The number of defective tyre offences is on the rise, new data suggests.
There were 33,442 defective tyres offences over the past four years, up from 31,281 between 2016 and 2019, research carried out by Select Car Leasing shows.
Offences for defective brakes and vehicles in a “dangerous condition”, meanwhile, have seen a reduction since the last review in 2019.
London leads the list of cities with the worst offenders across all three categories with around five times as many as anywhere else.
Graham Conway, managing director of Select Car Leasing which obtained the DVLA data via a Freedom of Information request, said: “While it’s encouraging to see falls in the number of drivers prosecuted for having dodgy brakes and cars in a dangerous condition, the amount of people still being caught with poor tyres is astounding.
“The deadly effect of having worn or damaged tyres is widely known, while road safety charities and government agencies produce numerous hard-hitting campaigns to highlight the issue.
“More than 1,600 people were killed and a further 26,000 seriously injured on UK roads last year, many of those related to dangerous tyres.
“But still the message about carrying out regular checks and replacing tyres when they show signs of wear and tear is not getting through.”
graham+cox
until you put 100s of traffic cops on the road and more dvsa staff the great british public will drive round in unsafe poorly maintained cars and vans with little or no respect for safety
they are becoming almost impossible to deal with in a garage situation no mots,no tax,worn brakes etc etc