tyres and insurance

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deka

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Decided to look for a set of tyres for my 108's and have found a decent deal for a set of falken452's.

thought i would still have a look around and called in to a local dealer and ask for a quote, got the old you cant fit none RFT to cars designed for run flats due to changes to the spring rebound rates and handling due to fitting none standard tyres.

He then went on to ask if i had informed the insurance company about my impending change....

Has anyone who has changed from runflats to none runflats informed their insurance company or is he talking a load of bo##icks
 
Informing the insurance sounds over the top, but after moving #69 to Direct line this weekend, I'm mindful of quite how often they stated that I needed to get clearance before ANY mods were done to the car. What's the harm in asking. Worst case you'll pay a few quid extra and be covered but have better ride and handling, best case they'll tell you it's not a problem.
 
I asked Swiftcover about this when I took my insurance out with them as I'm looking to change from runflats in the near future. They said it wasn't a problem.
 
best to check but afaik aslong as they meet minimum specs set out for load speed and the size is correct its all good :thumbsup:
 
Sound like the dealer was wanting to sell you the more expensive tyres.... As far as insurance goes, notify them...chances are they won't care. Mind didn't... :)
 
Admiral didn't care when I ditched the RFTs on the 125i - they barely understood what an RFT was... Then I wrote it off on non-RFTs (452s as it goes) and they paid out easy.
 
So! Am I to understand that in England. Replacing worn out OEM bridgestones with another brand is considered a mod. Say it ain't so.
 
bigdog said:
So! Am I to understand that in England. Replacing worn out OEM bridgestones with another brand is considered a mod. Say it ain't so.
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No. Not changing the brand, but changing from run-flats to non run-flats may (with some insurers) be considered as a mod...
 
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