Part Worn Tyres - nick in the sidewall

Joe_Horner

spacey2012 wrote: »

SECTION WIDTH OF TYRE !
NO damage to sidewall whatsoever, Cuts, serious abrasions, chunks missing, all a serious tyre defect.

Read !!!!!!, some of the people on here.
The poor bloke could be killed taking your advice.
Please do yourself a favour and do not drive with a big chunk missing out of the sidewall of your tyre.
Some folk on here, really.
Stupid is an understatement.

Not quite sure what the rant I've bolded means, perhaps you could learn to express yourelf in whole sentences before telling other people to "read !!!!!!"?

I even provided you with links to the relevent pages of both the MOT manual and the C&U regs, neither of which say anything about "No damage at all to the sidewall" or make anything smaller than a 25m cut a "serious tyre defect".

The bottom line is that a cut in the sidewall that reaches the cords is perfectly legal as long as it's less than 25mm long - or even longer on wide tyres. That's because they consider such damage to be safe, even if (obviously) not ideal.

Perhaps you know better than VOSA and the experts who drafted the C&U regs, but I sincerely doubt it.

Joe_Horner

Chopper_Read wrote: »

I think you'll find its something like break, bulge or tear.

It's a " a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" so close enough

spacey2012

And your telling him he is fine to drive round on it as well.
You are as daft as the other Pollock.

They are out in force today.

Chopper_Read

spacey2012 wrote: »

Are you completely off you ******* head.
Go away idiot !.
You are going to get someone killed.

The bloke has a chunk of rubber missing from the sidewall of his tyre the size of a 10p coin and the thread is viable and you are telling him he is OK to drive round on it .
I have heard and met some in my time.

End of conversation.

Teddy out the pram or what?

You'd have more credibility if you were correct in what you post.

Chopper_Read

spacey2012 wrote: »

And your telling him he is fine to drive round on it as well.
You are as daft as the other Pollock.

They are out in force today.

Do you have any qualifications to back up your claims or are you forum educated?

Joe_Horner

spacey2012 wrote: »

And your telling him he is fine to drive round on it as well.
You are as daft as the other Pollock.

They are out in force today.

You don't really understand tyre construction, do you?

Also, seeing as my advice was based on the MOT test manual and C&U regulations for damage (and appropriately referenced to so you could confirm it yourself) rather than my own imagination, I guess they must have been written by daft Pollocks as well?

spacey2012

Do I need a qualification to know that it is not safe to drive your car with a big chunk of rubber missing from the side wall of your tyre exposing the thread ?
Is there one ?

Please do tell us, how long is he safe to drive for and for how far and for how long.
Until it blows out on the Motorway at 80 MPH and kills a few people.

keep digging, it is getting funny now.
I doubt the OP is daft enough to follow your advice of driving around with his tyre in such a state.

Joe_Horner

spacey2012 wrote: »

Do I need a qualification to know that it is not safe to drive your car with a big chunk of rubber missing from the side wall of your tyre exposing the thread ?

No you don't, but you might want to get one of these qualifications and use it to check those links I posted because my advice is correct in terms of both law and road safety.

That cut does not make the tyre illegal or unsafe in itself, but it does need checking by an expert to see if there's evidence of further damage which might.

That was my advice and it's correct advice both legally and in terms of safety - unless you know better than VOSA? In fact, as you rant on, do you even know who VOSA are?

Chopper_Read

spacey2012 wrote: »

Do I need a qualification to know that it is not safe to drive your car with a big chunk of rubber missing from the side wall of your tyre exposing the thread ?
Is there one ?

Please do tell us, how long is he safe to drive for and for how far and for how long.
Until it blows out on the Motorway at 80 MPH and kills a few people.

keep digging, it is getting funny now.
I doubt the OP is daft enough to follow your advice of driving around with his tyre in such a state.

So as I thought you're a bar room lawyer

snowathlete

Thanks everyone, I appreciate that you are all just trying to help me, even though there are some conflicting views. Im not surprised at that because its not always black and white and its hard to judge with a photo. Heck, its hard enough to judge in person.

Even if it is legal, I think it wouldnt be as safe as one without a chunk taken out of it. I mean, they let you drive around with 1.6mm or something legally dont they, but i notice losing grip around 4/5mm on myself, so I think its best if i try and get them to change it. I just hope they dont argue the toss about it or try and charge me for another one. I just cant afford it, but I dont want to take unnecesary risks.

Thanks again for eveyrone's help