> if they've already been plugged once and theu get another puncture its off to the bin.

Again, that's your personal choice.

We've got off road and on road tyres we still use with four to five tyre plugs in them that have lasted a few years since their last puncture.

I'm in non urban Australia and have cars actively used with > 500,000 km on the clock. We were raised to maintain gear; be it cars, trucks, aircraft, excavators, bob cats, etc.

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MindSpunk 2 days ago | parent [-]

It's a choice in so much as I would be gambling against how likely I am to get knocked back at a safety inspection for having plugs on the side wall. I'm in urban NSW and whether I'd get by a safety inspection would be a gamble on how particular the mechanic is. One of the mechanics I go to warned me about a single slightly cloudy headlight for my next inspection, which is comical compared to some of the cars I've seen on the roads in Sydney. I'm sure he'd be a big fan of those tyres.

Understandable if you're rural though.

	▲	defrost 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		I didn't advocate sidewall plugs. What I can say is that properly fitted plugs in the tread can last a long time with little leakage and that three or four plugs in the tyre tread (widely spaced, not all jammed in a big hole) seem to last a fair few years.