How much can I expect to pay for part worn tyres?

londonTiger

I'm out of this forum due to constant bullying by forum members

SilverSaloon

hgotsparkle wrote: »

Just thought I'd update, I have now bought 2 continental tyres, both with 6mm tread for the grand total of £50 and they're in very good condition.

hope you told your insurance company! I heard they are now requiring you to replace your tyres every 10 miles to keep them new and not part worn. LOL :rotfl:

i've fitted part worn to all my cars over the past 5 years without any issues :cool:

vaio

PWTHarrison wrote: »

Hi everyone

We spoke to the ABI (Association of British Insurers) today to ask them about whether fitting part worn tyres invalidates your insurance policy, here is what they had to say:

“Customers buying part-worn tyres should check them thoroughly before the vehicle is used. All motor insurance policies require the policy-holder to keep the vehicle in a road-worthy condition, so maintaining your tyres to a good standard is very important. If an accident investigator finds that your tyres are excessively worn, under-inflated or damaged, and they are the cause of an accident, your insurer may refuse to pay out.“, said Scott Pendry.

So basically doesn't alter whatever the source of your tyres

Joe_Horner

I wonder how many who would "never fit part worn tyres" would also "never buy a used car".

After all, tyres are important for safety, but so are brakes, steering, suspension, seat belts and structure.

With most newish cars:

You can't inspect the whole brake system for an MOT because of access

You can't know if the suspension's been abused and a spring's about to break at speed (can happen even without abuse on some!)

You can't necessarily know by inspection that a seat belt hasn't been over-stressed or damaged in other ways

You can't inspect many structural areas for an MOT thanks to trim and under-trays.

Any one of those could cause mass destruction to that queue of nuns and children with puppy dogs waiting to be ploughed into.

At least with a part-worn tyre, any faults that might cause danger can be seen if they're inspected correctly while off the rim. Of course, to do that you need to trust the supplier or ask to see the tyre before fitting.

But at least it's possible to see the damage, which it isn't with most brake seals, hidden brake lines, hidden mounts, brittle springs, over-stressed belt webbing, high pressure power steering pipes just waiting to burst, electrical loom faults leading to fires and so on (the list of "hidden dangers" in a car are almost endless)