Yes, I got an irreparable puncture in a rear tyre on a business trip to Paris last year. Thing is, the tyres on my car are an unusual size. My hotel was a couple of blocks away from a Merc dealer. ( not my first choice of tyre supplier of course, but I had meetings to attend and just needed someone to sort it all out, and so left it with them )
Anyway, eventually, they tracked down a replacement tyre but could only find one available that day. Much discussion ensued with them claiming they couldn't just fit one tyre etc as mentioned above. Lots of agony about it being a matching brand too.
I managed to persuade them to do it in the end, on the basis that my next stopping point after leaving them would be at the Eurotunnel, before leaving the country. Still cost a small fortune though.
Classic example of why a spare tyre or even an emergency spare would have saved a lot of bother and expense.
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