Connexion reader says electrical autos merely would not have sufficient area
It isn’t obligatory to hold a spare wheel in your automobile in France – however it is strongly recommended
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To the Editor,
My spouse and I moved to the Correze completely in 2016 and have pushed French registered vehicles from the outset, each Peugeot and Renault.
The newest automobile is a hybrid, which has been incredible for the reason that majority of our journeys are lower than 50km.
Nevertheless, there aren’t any hybrid vehicles that carry a spare wheel – full dimension or ‘get you residence selection’ – because the batteries take up all of the related area.
In our time in France, we now have suffered three tyre blowouts – and I do imply blowouts not regular punctures as we now have had two of these as properly.
Two of those blowouts have been within the hybrid – one on the way in which to Italy in the summertime and one regionally final week.
With none kind of spare wheel you’re caught.
I acknowledge that we now have in all probability dinged the odd kerb so should not innocent for the difficulty, nevertheless, it nonetheless leaves us caught on the aspect of street.
Final week my spouse waited three hours for a truck to hold the automobile about 1km to the storage as they didn’t have their very own tow truck.
We’re all being suggested to maneuver to electrical / hybrid vehicles with out the difficulty of spare wheels being acknowledged.
Actually, the motor trade shouldn’t be serving to since I perceive that many petrol/diesel vehicles not have spares both.
Perhaps I ought to make investments some cash as the most important progress trade in France is more likely to be firms manufacturing and operating tow vehicles.
Chris Duncan, by e-mail
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