peterg Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 yes, they can be edited to add 'tyre condition' is one aspect of the test as well as tread depth so lumps, bumps, splits and cracks could all result in a fail in the opinion of the tester... Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 100% fail... full stop!! Unless you have a s**t mot tester who doesn't pick it up or just can't be bothered checking. But the question is would you drive a vehicle with cracked side walls??? and your answer should be a resounding NO, unless u ain't bothered about the safety of yourself and passengers or u take the attitude of ‘Well they’ve been ok so far I'll be ok!’ Don't for get tyres have/do the most difficult job on the car. They have to cope with everything you input into the car And the end result is if you have an accident the police will pick up on it, they’ll class the car as in an unfit road condition and probably caused the accident and that may end up effectively nullifying your insurance and you paying for the damage. Buzz Quote
wacomuk Posted March 11, 2009 Author Posted March 11, 2009 The car i have bought is a 20 year old mr2. I have sorted out all the rusty bits i can see so i am hopping it will pass. I don't really want to spend £200+ on tyres for it if its going to fail on ££££ moneys worth of stuff. The tyres have light cracks in the side walls and i only have to drive (on my own @ 30mph) 1 mile to the test center If it passes it will get new boots Quote
dombanks Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 as said replace them. its a problem with horse trailers ive seen all too often (everyone at my yard has had it) where the walls get cracked but the tread is near perfect and usually no where near worn out. u still after some sierra wheels? Quote
wacomuk Posted March 11, 2009 Author Posted March 11, 2009 u still after some sierra wheels? No ta no room for anything else up to 5 cars now Quote
combatsapph Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 QUOTE I don't really want to spend £200+ on tyres for it if its going to fail on ££££ moneys worth of stuff. Sounds perfectly valid to me. The only thing I can think though is that if the MOT tester spots the cracks at the beginning of the test he'll be EXTRA critical for the rest of it. Quote
pistonbroke Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 The car i have bought is a 20 year old mr2. I have sorted out all the rusty bits i can see so i am hopping it will pass. I don't really want to spend £200+ on tyres for it if its going to fail on ££££ moneys worth of stuff. The tyres have light cracks in the side walls and i only have to drive (on my own @ 30mph) 1 mile to the test center If it passes it will get new boots Not sure where to look for it but I'm sure I read somewhere that every tyre is date stamped with an expiry date. so regardless of condition they can fail on this alone . Yup here it is tyres expiry dates Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 as said replace them.its a problem with horse trailers ive seen all too often (everyone at my yard has had it) where the walls get cracked but the tread is near perfect and usually no where near worn out. u still after some sierra wheels? It's also a problem on Caravans I think 5 years is the life of a tyre that doesn't do a lot of miles regardless of tread depth. If you want VFM, at 3 years stick em' on the back of the Westy and go practice your donuts Quote
Mark Stanton Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 same on motorhomes still plnety of tread depth but tyre walls degrade and Michelin XC campers are b****y expensive Quote
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