vRS Spare Woes

[Transporter]

It's all clear to me and it doesn't need more explaining than what is written on that yellow label on the spare.
My first trip would be to the tyre shop to get the punctured tyre sorted out.

The car has ADR approval attached to it and it should be enough guarantee to everyone, no question asked. I'm sure that there are the lawyers between the motorists and it would be discovered earlier that the car with the space saver is not legal when the space saver is used.

[Diesel_vert]

It's all clear to me and it doesn't need more explaining than what is written on that yellow label on the spare.
My first trip would be to the tyre shop to get the punctured tyre sorted out.

Didn't mean to single you out, but it was just an interesting statement to bounce my reply off.

The car has ADR approval attached to it and it should be enough guarantee to everyone, no question asked. I'm sure that there are the lawyers between the motorists and it would be discovered earlier that the car with the space saver is not legal when the space saver is used.

In regards to the legalese, I think the key word here is "temporary".

The factory supplied unmatched spare is designed to be used on a "temporary" basis - obviously implying that it's not intended to be put into service for a significant length of time.

In fact, there's an interesting clause in ADR 23:

VEHICLE STANDARD (ADR 23/02 – PASSENGER CAR TYRES) 2007

3.5 This vehicle standard does not apply to any T-type temporary use spare tyres supplied with a vehicle.

As such, a "temporary" spare doesn't need to do any more than be suitable for road use and have the capacity to support the vehicle.

[Mysticality]

Then you can go around and try and define temporary.

As far as I'm concerned, the label on the tyre says it all. "As soon as possible"
As I haven't been able to afford the replacements yet, it is not yet possible for me to replace the Dunlop.

[Diesel_vert]

Then you can go around and try and define temporary.

As far as I'm concerned, the label on the tyre says it all. "As soon as possible"

My personal interpretation is that "temporary" (in the general sense) means any spare tyre that has the capacity to support a stricken vehicle that's on its way to get repaired.

As I haven't been able to afford the replacements yet, it is not yet possible for me to replace the Dunlop.

I'm just restating the regulations for the benefit of everyone.

In regards to your predicament, I don't really have anything more to add - other than to say that you should by now have more than enough information to make an informed decision.