The Dangers Of Fitting Used Tyres
Thursday, 24. June 2010
A Trading Standard team based in Birmingham have found that an incredible 90% of used tyres being sold by independent tyre dealers and fitted on cars don’t meet minimum legal standards. Among the tyres inspected officers found some with nails embedded in them as well as one tyre that was 17 years old. The investigation, run by the city council and overseen by Trading Standards boss, Chris Neville was a surprise. Neville said ‘I can’t believe for a minute this is a problem unique to this city.’ A worrying comment from a spokesman for the AA said ‘You’d be foolish to buy second hand tyres for a road vehicle.’ But where does this leave those that have recommended that drivers change their standard tyres for winter tyres each year? After all it would mean changing back into used tyres at the end of each winter as the old tyres are re-fitted. What do you think? By Graham Hill
