Police tweet aftermath of accident, blame dodgy tyres
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Agree. The claim inspector might just notice that. Hopefully no one was injured.
Although the tyres look OK from the outside, it's all too easy for someone to have a glance and think they're ok. I know a woman (no hubby) who runs her kids around in a Honda Jazz with 2 bald front tyres, I've pointed them out , told her of the risks and dangers and even offered to take the car, get them changed for trade price and return it, but she refuses saying that "it's in for a service next month".
Maybe the penalties for bald tyres are a bit lenient?. I dunno.
Although the tyres look OK from the outside, it's all too easy for someone to have a glance and think they're ok. I know a woman (no hubby) who runs her kids around in a Honda Jazz with 2 bald front tyres, I've pointed them out , told her of the risks and dangers and even offered to take the car, get them changed for trade price and return it, but she refuses saying that "it's in for a service next month".
Maybe the penalties for bald tyres are a bit lenient?. I dunno.
carl_w said:
Problem is with modern cars, big wheels, rubber band tyres filling the arches it's not so easy to see the condition on the inside edges.
Yeah, I regularly hand check my tyres for the wear markers, but last time fronts were changed the insides edges were f
ked. Bad geo and it is very easy to miss this.From an MOT tester's guide:
"Each side of the central band of the tyre can be devoid of tread i.e. bald and still meet the pass standard."
Regardless, there is no way an insurer can avoid paying out merely due to the state of that tyre.
Car driver: Yes I check my tyres regularly. At least once a week I take a look at the tread depth and condition of the ouster sidewall of the tyre. The tread looks fine the last time I looked and the outer sidewalls were all fine. It's impractical for me to check the inner tread and shoulder for wear as I don't have the time to jack up my car and remove the tyres for a full inspection.
The above will be enough to defeat any insurer quibbling about that tyre.
"Each side of the central band of the tyre can be devoid of tread i.e. bald and still meet the pass standard."
Regardless, there is no way an insurer can avoid paying out merely due to the state of that tyre.
Car driver: Yes I check my tyres regularly. At least once a week I take a look at the tread depth and condition of the ouster sidewall of the tyre. The tread looks fine the last time I looked and the outer sidewalls were all fine. It's impractical for me to check the inner tread and shoulder for wear as I don't have the time to jack up my car and remove the tyres for a full inspection.
The above will be enough to defeat any insurer quibbling about that tyre.
carl_w said:
SVTRick said:
Are you being serious ??
Even Stevie Wonder would fail that.
That's a definite three points.
Problem is with modern cars, big wheels, rubber band tyres filling the arches it's not so easy to see the condition on the inside edges.Even Stevie Wonder would fail that.
That's a definite three points.
Fronts - doddle. Put the steering on lock.
Rears - not hard at all. Bend down and look under the bumper.
carl_w said:
Problem is with modern cars, big wheels, rubber band tyres filling the arches it's not so easy to see the condition on the inside edges.
Aren't MOTs done on ramps? Every one I've had has involved the car being up in the air to check dust boots and the like.No way is there 3-4mm on the rest of that tread (IMO). That's 2mm at best.
I'm pretty sure that is an MOT pass, not illegal. 75% of the tread is OK. As for the wear pattern, our Alfa 159 does exactly that on factory geo. Set it up differently (according to the local specialists figures), and its fine. Of course when the missus takes it to the local tyre place they set it back....
Would I drive that on a dry day in the summer without much concern - yes. I'd be damn cautious if it looked like raining.
Would I drive that on a dry day in the summer without much concern - yes. I'd be damn cautious if it looked like raining.
That would easily pass an MOT.
I've just had a battle with a leasing company for similar wear, though - modern BMWs will wear the outside edge of fronts like that for some reason - so I had tyres with a good 3-4mm on them through the inside and most of the central part of the tyre, but the extreme outside edge was bald.
I asked them if they really thought it was acceptable to wear to the cords before replacing... then just called their mobile service, so they already had the tyres on the van and were very unlikely to refuse to change them!
But those tyres would pass an MOT.
Wonder what brand they are, as a cheapie Chinese tyre would be much more likely to cause issues, even if mostly legal.
I've just had a battle with a leasing company for similar wear, though - modern BMWs will wear the outside edge of fronts like that for some reason - so I had tyres with a good 3-4mm on them through the inside and most of the central part of the tyre, but the extreme outside edge was bald.
I asked them if they really thought it was acceptable to wear to the cords before replacing... then just called their mobile service, so they already had the tyres on the van and were very unlikely to refuse to change them!
But those tyres would pass an MOT.
Wonder what brand they are, as a cheapie Chinese tyre would be much more likely to cause issues, even if mostly legal.
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