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Roads Minister, Jesse Norman has announced a new study into the safety of ageing tyres – the first publicly funded research of its kind in the UK. The
[See the full post at: Government commissions research into the safety of aging tyres]anthony roeGuestnot so sure about ageing tyres as side walls are easy to examine but part worn tyres i would ban immediately as no life is worth putting part worn tyres on a car where there is no history of the tyre where its been what it has been doing, yes we know they come from Germany but thats all we do now.
james jacksonGuestten years should be max on all tyres. I also agree that part worn tyres should be banned from our roads they are a known source of problems, what price of a life or lives .
Steph SavillGuestThis is only happening because of the persistence of a grieving Mum. We totally support Frances’ stance. Undoubtedly old rubber is more brittle/less effective than newer. Let’s hope this tyre research looks at other areas too – yes, part worns but tread levels as well ie if our tyres were changed at 3mm we’d end the part worn market from Germany/Austria in one. But what distresses me most is that it’s taken 6 years to get here. Assuming the tyre/garage industry knows the risks motorists run here, how come it’s taken Frances to convince the government not the so called tyre pros?
joe digneyGuestas a tyre depot selling tyres for more than 30 years i have some disasters with part worn tyres
we refuse to sell them even though we could make more money from them
its clearly a safety issue as we dont know the history of the tyre they are just someone elses scrapPeter MilesGuestI agree with Steph Savill’s post above. Our present MOT testing limits for tyres are ridiculous. 1.6mm is very little tread depth, especially in torrential rain, and even then the outer edges can be totally bald but so long as no cords are poking through that’s considered acceptable.
Then we all see sidewalls perished and although there might be 5 or 6mm tread left would you trust it for a long motorway journey? And yet all we can do is “pass and advise”.
With all the major changes coming in the test then amongst all the ridiculous things like reversing lights and contaminated brake fluid (which is fine until you realise we’re not even allowed to remove the reservoir cap) they’ve put in the draft manual I would hope they might tighten up a bit on tyres.HASSENGuestA few years ago, I had a blow out on the M25 resulting, luckily, only to the underside damage of the vehicle. RM tyre, where I get all my tyres, stated that a tyre lifetime is only good enough for four years. Eversince I have listened to their advice and hence pass this advice to my customers.Therefore, it should be a legal requirement for all tyre manufacturers to inscribe the lifetime of tyres.
Eddie BamberGuestI have every sympathy with Mrs Molloy, and agree that the laws and tyre inspections around PSV and HGV tyres should be looked at. Regarding part worn tyres on cars, yes, a lot of these tyres are imported. However, we have cars that are written off in accidents at very low mileages, are we saying that the tyres on these vehicles should be scrapped when they are perfectly useable ?. I have no issue with part worn tyres as long as I source them myself.
stephenGuesthi how can you know the date off a ten year tyre
Bob BarringerGuestPlease remember that class 5 busses have a 1mm minimum tread depth, this is set by the government.
The 1.6mm limit for cars/vans is set by the tyre manufacturers associations.
Buses full of people on 1mm tread scares me!!!!!DieterHaussmannGuestThe manufacture date of a tyre is stamped into a strip in the sidewall close to the bead.
Maybe an expiry date should be used instead to allow manufacturers to develop longer life tyres. Some cheap tyres perish after a few years, some decent ones don’t after 10. -
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