Legalities of owning tires
There are two options either to pay a fine for making use of illegal tire or pay out for the tires so that they are safe and legal. The law is in place, which has certain guidelines that everyone has to comply with in relation to their vehicle tire.
The driving of damaged or worn out tire can result in fine or result in MOT failure. It may even affect the insurance policy of the vehicle as well. The legal issues need to be resolved but the most important thing is to stop using the damaged or worn out tire as they endanger the lives of the users.
The car has to be maintained at peak performances and the easiest way is to maintain proper tire by regularly keeping a check on formation of lumps or bumps or any kind of wear and tear that occur due to the separation or partial structural failure.
The cut or tear should not exceed the length of 25mm or 10 % of the tire’s width else the tire needs to be replaced with a functional one as deep cuts may cause damage to the tire’s inner cores. The tire’s internal plies should be protected from outside exposures. And any tire that is being fitted to the vehicle should be compatible with tire of other wheels. It is required to ensure that the tire used in the car or trailer is of permissible standards and doesn’t cause damage to the road as well as its passengers.
The legal tire maintenance suggests that all car tires must be inflated to correct air pressure as per the recommendation of manufacturer. Some tires require to be maintained at partially inflated state. The legal tread depth of 1.6mm is the minimum requirement for car tire. This tread depth should be throughout a continuous band in the center ¾ of the tread and around the entire circumference. The said tread depth is mandatory and the minimum legal requirement wherein the original tread pattern must be visible as well. Carrying of spare tire is neither mandatory nor having a spare tire is illegal. But the spare tire should always comply with the legal standards.
The biggest risk of making use of damaged tire in cars or trailers is that they are a dangerous proposition for the passengers within the vehicle as well as other people and vehicles on the road. The use of illegal or damaged tire is punishable under the law. The traffic police can issue Fixed Penalty notices to such offenders. In case the offenders don’t comply with the charges they can be prosecuted and even arrested. The legal notices are issued in the name of the driver as well as the owner, incase he/she is not the same person.
A court can impose fine up to a maximum of $2,500 and three penalty points. If a vehicle has more than one defective tire, a summons can be issued for each of the illegal tires. Certain circumstances require total disqualification.
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