You’re parked outside the school gates in Lewisham, glance down, and spot a nail sitting flush in your front tyre. It’s not flat yet. Do you drive on to work, or is that nail about to cost you £2,500? Most London drivers never actually read the Tyre Puncture Repair Law…
Your tyre pressure light is on. Or you noticed the tyre going flat overnight, even though the rubber looks fine. Nine times out of ten in London traffic, the culprit is not the tyre itself; it’s a small, overlooked component called the valve. A worn or cracked valve stem leaks…