Does Your Car Have to Have a Spare Tyre in The Boot to Pass a Blue Slip?

Does your car have to have a spare tyre in the boot to pass a blue slip?

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  • +2

    Some modern vehicles doesn't come with a spare tyre.

  • +3

    Borrow a tire and throw it in there. Return the tire after.

    • +2

      Shipping may be prohibitively expensive from America ;)

      • Feck. I can never remember what the local spelling is.

        Tyre?

  • Wouldn't it be yes if the vehicle is supposed to come with it and you're not running run flat tyres? Happy to be corrected/clarified. Alternatively, try it and let us all know! :)

    • i think brz no spares and not running run flat from factory

  • {NSW} No it doesn't (many modern cars don't have spares) but if it does have a spare it has to be roadworthy. I highly doubt they will even look for a spare unless they are trying to make your life miserable.

    • +1

      A spare only has to be roadworthy if it is on the road - otherwise your car would be unroadworthy if you got a flat, put the spare on the car and the flat tyre in the boot.

      • Logically yes but since when has the RMS made sense?

        I haven't had my rego check licence since 1989 so all the rules have probably changed.

        I remember having to knock back a guy because his spotlights didn't work. Told him if they weren't fitted I could pass it it. I lent him the tools and he took them off and I passed it.

        The guy i use now doesn't check anything but the brakes. He just drives around the block, comes back and says "Geez, that's quick"… every time:-) It's not even a quick car.

  • +1

    I’m sure we had this question not very long ago. The answer is no, you don’t need a spare in the car and if you have one the spare only needs to be roadworthy if you are using it on the road.

    Think about it: if you blow a tyre and shred it, then change to your roadworthy spare your car does not become unroadworthy because you have a blown tyre in the boot. Otherwise you would not be able to change a tyre and drive away.

  • get a post it note and write 13 11 22

    nrma roadservice
    that's my spare tire!

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