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The legal requirement regarding tread depth of your tyres.
The legal minimum tread depth for cars and light trailers (including caravans) up to 3500 kgs gross vehicle weight and/or 8 seated passenger vehicles including driver is:
A minimum of 1.6mm in a continuous band throughout the central three-quarters of the tread width, throughout the whole of the circumference.Remember,if you are driving a vehicle with tread below the legal limit there is a £60 fine and 3 points on your Licence.
Lumps,Tears and bulges:
Regulation 27 section (d) states - " the tyre has any lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure ".It is good practice wherever possible when assessing damage that the tyre is removed from the rim and systematically inspected both internally and externally."
Tyre Cuts:
A cut in excess of 25mm or 10% of the section width of the tyre ,whichever is the greater,measured in any direction on the outside of the tyre and deep enough to reach the ply or cord would deem the tyre illegal.
Ply or Cut Exposure:
If there is any cut in the tyre no matter how small which exposes cords,then the tyre is illegal.
If you want to be sure your tyre meets these legal requirements,drop in and see us,it could save you a lot of trouble.
We can check your tyres for you,just drop in and see us.
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