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On Monday, when I took my car out, it felt normal, but after about 300 meters on a busy road, another driver said my rear tyre was flat. I returned home and parked my car on the road in front of my garage.

Yes, the tyre was flat. I left it there, thinking I will change the tyre at night. I later realized that the spare tyre was itself flat, and I had forgotten to fix that.

Now, I will be able to fix the spare tyre and replace the rear tyre only by the weekend.

Will the tyre get damaged in this stationary condition on the road ? Will it be safer if I drive it into my garage ?

Or should I drive it about 3 km to the nearest repair shop ?

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Driving 300 M on a flat tire is easily enough to ruin the tire. The damage can be in the tire and not be visible .If it is low but not flat ,it may still be alright. Stationary on a flat/low tire should not damage it . Think in terms of how you can take the spare and/or the flat tire to the service shop without driving on them. Or , there are inexpensive air pumps the run on the car battery that will put in enough air to drive it to service. Rarely is a leak so bad that a small pump is unable to temporarily inflate it.

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