Tyres: 8 years old, 20k miles. Concern?

Dandle · 7 Sep 2021 at 15:33

Depends on the tyres condition for me. I just swapped the Michelins of my wifes car as they were starting to loose lumps of rubber at 6 years old, they had loads of tread left though as they lived on the rear most of their life.

Haggisman · 7 Sep 2021 at 15:58

Milkyway said:
I think that if tyres are over 5/6 yrs old... you might be asking for trouble. (Legally).
My Dad had a blowout on his caravan... first thing that the Police checked / concerned about was the age of the tyre(s).
He Got away with a warning/advice.
A lot of this has come about due to lots of commercial vehicles & coaches getting caught during roadside checks or after an accident.

I think the issue here is that the tyres should be checked regularly. With a car they at least get checked once a year at the MOT (although really it should be far more often than that).

On a caravan the same isn't true, they could be sat for several years without moving or anyone looking at them, so it could possibly be argued that not checking them before use is negligent

Milkyway · 7 Sep 2021 at 16:14

Haggisman said:
I think the issue here is that the tyres should be checked regularly. With a car they at least get checked once a year at the MOT (although really it should be far more often than that).

On a caravan the same isn't true, they could be sat for several years without moving or anyone looking at them, so it could possibly be argued that not checking them before use is negligent

I wasn’t there... but, basically that’s what the Police Officer pointed out.
They might LOOK ok, but sat in a muddy field for a long period, might not do them any favours. Probably a lot of old caravans / trailers on ORIGINAL tyres.
(NB: Luckily, he’s experienced... so control maintained & no damage.... just inconvenienced).

Bit of reading material...( Finding your tyre age amongst other things)
There isn’t a legal time limit for CARS to replace tyres. BUT;
It seems that 6+ years (inc spare) is a good time for a change, due to natural deterioration.
https://www.petebarden.co.uk/news/articles/how-old-are-my-tyres.html

Cyber-Mav · 8 Sep 2021 at 19:09

Greebo said:
Thats the thing there. Most people never see the inside of their tyres. The outside can look fine.

You'd have to take the tyre off the rim to see inside it. No one is gonna bother to do that.

tom_e · 8 Sep 2021 at 19:14

Cyber-Mav said:
You'd have to take the tyre off the rim to see inside it. No one is gonna bother to do that.

I thought they meant inside as in the side against the car rather than actually inside the tyre.

Greebo · 8 Sep 2021 at 21:12

tom_e said:
I thought they meant inside as in the side against the car rather than actually inside the tyre.

You need the poster to state which. I assumed he meant the inside as it could be full of bits of rubber worn off the tyre.

theone8181 · 9 Sep 2021 at 06:25

I assumed he meant the inside of the tyre that's not on the rim, the bot that you have to get on hands and knees to see.

Milkyway · 9 Sep 2021 at 10:03

More importantly... is the problem at the top or the bottom of the tyre...