Tyre wear - inside

colino

"It's a band 75% wide across the centre, it doesn't have to be the middle 75%."

Mark_mark, a great loss to the Pedants Corps.

arcon5

I'd go back and tell them you are having VOSA retest it if they don't do it again - and properly. Then get the tyres sorted, new tyres and balancing

Mark_Mark

colino wrote: »

"It's a band 75% wide across the centre, it doesn't have to be the middle 75%."

Mark_mark, a great loss to the Pedants Corps.

Are you a bit touchy tonight? If you're going to post legislation why not get it correct?

colino

No, I commented on my recollection, I didn't quote anyone but you. Perhaps you would like to expand on the difference between me saying, "central 75% of the tyre" and your interpretation. Or, perhaps not.

thelawnet

Does this pic help?

http://i.imgur.com/rUxxgYs.jpg

I don't have a tyre gauge, but there's definitely over 3mm on the left - more worn - side.

Iceweasel

thelawnet wrote: »

Does this pic help?

http://i.imgur.com/rUxxgYs.jpg

I don't have a tyre gauge, but there's definitely over 3mm on the left - more worn - side.

You may be right - but there are no tread wear indicators in your pic.

Take another pic a bit further round the tyre.

Building_Surveyor

I thought tyres had markings these days... To tell you how far they are worn down, my continental sports do...

Joe_Horner

Mark_Mark wrote: »

It's a band 75% wide across the centre, it doesn't have to be the middle 75%.

No it's not. That only applies to bikes, trikes under 450kg, vehicles first used before 1933, passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats and class 5 goods vehicles. they also have a minimum tread depth of 1mm instead of 1.6mm.

For cars it's a minimum 1.6mm across the central 75% of the tread breadth - it must be (more or less) central.

Retrogamer

I would say from the picture above, it's illegal.

I wouldn't fancy my chances in court contesting it wasn't.

I recently changed a set of Toyos on my old car's wheels with exactly the same wear. Handled terrible in the wet.

flashg67

Iceweasel wrote: »

You may be right - but there are no tread wear indicators in your pic.

Take another pic a bit further round the tyre.

near the top of the photo - I can see them!