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car tyre puncture
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Just wondered if anyone knows about tyre punctures? Do they affect the steering? Reason I asked is because out of the blue my cars left tyre got a puncture and made me steer to the left into a wall...:banghead: I did brake but still managed to hit the wall. It has now left me with a new wing replacement and a new bumper and possible left light replacement glass? Not sure as of yet what the actual damage is. been in shock most of the day....typical as I need my car for work. Anyone else had that problem?
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It was one of those where it was caused in part by the atrocious driving of the other party, but i can't argue partly my fault too, and on paper entirely my fault.
But it was in to the back of a taxi, and we all know taxi drivers are giant bell ends so he of course has whiplash and the lot.
Offered there and then to pay for the damage, told him to get a few quotes and give me a ring, i rang him the next day and was told "he's at work till later tonight... errr, oh erm he might be at hospital, he said he was gonna pop there" WTF!?!
Oh well, reluctantly rang my insurance company today, and it wasnt any where near as bad as i feared.
The excess on my policy only needs to be paid if i make a claim for the damage to my car (which i get a free inspection anyway to provide a cost of the damage, at which point i can consider if i want to make the claim or not!)
Regardless of what the bell end taxi driver does, i dont have to pay anything via my excess, my no claims bonus are protected, so i only miss out on gaining this years no claims bonus, and although i have to declare i have had an accident next year, a few quick quotes (on a worse case, excessive damage basis) indicate my insurance will go up about £30/£50 next year, no where near as bad as i feared!
I explained to the insurance company that he was almost dancing about when he got out of the car, went to work the next day, yet i suspect will be claiming for all sorts of shit, and that i have a couple of pictures of the "damage" to his car, so when he claims that i've destroyed half his car he can bollocks.
Sorry for the rant! Have always hated taxi drivers!
What exactly do you want to know about punctures?
They will affect the steering, depending on what has / is causing the puncture, as they cause a drop in tyre pressue, leading to uneven tyre pressures, therefore the steering will pull to that side, so in your case, your nearside tyre has a puncture, your tyre begins to deflate, you have to steer more to the right to keep the car straight.
Braking will also affect this, as you try to slow the car, when you apply the brake, the rolling circumference of the wheel has been reduced, therefore braking the car unevenly, which again, will pull you to the nearside!
Hope you're ok - your car can be fixed!