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  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    My GF had a tyre blow out due to age, think it was about 10 years old or something.
  • people who dont visually inspect their tyres once a week


    and have a good feel of them monthly are naughty!
  • scbk
    scbk Posts: 1,216 Forumite
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    I had a tread fly off a tyre on a trailer just the other day, the tye was probably ancient
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    people who dont visually inspect their tyres once a week


    and have a good feel of them monthly are naughty!

    I think the idea is the tread itself separates from the sidewalls due to age at high speed. A visual inspection might not reveal that it is likely to fail in such a manner. In my GF's case it had not long passed the MOT.
  • scbk
    scbk Posts: 1,216 Forumite
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    Yup that's it, this tyre below had plenty of tread, no cracking, no bulges, no scuffs, no leaks and had never been kerbed (whilst in my possesion)


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