Is it dodgy to have a puncture repair done so close to the tyre wall?

I got a slow puncture and took it to a garage for repair to be told that it was borderline as the patch would be covering part of the side wall. The tiny nail had pierced about 1 inch from the edge of the tyre. He recommended a new tyre as he staed that as it is close to the tyre wall it may only last a week or so. I asked for a repair and when I got home changed it over to the spare and will keep the repaired one as a backup now. MY13- TD4 XS Mauritius Blue, Privacy glass, Cold climate pack, Tailgate spoiler, Armrest pack, LED signature, Body side mouldings, Full size spare and finally Mudflaps

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Yes, it's dodgy. These are the standards we work to.
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Thanks for the guidance notes. MY13- TD4 XS Mauritius Blue, Privacy glass, Cold climate pack, Tailgate spoiler, Armrest pack, LED signature, Body side mouldings, Full size spare and finally Mudflaps

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I use a local one man band tyre specialist. He is not trying to make commission on selling a new tyre. He tells me that most tyre repairers glue a patch / mushroom and that's it hence they are not suited to an 'edge' repair . My mans technique is to grind a skim off the inside of the tyre around the puncture hole to expose clean rubber (as opposed to the shiny skin from the mould process), he then will vulcanise a patch and its clamped for the 'setting time'
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My family and friends have used this guy for over 30 years.
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My thoughts for and edge repair are if you can't find a vulcaniser then buy a new tyre BUT take the old tyre home, put a saw cut through the bead before disposal at your local tip. This stops your old tyre being sold on to the 'used tyre' market.
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For a more central puncture go for a glued mushroom repair.
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Kind regards from Fred
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Yeah, any tyres we can't repair get the reaming drill half a dozen times through the sidewall. There's a secondhand tyre shop near us that pays a quid for tyres with sidewall damage and spends another quid carrying out a non-vulcanised sidewall repair (sometimes using a section of sidewall from another tyre) including a bit of filler for the original hole. Thing is, these are all high speed-rated, low profile tyres that were being fitted to powerful vehicles usually driven by youngsters who liked his cheap prices for expensive tyres. I honestly don't know how he sleeps at night. Technically he is not breaking any laws. When we used to carry out MOT tests on local vehicles that had had one or more of his 'sidewall specials' fitted, we were unable to fail them so I always issued an advisory note marking it as dangerous, stating 'TYRE SIDEWALL REPAIR - ADVISE DO NOT EXEED 30mph IN THIS VEHICLE'. That caused a fair few arguments between him and his customers.  Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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I would spend out and get a new tyre, else you will always be driving around worrying about it Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner