Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
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Locking tyre valve caps - thwarting climate change activists
Has anyone any experience on the locking valve caps you can get on EBay and the like?
It appears the climate change activists are increasing their activity in letting down tyres on SUVs and 4x4s.
The locking caps look like they have small grub screws (or similar) preventing simple unscrewing by hand.
Looking to see whether prevention might work?
Wondering whether the valves will just get knackered as they try harder..Jim
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11th May 2022 1:45 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
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They'll end up stabbing the sidewall in frustration!Richard
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11th May 2022 2:10 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
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I had locking wheel nuts on my D2, replaced them with normal ones after 6 months due to them corroding and not undoing easily. I always check the trye pressures weekly so they didn't take long to corrode. I could see a visit to the tyre dealers coming soon as before I removed them undoing them nearly twisted the valve stem!
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Car tyre sidewalls are not designed to bear the weight of a car whilst deflated, particularly not an SUV so the tyres will be damaged, and the offenders can be charged with criminal damage.
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A criminal damage sentence can range from low-level fines and community orders, to life in prison in circumstances of arson with intent to endanger life or other destructive forms of aggravated criminal damage. Charges can even be brought against a person based on them preparing to commit criminal damage, even when no damage has actually been caused.
Ended up driving SWMBO's car to kwikfit to get a new valve when a tyre had gone a bit soft and after 1/2 hour with a dremel I gave up before I damaged the alloy..
Dean
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11th May 2022 7:10 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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Personally got a set of these , will also use some ceramic grease on the threads as suggested
Fingers crossed these idiots get caught and the book is thrown at them , dread to think how many hours the police & CPS have to waste in order to bring these morons to justice
12th May 2022 4:38 am
al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I doubt they will be caught and even if they did it would just be a slap on the wrist and they would be free to carry in. The idiots even let down the tyres on an EV.
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12th May 2022 7:08 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
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Hi Al
Plus 1, unless of course a member of the public caught one of them , even so if they were put before a judge I bet they wouldn’t be forced to pay for damages to the owners tyres
Also couldn’t get my head round that regarding letting EV tyres down, plus because of there actions may cause a serious accident or even a death if a tyre came off it’s rim at speed
Them demanding a free transport service is laughable as who the hell is going to pay for it , just feel they wouldn’t be happy unless we were sent back to the Stone Age
Bet they don’t do what they preach in stop using oil products
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