Driving with road legal track tyres??
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Hi, I was looking for some info on using a car on the public highway with road legal track tyres. I'm soon to drive to Newcastle from Glasgow and back with Toyo R888's on my car. Although these are road legal tyres, is likely to be frowned upon? Are all BiB aware that these and similar types of tyres are in fact road legal? I could personally understand why someone would think they are dodgy! I've been discussing this recently with some friends and no-one can give me a real opinion on it!! Worst case, probably paranoia, scenario would be the car being taken from me and missing my ferry to Holland until the matter is cleared (hours??). Or as I previously said, is this just paranoia? Lol.
Whilst on this subject, can anyone confirm what percentage of the tyre has to have tread on it in order to be classed as road legal?
Thanks in advance.
Whilst on this subject, can anyone confirm what percentage of the tyre has to have tread on it in order to be classed as road legal?
Thanks in advance.
Yeah I know, I think some Mitsubishi Evo's came with cut slicks too, but was just curious what some of the BiB would reckon! What would happen if someone with not a lot of experience were to stop me and check the tyres, could I end up getting a hard time (from lack of said experience) or would this matter be easily resolved at the side of the road across the radio/telephone??
They do look dodgy! I have had some comments from folk who don't know they are road legal. Along the lines of "you'll get the jail!", Lol.
They do look dodgy! I have had some comments from folk who don't know they are road legal. Along the lines of "you'll get the jail!", Lol.
superlightr said:
the track tyre if ok for the road will be E marked (should be) All my 7's had track tyres and had them over 6 years with road driving with no problems and MOT's and a police stop.
Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
And would track tyres not have "Not for road/highway use" emblazened on the sidewalls as well?Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
Gary
yes they do.
To OP - if you're worried about it at all, just make sure you know exactly where the E marking is on your tyre sidewall. Should you be stopped, point it out helpfully.
If you can show without fuss or bluster that your tyres are approved, and the policeman doesn't have to get down on hands and knees to check all round the tyre sidewall for a little mark, you should be absolutely fine.
I don't think you'll have a problem though.
To OP - if you're worried about it at all, just make sure you know exactly where the E marking is on your tyre sidewall. Should you be stopped, point it out helpfully.
If you can show without fuss or bluster that your tyres are approved, and the policeman doesn't have to get down on hands and knees to check all round the tyre sidewall for a little mark, you should be absolutely fine.
I don't think you'll have a problem though.
jaf01uk said:
superlightr said:
the track tyre if ok for the road will be E marked (should be) All my 7's had track tyres and had them over 6 years with road driving with no problems and MOT's and a police stop.
Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
And would track tyres not have "Not for road/highway use" emblazened on the sidewalls as well?Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
Gary
jaf01uk said:
superlightr said:
the track tyre if ok for the road will be E marked (should be) All my 7's had track tyres and had them over 6 years with road driving with no problems and MOT's and a police stop.
Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
And would track tyres not have "Not for road/highway use" emblazened on the sidewalls as well?Im sure you will be fine. Look up the regs for tyres and check your conform.
Gary
- Streaky
Utterpiffle said:
They are road legal e-marked and come with a letter of conformity from Michelin to show the BiB / MOT man. I still don't dare put them on my car though!
Wow. They must have absolutely no wet weather grip at all!Even the Pilot Sport Cup tyres have some tread designed to disperse water - on those it's clearly a "contractual obligations" tread designed to minimise difference in performance from a true slick.
Amazing! Great on a dry track day. Dodgy on the way home if there's even a spot of rain!
FNG said:
They're just what I need for my track car.
Not at £300 a corner, though...
I'd be very nervous of using them on the road, too, unless the forecast was ironclad sunshine all day.
Yeah, I certainly didn't pay that much for them though!Not at £300 a corner, though...
I'd be very nervous of using them on the road, too, unless the forecast was ironclad sunshine all day.
herewego said:
How do those meet the requirement for 75% of tread width to have min 1.6mm depth?
No idea. I guess it only has tread in the middle, so 75% of that?I just don't dare put them on a road car, firstly for fear of being stopped, but as said above, they must be very dangerous in the wet. And as they are 15's, they won't fit on my current Merc track car. I bought them for a track day car I'm building which is a loooong way off completion.
Sorry OP, didn't mean to hijack...
Its the other way around.. there has to be grooves covering a minimum of 20% of the tyre surface.. ergo these TB, R888, Yoko A032/ A048 etc etc.. all have exactly that.
Non E-marked tyres are illegal for the EU/UK vendor to sell, but you as a consumer can import tyres yourself from the US and fit. See the difference?
You cant SVA a car with them, but MOT has NO requirement to have E marked tyres.
Grey area indeed with the E markings and I bet the insurance will have a field day with this one.
But driving with tyres that alot of cars drive with as OEM, dont worry about the BIB. (I have driven with A048 yokos on the road in my Exige for several years, never an issue)
Non E-marked tyres are illegal for the EU/UK vendor to sell, but you as a consumer can import tyres yourself from the US and fit. See the difference?
You cant SVA a car with them, but MOT has NO requirement to have E marked tyres.
Grey area indeed with the E markings and I bet the insurance will have a field day with this one.
But driving with tyres that alot of cars drive with as OEM, dont worry about the BIB. (I have driven with A048 yokos on the road in my Exige for several years, never an issue)
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