How To Change a Car Tyre

A large garage or wide driveway are ideal places to change a car tyre. But if you get a flat out on the open road, park somewhere safe, away from traffic - even if this means driving for a short distance on the flattened tyre.

Once your car’s in position:

• Turn your hazards on
• Take all the caps and covers off
• Loosen all wheel nuts

Step 1

Place the WHEEL CHOCKS on the same side as the puncture - so if the front-right tyre is punctured, put the chocks on the back-right.

Step 2

Find the JACKING POINT - look in your car’s handbook. Make sure the jack is straight with the body of the car and the ground.

Step 3

JACK THE CAR UP until you’ve got enough room to fit a new tyre in. Don’t worry about going too high - it’s better to have more room to play with.

Step 4

Remove the wheel nuts, lift off the punctured tyre, put on the new tyre and do-up the wheel nuts.

Step 5

To finish, drop the jack, tighten all wheel nuts using the extendable bar and you’re done - tidy everything away and get back on the road!