Part worn tyre blown out after 50 miles... Help
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I'm sure I'm about to be educated on my tyre buying here but here goes
Last Tuesday I had a part worn Falken fitted to my car (330ci if it helps?) and i did around 50 miles on it. I then took it out run for on Sunday morning and within 10 miles the tyre had completely blown out (see picture)
So today on my day off I went back there and the guy straight away refused to do it without even inspecting the tyre. After he'd seen it he said he'd do another one half price which I declined.
So... Where do I stand? Is there any law that covers me for this as I feel under 100 miles on a tyre before it blows out is unacceptable even on a part worn.
Last Tuesday I had a part worn Falken fitted to my car (330ci if it helps?) and i did around 50 miles on it. I then took it out run for on Sunday morning and within 10 miles the tyre had completely blown out (see picture)
So today on my day off I went back there and the guy straight away refused to do it without even inspecting the tyre. After he'd seen it he said he'd do another one half price which I declined.
So... Where do I stand? Is there any law that covers me for this as I feel under 100 miles on a tyre before it blows out is unacceptable even on a part worn.
Never scrimp on tyres or johnnies.
As WW says, the tyre you bought had probably had a big accident and was structurally damaged.
Learn from this.
www.tyreleader.co.uk
As WW says, the tyre you bought had probably had a big accident and was structurally damaged.
Learn from this.
www.tyreleader.co.uk
Rubber should never be skimped on. How worn was 'part worn' in terms of tread mm?I can't even believe this is serious.
You cheapskate on part worn tyres, which I would have thought any sensible person knows are a lottery, then think that you should have some comeback against the person who sold you a part worn tyre?
You could buy a brand new tyre and they might not be interested in doing much for you. Nobody knows if you kerbed it, hit a pothole etc. Tyres are just an expense of driving, just like petrol and servicing.
You cheapskate on part worn tyres, which I would have thought any sensible person knows are a lottery, then think that you should have some comeback against the person who sold you a part worn tyre?
You could buy a brand new tyre and they might not be interested in doing much for you. Nobody knows if you kerbed it, hit a pothole etc. Tyres are just an expense of driving, just like petrol and servicing.
93DW said:
Is there any law that covers me for this
Yes, there is. As with everything you buy, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers you. It says that everything you buy has to be fit for purpose, subject to reasonable expectations.BUT... that doesn't mean that there's some kind of mythical force-field around a part-worn tyre that says it cannot be damaged in the first few miles of use. If it's blown out that dramatically, then there's clearly been some kind of damage which would have likely been very obvious. But when and where? Before sale? If the vendor can demonstrate that his stock goes through some kind of selective quality-control before sale that means a clearly damaged tyre would not be sold, then you've got a job to prove you didn't pull out of his yard straight through a pothole full of knives.
Is it worth your time, blood pressure and fees to take this to court? Or do you just learn a lesson and not penny-pinch on basics like tyres in the future?
<looks at pic> 225/40 - is it 18"? If so, that's a £60ish NEW tyre... I hope it was very, very cheap part-worn... Are you sure you can afford to run something like a 330?
TooMany2cvs said:
<looks at pic> 225/40 - is it 18"? If so, that's a £60ish NEW tyre... I hope it was very, very cheap part-worn... Are you sure you can afford to run something like a 330?
Judging by nearly 10k posts in under 3 years I'd say at least I occasionally leave the house to encounter these things! To everyone else thank you for the witty comments. I didn't know wether I was covered and wether I was reasonable or not and came on here to ask. I shall remember not to in future
Lets say a partworn which is half worn is half the price, you get half the miles, no come back and no history of the tyre. Why the f
k would you buy it.
i've had a look and a new falken is about 120 quid, and you cant afford that (as well as you should replace in pairs), then you should sell up and buy a cheaper car.
k would you buy it. i've had a look and a new falken is about 120 quid, and you cant afford that (as well as you should replace in pairs), then you should sell up and buy a cheaper car.
93DW said:
I didn't know wether I was covered and wether I was reasonable or not and came on here to ask. I shall remember not to in future
No, no need to thank me - the pleasure's all mine for giving you the answer to the question you actually asked, explaining which legislation covered it, and what the caveats and restrictions for it were.Drumroll said:
Have we turned into a nation of the self righteous? the OP asks a question, doesn't like the answers, has go at the person who actually answers the question and thinks the rest of us are wrong too.
Have noticed this on several threads of late.
It's the way it is in here now I am afraid. Dogs --> Gone to, sadly.Have noticed this on several threads of late.
When I was a boy, this place was all fields...
OP did you get a chance to inspect the tyre before it was fitted?
Realistically, I don't think you have much comeback - tyres do fail, anything can happen in 60 miles and without some pretty slam dunk evidence, I doubt the vendor will bother responding to polite letters or threats of court action - judging by the sort of places I've visited that sell part worns anyway
Realistically, I don't think you have much comeback - tyres do fail, anything can happen in 60 miles and without some pretty slam dunk evidence, I doubt the vendor will bother responding to polite letters or threats of court action - judging by the sort of places I've visited that sell part worns anyway
Ask a stupid questtion...
Do you really need an internet forum to tell you buying a part worn budget tyre and sticking it on the back of a moderately powerful rwd car was a spacker move? If you got 6 miles on it the guy would probably entertain you but 60 miles and almost a week? No chance. The tyre guy is probably sick to his back teeth of barryboy chavs trying it on.
Do you really need an internet forum to tell you buying a part worn budget tyre and sticking it on the back of a moderately powerful rwd car was a spacker move? If you got 6 miles on it the guy would probably entertain you but 60 miles and almost a week? No chance. The tyre guy is probably sick to his back teeth of barryboy chavs trying it on.
Edited by OldGermanHeaps on Tuesday 26th July 18:51
93DW said:
I didn't know wether I was covered and wether I was reasonable or not and came on here to ask. I shall remember not to in future
So you didn't get the answer you want, and are going to go off in a sulk? I don't particularly blame you for getting a part worn if this was a cheap tide-you-over job, and I think you were just unlucky this time. After all, every time you buy a used car, you're buying a set of part-worn tyres. However, I think this does demonstrate that it's perfectly reasonable for the general opinion to be that it's a false economy over buying new.
The Spruce goose said:
i've had a look and a new falken is about 120 quid
For a pair...http://www.camskill.co.uk/m61b0s134p97989/
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282107168981
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