new tyre law would be coming into effect in February.The government said the rules would impact lorries, buses and even coaches in the UK.
Now large vehicles with older tyres could be dubbed illegal and fined under the new law which came into effect this week.It is illegal to fix tyres older than 10 years old to front axels of good vehicles with a gross weight over 3,500kg.
The decision made by the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Regulations was announced on July 15, 2020. It comes after a study revealed tyre failures were up by a staggering 3% last year.
The data, from Evans Halshaw, found many illegal tyres were on the road across the UK. A car which has an unfit tyre could cause a lot of problems in the road, sometimes.
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