE LTD KENNEDY STREET KILMARNOCK KA1 4DH AYRSHIRE 01563 523 381

NATIONAL TYRE (105) SERVICE LIMITED UNIT 25 ARUN BUSINESS PARK BOGNOR REGIS PO22 9SX WEST SUSSEX 01243 863 200

NATIONAL TYRE (528) SERVICE LTD 107 WHITECHURCH SHREWSBURY SY1 4EQ SHROPSHIRE 01743 464 612

NATIONAL TYRE (597) SERVICE LTD PARKER LANE BURNLEY BB11 2BY LANCS 01282 424 420

NATIONAL TYRE SERVICE LTD 7 NEW ROAD KENDAL LA9 4AY CUMBRIA 01539 722 318

NORTH EAST TYRES WARELAND WAY MIDDLESBOROUGH TS4 2JY CLEVELAND 07920 469090

NORTH EASTERN TYRE MIDDLE ENGINE LANE WALLSEND NE28 9NT NORTH TYNESIDE 0191 2626363

P & B TYRES UNIT 4A MILE OAK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAESBURY ROAD OSWESTRY SY10 8GA SHROPSHIRE 01691 655 859

ROADWHEEL 468 LONDON ROAD PORTSMOUTH P02 9RN HANTS 02392 694741

TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

SETYRES 348 BEXHILL ROAD HASTINGS TN38 8AL EAST SUSSEX 01424 426214

STAPLETONS 115-117 LONDON ROAD HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AL1 1LR HERTS 01727 850796

STAPLETONS CANARY WAY NORWICH NR1 1WW NORFOLK 01603 610039

STAPLETONS 253 COGGESHALL ROAD BRAINTREE CM7 9EF ESSEX 01376 322363

STAPLETONS TYRE WORKS ROAD LETCHWORTH SG6 1LP HERTS 01462 685036

STORTFORD PERFORMANCE UNIT 7 RAYNHAM CLOSE, RAYNHAM RD IND EST BISHOP STORTFORD CM23 5PB HERTFORDSHIRE 01279 466466

STRUAN TOYOTA CRIEFF ROAD PERTH PH1 2SJ PERTHSHIRE 01738 620565

TAYSIDE TYRES LTD Balunie Drive DUNDEE DD4 8UU DUNDEE 01382 735822

TOYOTA WORLD 186 GLOUCESTER ROAD BRISTOL BS34 5BB AVON 01179 693704

TW TYRES 11 Paynes Lane RUGBY CV21 2UH WARWICKSHIRE 01788 542292

TYRE WAREHOUSE 1 Borough Court, BRACKLEY NN13 7BE NORTHANTS 01280 706030

TYRELAND UNIT 11, EDISON ROAD SALISBURY SP2 7NU WILTSHIRE 01202 897772

TYREWEB LTD ASHFORD TN24 0GA KENT 01233 500033

WATLING TYRES LAMBERT ROAD TUNBRIDGE WELLS TN2 3EH KENT 01474 320740

WATLING TYRES CHERRY TREE AVENUE DOVER CT16 2NL KENT 01304 202235

Guy

[Lordy1]

Help please !

Owning a RAV4 T180 lovely ! but the how ridiculous are these runflats !

The price is one thing, but it is also finding a dealer/tyre specilaist that can help. Only 1 out of 9 of my local Toyota main dealers (in the south) actually can change a tyre or mend a puncture (due to not having the necessary equipment or its broken)!

Does Toyota keep a list of places to go ?? as I can't find an e mail address for Toyota in order to ask.

Looks like, I will then be restricted to only using the car in case of puncture, within a radius of one of these dealers, how ridiculous !

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

Here is another list - first list below are said by Toyota to change run flats but I have not checked them out

RUN FLAT TYRES – TOYOTA CENTRES

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Alexander Wallace 3 Chanonry Road South Chanonry Industrial Estate Elgin IV30 6NG 01343 548841

Andrew Rowley Toyota (Watford) 9 Ascot Road Croxley Green Watford WD18 8AD 0845 8991000

Beadles Toyota (Maidstone) Wood Close, Aylesford Retail Park Aylesford Maidstone ME20 7UB 01622 790222

Benfield Toyota (Wakefield) Silkwood Park Wakefield WF5 9TJ 01924 237870

Border Toyota (Carlisle) Parkhouse Road Kingstown Carlisle CA3 0RJ 01228 882000

Border Toyota (Dumfries) Edinburgh Road Heathhall Dumfries DG1 3NU 01387 266064

Border Toyota (St Boswells) St Boswells Garage St Boswells Melrose TD6 0EW 01835 822922

