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To select appropriate Run Flat Car Tyres for your vehicle, enter your vehicle registration below. If you need advice on which tyres will best suit your needs, simply get in touch with your local Protyre garage & our tyre experts will be able to discuss tyre options with you. To read more about Run Flat Car Tyres click here.

Run flat tyres have strengthened side-walls that prevent them from collapsing when punctured. That means you can continue driving, cautiously, until you reach a garage for a replacement. However, they have some disadvantages and are not recommended for all cars.

Firstly, driving on a punctured runflat tyre is not without risk. Some manufacturers advise drivers not to exceed 50mph on a deflated runflat but others suggest closer to 30mph (difficult on a motorway). You should also not travel more than 50-100 miles: the safe distance depends on the tyre brand and car make and weight. Most garages refuse to repair run-flat tyres for safety reasons, so you need to buy replacements

The best run flat tyres are so good at supporting the car you may not even notice if you get a puncture - which puts you at risk. Therefore, you should never use run flat tyres unless your vehicle has a TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system). Conversely, if your car was factory shipped with run flat tyres, most manufacturers recommend that you continue to use them. In our experience, most vehicles can switch to conventional tyres but some need a few tweaks. If you are planning to do this we can contact the manufacturer to check for you.

There are reports that cheap run flat tyres provide a harder and noisier ride. This depends very much on the brand and vehicle combination. Some tyre manufacturers use a slightly softer rubber to offset noise and that can translate to a slightly quicker wear rate, but generally run flat tyres handle just as well as conventional tyres and most owners are happy driving on them.

Most run flat tyres cost much the same as equivalent conventional tyres, but brands specialised for sports performance, extra load, or winter conditions are often pricier in runflat variations. For typical vehicles in normal conditions, a run flat tyres price should be similar to an ordinary tyre.

A good example is the trusty Bridgestone Turanza T005. This summer runflat version is a great all-round performer and also well priced in most tyre sizes. Other run flat tyres from Bridgestone include variants of the well-proven Bridgestone Potenza, a tyre that maintains great control in wet weather. For even more reliability in adverse weather conditions, consider Bridgestone Dueler runflats. Bridgestone also offer an extra load (XL) runflat based on the Turanza ER300. These are ideal for heavier or heavily laden vehicles or those that frequently tow.

For colder conditions, consider the runflat version of the Bridgestone Blizzak. These are well matched to a broad range of cars but often seen on the BMW X5 and X6 as well as the Mini Cooper, Toyota Sienna, Mazda MX5 Miata and Lexus IS.

A premium winter brand from Pirelli is the Sottozero 3. There are also runflat versions of the popular Cinturato and P Zero ranges.

Falken are often labelled a “mid-range” tyre, but there is nothing mid-range about the excellent Falken Azenis FK510 which is available as an XL runflat. The Falken Eurowinter is also available in an XL runflat, and usually better priced than comparable competitors.

It is easy to identify your ideal tyre just by providing your vehicle registration number, and same day fitting is available at most local Protyre garages.