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No, if it has a suitable alternative system providing sufficient assurance of mobility.
Not necessarily a wheel: Annex XII allows a complete spare wheel, a temporary-use wheel with tools for changing it, or a suitable alternative system providing sufficient assurance of the car’s mobility. It must be appropriate and usable; observe its speed and use limits. Not every motor vehicle has identical equipment requirements and not every kit suits every type of damage.
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It is required only for cars over 3,500 kg maximum authorised mass.
No, if it has a suitable alternative system providing sufficient assurance of mobility.
Yes, always a wheel, with no alternative systems permitted.
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