Brooklyn Toyota Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Cheltenham GL51 9DS 01242 527778

Bury St Edmunds Toyota Tayfen Road Bury St Edmunds IP33 1TB 01284 764 046

Caledonian Toyota Isle of Man Business Park Cooil Road Braddan IM2 2SA 01624 613603

Charles Clark Toyota Bilston Road Wolverhampton WV2 2QE 0870 901 0950

Colchester Toyota 79 Gosbecks Road Colchester CO2 9JS 01206 546455

Corrie Motors 52 Harbour Road Inverness IV1 1UF 01463 226000

Currie Motors (Barnet) 30 Brookhill Road East Barnet EN4 8SN 020 8441 2250

Currie Motors (Twickenham) 161 Chertsey Road Twickenham TW1 1ER 020 8892 0041

Dingle's Toyota (Attleborough) Buckenham Road Attleborough NR17 1NB 01953 458200

Farmer & Carlisle (Leicester) 129 Welford Road Leicester LE2 6BE 0116 285 2851

FRF Motors (Haverfordwest) Cartlett Gate Narberth Road Haverfordwest SA61 2XG 01437 766841

FRF Motors (Swansea) [Toyota] Neath Road Morriston Swansea SA6 8HF 01792 310200

Gordon Lamb Sheffield 363 Bramall Lane Sheffield S2 4RN 0114 250 8855

H W Moon Challenge Way Martland Park Wigan WN5 0LD 01942 219999

Harlech Toyota Ffordd Newydd Harlech LL46 2PS 01766 780432

Harry Feeney Devonshire Road Garage Devonshire Road Blackpool FY3 8AR 01253 308200

Helensburgh Toyota 5-7 John Street Helensburgh G84 8BA 01436 672779

Toyota Centre Address City Postal code Telephone

Hills of Woodford 536/564 High Road Woodford Green IG8 0PR 020 8504 9511

Howards Toyota Bridgwater Road Lympsham Weston Super Mare BS24 0JW 01934 750696

Hull John Roe Henry Boot Way Priory Park East Hessle HU4 7DY 01482 628000

Inchcape (Basingstoke) Houndsmill Industrial Estate, Edison Road Basingstoke RG21 2YH 01256 406 500

Inchcape (Burton) Moor Street Burton-on-Trent DE14 3SU 01283 510400

Inchcape (Derby) Sir Frank Whittle Road Derby DE21 4RX 01332 340334

Inchcape (Nottingham) 408 Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2GQ 0115 942 1700

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RUN FLAT TYRES – INDEPENDENT DEALERS

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TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

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TYRE DEALER STREET CITY POSTAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE

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Guy

Guy

Again v v helpful thank you . Can't believe how good this forum is !

I have been able to print it out from the forum ok, its things at a distance I am struggling with !

Regards Chris

[local hero]

I have been able to print it out from the forum ok, its things at a distance I am struggling with !

Have you tried specsavers! :D

[Chris_Hodgson]

Second question please

I am told that the main steel support rings are often damaged when removing the tyre, have any members been charged for the fitters incompentence [and/or been successful in argueing this point ?

Hi, I am A Toyota Technichian and would just like to add my side of fitting run flat tyres! It is unfair to call us incompetent as we are just humans like everyone else! The tyres are a complete nightmare to change and are a really stupid idea! All the associated dealers had to have Bridgestones own tyre machine installed and the Techs had to be trained on how to use it all, The damage usually comes from this machine not working correctly hence the damage to the very rigid band! This is normally an expense told to the customer when they bring their vehicle to our dealership and they understand fully. So please dont call us incompetent as we are not all the same! It is not always human error but sometimes the machines!

[anchorman]

Hi Chris

Welcome to the club and thanks for your comments.

You shouldn't take that comment personally as it doesn't indicate any malicious or careless damage on the part of the fitter but it is a fact that TGB have allowed this ludicrous situation to exist without much regard for the practicalities of implimenting the use of these confounded things. The fact remains that the changing of a tyre which is one of the most obvious consumables on the vehicle is often combined with the destruction of the support ring and in many cases whether this has been down to poor equipment or lack of training (which could be read as incompetence) the customer has been faced with picking up the tab and that sets emotions skyrocketing.

Toyota never thought this one through and now they have been discontinued it means that the volumes are going to stay relatively low and premiums are going to stay high. This is not good news for T180 owners who are tied to this Toyota/Bridgestone cartel.

Nobody is digging at you personally, only the situation they find themselves in when it comes to the simple task of having new tyres fitted.

Cheers