Random thought brought on by the tyre thread... Tyre age, and insurance?

ALD · 10 Aug 2020 at 19:41

builder22 said:
you could change all the tyres straight after it's passed an MOT...

there was talk of a 10 year limit for HGV tyres supposed to be coming in this year, dunno what stage that's at but I suppose an age limit could be put on cars too

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...-roads-in-new-measures-to-improve-road-safety

robj20 · 10 Aug 2020 at 19:48

vanandjuanunited said:
If it passed its MOT then it's deemed to be legal.

If only that was right.
It's deemed legal at the time of the MOT, plus as the owner your still ultimately responsible for the condition of your car.

Semple · 11 Aug 2020 at 20:38

tom_e said:
Your average joe on the street would have little to no idea that tyres ideally have a shelf life and would only go on tread depth and possible cracking sidewalls but even that may be pushing it.

I would hazard a guess to say that most tyres wear down in tread before the rubber ages/perishes. If there's no law to stipulate the age of the tyre, then it's probably something very hard for an insurance company to challenge you on.*

*assuming that the tyre doesn't look nackered with cuts/slits in the sidewall.

snapdragon69 · 12 Aug 2020 at 09:17

The Government are already banning tyres over 10 years old on PCVs (buses) and lorries. They have so far only consulted on banning car tyres over 10 years old.
Is a 10 year old Michelin better than a new Landsnail tyre?

Akagi · 12 Aug 2020 at 14:53

snapdragon69 said:
The Government are already banning tyres over 10 years old on PCVs (buses) and lorries. They have so far only consulted on banning car tyres over 10 years old.
Is a 10 year old Michelin better than a new Landsnail tyre?

Assuming it was a decent Michelin to begin with, some in here would say no, I say probably as long as the Michelin still has some give and hasn't gone hard as a rock.

I wonder if tests have been done to find out...

i know nothing · 13 Aug 2020 at 21:16

Acme said:
Assuming it was a decent Michelin to begin with, some in here would say no, I say probably as long as the Michelin still has some give and hasn't gone hard as a rock.

I wonder if tests have been done to find out...

Yes, I believe they have!

When I was looking at what tyres to fit (as mine were from 2007) I came across this article:- https://paultan.org/2019/09/26/are-new-tyres-stored-for-2-3-years-expired-goods/ It touches on the points you raised.