Police stop for semi slicks

[Jazoli]

I don't understand why you would use them on the road, what if it rains? they aren't going to disperse water very well.

[L91 EON]

Never had a problem. Besides the point of my post.

[HustleRussell]

Jazoli said:

I don't understand why you would use them on the road, what if it rains? they aren't going to disperse water very well.

If you don’t understand, why comment.

Tyres are either legal or they aren’t. OP’s are presumably E-marked and exceed the minimum tread depth. Traffpol being a bd.

[HustleRussell]

L91 EON said:

In the end he said he would give me a break and just charge me for one bald tyre not all 4 and he will go and do some research on the tyres but he’s almost sure they’re not legal at all for U.K. roads.

Totally unacceptable.

[kiethton]

Jazoli said:

I don't understand why you would use them on the road, what if it rains? they aren't going to disperse water very well.

Depends on the car/use surely?

I wouldn't use them on a year-round commuter rep doing 20k a year but I'd use them (and did have R888R's at one point) on a weekend performance car

OP - get a garage to measure tread depths officially or contact the PC's superior to get them to check the stupidity before you take it further - if no joy then appeal the ticket and it'll be dropped.

[take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey]

Jazoli said:

I don't understand why you would use them on the road, what if it rains? they aren't going to disperse water very well.

Many many cater field and lotus owners use them. You just go out when it's dry and slow down on the very rare occasion you get caught in the wet.

I've used 32rs, 48rs, and the kumho and federal versions whose name escapes me.

Never crashed once and I've even done wet track days on them.

Sure, they're not an everyday tyre.

[andyvvc]

Post a few pics up of the tread pattern and depth. I suspect they "look" worn from new given the semi slick tread? Thus the copper was just doing his job. Also, are these new tyres or have they seen a few thousand miles and are thus even slicker?

Not sure they will be much use when your car hits a lot of standing water though? Even 6mm tread on PS4s has left my car squirming when I've unexpectedly hit standing water.

[paradigital]

kiethton said:

Depends on the car/use surely?

I wouldn't use them on a year-round commuter rep doing 20k a year but I'd use them (and did have R888R's at one point) on a weekend performance car

OP - get a garage to measure tread depths officially or contact the PC's superior to get them to check the stupidity before you take it further - if no joy then appeal the ticket and it'll be dropped.

This. I had no qualms at all using AD08R on my fair-weather MX5, and yes, I’d take my 4-year old lad out in it without a 2nd thought.

I didn’t commute in it though, nor took it out if there was any chance of a downpour.

[L91 EON]

The tyres are e4 marked.

I had another set in the garage ready to fit as the rears were close, he even came to my garage and had a look at the labels etc still on the new set, he changed his tune Abit and told me to get the new ones put on asap so I did this morning. But that wasn’t the point he was making he’s saying they’re not legal on our roads at all. He was trying to measure the depth on the slick part of the tyre I couldn’t actually believe it. I said go off the wear markers and he was saying I need to measure in the middle repeatedly

[covboy]

andyvvc said:

Post a few pics up of the tread pattern and depth. I suspect they "look" worn from new given the semi slick tread? Thus the copper was just doing his job. Also, are these new tyres or have they seen a few thousand miles and are thus even slicker?

Not sure they will be much use when your car hits a lot of standing water though? Even 6mm tread on PS4s has left my car squirming when I've unexpectedly hit standing water.

https://www.nankangtyre.co.uk/products/motorsport/...

[L91 EON]

These tyres look bald from new and to the uneducated they do look illegal. This is my fear if I take it to court.

[anonymous-user]

I didn’t realise Nankang did semi slicks, they’re traditionally associated with ditchfinders.

Anyway they look similar to motorcycle tyres which are essentially semi slicks.

[Insert Coin]

L91 EON said:

These tyres look bald from new and to the uneducated they do look illegal. This is my fear if I take it to court.

Don’t worry, they are E marked for road use, copper is an idiot.

[L91 EON]

Insert Coin said:

Don’t worry, they are E marked for road use, copper is an idiot.

Will a judge see it this way when he see what essentially looks like a bald tyre lol

[HustleRussell]

jm8403 said:

Jazoli said:

I don't understand why you would use them on the road, what if it rains? they aren't going to disperse water very well.

Complete stupidity, that's why. They're dangerous in the wet so good on the copper.

[OutInTheShed]

The Law: The legal limit for minimum depth of the tread on your tyres is 1.6 millimetres, across the central ¾ of the tread around the complete circumference of the tyre.

There's no tread in the middle of that tyre.

Maybe we don't need fast cars with D-rated wet grip on the roads either?

[HustleRussell]

This is the correct course IMO;

kiethton said:

OP - get a garage to measure tread depths officially or contact the PC's superior to get them to check the stupidity before you take it further - if no joy then appeal the ticket and it'll be dropped.

[andyvvc]

How much of a benefit are semi slicks like this, vs say PS4s for normal or even fast road use? Do they offer massive increases in grip? I can't say I've struggled for grip with Michelins before now (the odd chirrup when cornering hard but the car doesn't break traction much).

I'm surprised these are UK legal given the lack of tread. Sounds like the copper was too lol

[jm8403]

andyvvc said:

How much of a benefit are semi slicks like this, vs say PS4s for normal or even fast road use? Do they offer massive increases in grip? I can't say I've struggled for grip with Michelins before now (the odd chirrup when cornering hard but the car doesn't break traction much).

I'm surprised these are UK legal given the lack of tread. Sounds like the copper was too lol

[L91 EON]

andyvvc said:

How much of a benefit are semi slicks like this, vs say PS4s for normal or even fast road use? Do they offer massive increases in grip? I can't say I've struggled for grip with Michelins before now (the odd chirrup when cornering hard but the car doesn't break traction much).

I'm surprised these are UK legal given the lack of tread. Sounds like the copper was too lol

I used to run ps4 and put the ar1 on for summer and the grip is levels above in the dry of course.