 Poster: A snowHead
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When I had a puncture from running over a nail, and changed the wheel in the covered parking for our apartment (flat dry concrete floor made the job easy enough, in a mucky lay-bye a piece of flat planking to stand the jack on can be handy) a garage in Albertville mended it for 20 euros. It was a good Michelin winter tyre. Still on the car, as far as I know (the car is in the ownership of my son now - I gave it to them during lockdown).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thank you to everyone for all the valuable insights and advice.
We will for sure take the space saver spare, and I will also source a tyre repair kit.
Car is being delivered on Thursday and will have some all-seasons fitted before we go (less than 2 weeks left to go), and get some new chains as well. The car does come with 2 year free breakdown cover which includes Europe, which is nice I suppose.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Following on from johnE, if, when trying the wheelnuts before going away, you cannot undo them (not unusual!) Google Screwfix and "breaker bar" to see what is the professional's way of uundoing/doing up wheel nuts sensibly. You will also need the correct size of socket (typically 19mm).
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Hope you have a good easter trip @ski_free, now you've the important details fixed 
It's a nice road trip with the optimism of skiing added to it.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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For anyone wanting to carry a more leveraged solution, this is a very effective and not too high cost option
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332275525470
Paired with a socket to match, VAG group cars are normally 17mm
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284902144717 very good durability for price, with overall length and external diameter to allow reach into wheel recess variables.
Obviously you'll need to check your own socket requirement dimensions for vehicle.
These are things I've used and got others to buy for this emergency provision.
Halfords "advanced" tools are also very durable and easily available for many. The breaker bar needs to be 600mm / 24" to be easily effective for difference in operator strength.
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@abc, @ski3,
I have just been reading through this thread and wondered why nobody had mentioned plugging kits. I have recently bought one and am going to practice on an old wheel and tyre as my new to me car doesn’t have a spare. Glad to hear they work well.
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