MOT

Mp4 · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:14

Question: For an MOT what are the requirements for tyers? e.g.

how many mill must they be to pass

Confused · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:15

The minimum limit is 1.6mm.

They may give you an advisory if they are below 3.0mm, as 3mm is considered by many to be the recommended lower limit.

Edit: And a spare, if present, must be legal. If it's not there, you cannot fail because of it not being there.

Scottland · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:16

1.6mm, you can get a guage to check them for a couple of quid.

You should be able to find exactly what they check on the VOSA website.

mrk · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:26

Don't even need a gauge, just get a tyre tread card for free from motor World or somewhere and use that as it has a ruler.

monkeyspank · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:30

It only needs to be that deep for 3/4 of the width of the tyre, across the middle. So the outer 1/8ths can be bald.

paradigm · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:35

mrk said:
Don't even need a gauge, just get a tyre tread card for free from motor World or somewhere and use that as it has a ruler.

Don't even need a tyre tread card, just use the markers on the tyre.

mrk · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:37

paradigm said:
Don't even need a tyre tread card, just use the markers on the tyre.

Yup that would tell you how far you are from the legal limit but if you wanted to know how many mm you have left as an exact figure then free card ruler ***

EvilDreams · 17 Jul 2008 at 23:42

Confused said:
Edit: And a spare, if present, must be legal. If it's not there, you cannot fail because of it not being there.

Plus most places AFAIK don't look at the spare.

Scottland · 18 Jul 2008 at 08:28

EvilDreams said:
Plus most places AFAIK don't look at the spare.

They don't have to, AFAIK they can only give you an advisory for an illegal/bad spare.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_10016070

Scania · 18 Jul 2008 at 11:30

Scottland said:
They don't have to, AFAIK they can only give you an advisory for an illegal/bad spare.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_10016070

I'm pretty sure I had an MOT failure for a bald spare iirc.

Best thing to do is to remove the spare if its border line.

paradigm · 18 Jul 2008 at 11:34

R124/LA420 said:
I'm pretty sure I had an MOT failure for a bald spare iirc.

Best thing to do is to remove the spare if its border line.

Did you even read the link?

THE GOVNERMENT WEBSITE said:
Wheels and tyres - condition, security, tyre size and type, and tread depth. Spare tyres are not tested.

Mp4 · 18 Jul 2008 at 12:42

Thanks all , Well Vauxhall check the spare tyer in service anyway! all legal there.

Scania · 19 Jul 2008 at 05:53

paradigm said:
Did you even read the link?

No, I'm just recalling what happened to me a while back.

A, The law changed.

B, I was conned.

C, I'm just mistaken!

loki101 · 19 Jul 2008 at 09:58

if def used to be if you had a spare it had to be legal a work mates husband use to be a mot test and was telling me how he would say if you got a spare and its no good take it out or it will fail, if you got dice on the mirror take them off or a fail same for toys on the parcel shelf.