That sounds like you managed to avoid a much worse outcome Richard, thankfully, you and your wife were fine! On a lighter note and not being one to miss out on a bit of sarcasm though, I wonder if the Renault had the dust suppression covers fitted? based on others “experience” of these items it sounds like it may have done?
more seriously, I wonder if a combination of better, more fade resistant pads if fitting a set of these wheel covers would be an option? TBH I’ve given up on the search now and as one chap suggested, a pad that is designed to produce less " dusting " may be the way to go? Thank you for your contribution though and to everyone else that has chipped in on this.
Barrie