My problem Brian with carrying a spare wheel is that should I carry everything spare I might need like, a spare engine, gearbox and everything else to be found in an engine compartment and of course an engine lift, all the spanners nessessary, two batteries of course, a fridge, water heater, water pump, water tank etc etc etc, just where does it all finish. If you have a sparewheel fitted as standard, well your sorted and it would be crazy to take it off but My Chausson hasn't got a spare wheel, it wouldn't fit through either locker doors and I have no jack anyway. Incidently I wouldn't want to be changing a wheel on my van with a supplied jack at the side of a busy road, lethal! Personally I can't live my driving time worrying about every failure that could happen and so like most of my driving life I will just have to hope that I will have no breakdowns with any part of my unit and I can get home in one piece. I of course have breakdown cover both here and abroad and think I have done everything I can to keep myself safe. What ever happens does and I will have to deal with it as and when and not forgetting if of course. Oh, I can see from your two questions and answers that you will not be buying a Chausson anytime soon.