What Tyre For Spare Wheel?

[Moffet]

Hello

I currently have 4 Dunlop SP9000 (Lexus OEM) tyres on my IS, but it's going in for it's MOT and unfortunately the spare is a little, er, unroadworthy. Actually it has a nail in it!

Just wanted to know what sort of tyre I should get for it, because the SP9000 is a directional tyre so it can only go on one side of the car.

Thanks for the advice!

[alajota]

IMHO any tire as long as it is not directional

[Bazza]

a directional tyre is fine for a spare

for an emergency or a get you home tyre there isnt a problem

if there was im sure lexus wouldnt put them on the spares

[Moffet]

What do Lexus put on their spares? A Dunlop 9000 same as the others?

[LEX200sport]

It doesnt matter if the spare tyre is bald, flat, or unroadworthy for the MOT.

[ColinBarber]

For the MOT the boot shouldn't need to be opened. As LEX200sport has said the MOT does not check the condition of the spare wheel - or if you have one.

In fact my local dealer changed a wheel over for my wife when she had an MOT because one of the 4 tyres wasn't too great, swapped it over with the spare so it passed :)