I did get my wheel sorted out beginning of last week.

Fortunately it only cost me about R2k. As I’m going to be claiming this from the council it is my obligation to minimise the cost for them, otherwise they won’t pay out. As a result I had to get the wheel fixed instead of replaced (R650 vs R2222). My father somehow managed to organise a matching tyre from the last container in the country — so if I break a tyre in the future I’m definately going to have to replace 2 at a time.

The tyre that was replaced had 7mm tread; new tyres of the same type also have 7mm. So I basically toasted a tyre that had no wear. This is good for me as now the council can’t give me a discounted payout. Generally they will deduct the amount of wear on the old tyre from the price they pay you, which means I’d have been out of pocket for the difference.

My father also managed to get a 30% discount on the tyre. Don’t know how, but it appears to be standard on some tyres. It cost ~R1300 originally — expensive low profiles :(.

This post is sponsored by the Cape Town City Council.