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Car was being towed, so I wasn't driving. AA patrol man seemed to stop quickly as soon as he thought it was towing oddly (don't ask me how). Up front in the van, I had no idea what was happening to the car; couldn't even see it in the mirrors.

Oh, wow. I had never heard of this before (well, they don't tell you this when you buy a tyre). Is this some sort of statutory consumer protection or something. You wouldn't a link to a document stating this; I can't find any mention of a tyre warranty on Toyo UK's website. Thanks

Never had a tyre blow out before, so don't know what is "normal". Story; had a breakdown, so the AA had to tow me 30 miles home. They had this dolly contraption, where the front wheels are put on a wheeled contraption, and the rear wheels are on the road. The car is a 96 MX5, on P5 Puredrive shocks/springs, which had a session at Wim last summer. Wheels are factory 15" wheels. All the tyres were set to 28PSI, rear types were 195/50 15 Toyo Proxies-4, fitted in late December (supplied and fitted by a licenced Toyo dealer, not mail order supplied), with a couple of thousand, all road, miles on them. No faults with the brakes. After 20 miles, inside rear tyre blew. Offside type looks absolutely fine, with no odd wear marks. Shredded tyre: The broken wires are pointing outwards: Some sort of layer coming away: Odd tear near the valve. Don't know where the valve cap has gone; it was fitted pre-blow-out. The van wasn't being driven fast; incapable. These AA vans are 1.9 Renault diesels, which struggle on a tow. I've been reading about failures of Toyo Proxies sidewalls. Any comments? Wondering if the pictures were worth send to Toyo UK, but if this is normal, I won't bother. Parts of the bodywork were damaged when the blown tyre carcass snagged up on it.