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New tyre cracked.

samkma
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forums.moneysavingexpert.com34j6p2c.jpgMy VW Polo passenger side front tyres has a visible crack, tyre brand EVENT was replaced on last MOT Jan 2014, dones 4300 miles only. Is it ok to drive with this?

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  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,856 Forumite
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    That's not a crack but a cut, personally I would get it changed ASAP.
  • samkma
    samkma Posts: 130 Forumite
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    The car was parked on the drive for last two days and it just appeared today when I returned from a School run. it that a slashed tyre.
  • Agreed, maybe struck a sharp kerb, pothole or road debris such as broken bottle, it needs looking at by someone qualified to see how deep the cut is and if any cords are showing, who may or may not be a tyre fitter.

    It might be worth a major repair, and i do know what i'm talking about here, but whether it would be worth doing by the time you've found a professional tyre repair workshop (not the aforesaid tyre fitter who isn't qualified) and paid the costs involved, is debatable, probably not for a common size.
  • atrixblue.-MFR-.
    atrixblue.-MFR-. Posts: 6,887 Forumite
    edited 13 June 2014 at 12:11PM
    Inner_Zone wrote: »
    That's not a crack but a cut, personally I would get it changed ASAP.
    disagree I see no evidence that it has been punctured by a knife or sharp object, the edges are thinner in the split than the outer edges, and why cut there? the side wall is best and to not deflate it? a cut usually gets depression marks on the edges of the cut and that if glass caused it there would be evidence of glass dust and shards stuck in and scattered around the area.


    the tire is defective change for spare provide receipt to the place that you had purchased.


    don't drive with it on, its a dangerous defect.
  • colino
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    That pretty much looks like you've rolled over something sharp on the road, It needs checked to see how bad it is and if it will take a repair, but it's not going to self heal.
  • samkma wrote: »
    forums.moneysavingexpert.com34j6p2c.jpgMy VW Polo passenger side front tyres has a visible crack, tyre brand EVENT was replaced on last MOT Jan 2014, dones 4300 miles only. Is it ok to drive with this?

    http://tinypic.com/r/34j6p2c/8
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    Speaking as someone who is unlucky enough to be in the process of destroying a full set of Event car-dealership-ditchfinder-specials at the moment (as quickly as possible), I'd suggest you get it changed for something decent as quickly as you can regardless of the crack/split/cut.


    Even if you don't want to spend big money, there are plenty of mid-range budget tyres like Kumho, Falken, Nankang, Hankook, Federal or even Primewell which will be a significant improvement.
  • motorguy
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    disagree I see no evidence that it has been punctured by a knife or sharp object, the edges are thinner in the split than the outer edges, and why cut there? the side wall is best and to not deflate it? a cut usually gets depression marks on the edges of the cut and that if glass caused it there would be evidence of glass dust and shards stuck in and scattered around the area.


    the tire is defective change for spare provide receipt to the place that you had purchased.


    don't drive with it on, its a dangerous defect.

    When a tyre cracks it will crack along a stress line - the grooves in particular.

    Thats not a crack. Something external has caused that.
  • AdrianC
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    Agree with everybody else - that's damage, not a fault.
  • neilmcl
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    edited 13 June 2014 at 3:04PM
    disagree I see no evidence that it has been punctured by a knife or sharp object, the edges are thinner in the split than the outer edges, and why cut there? the side wall is best and to not deflate it? a cut usually gets depression marks on the edges of the cut and that if glass caused it there would be evidence of glass dust and shards stuck in and scattered around the area.


    the tire is defective change for spare provide receipt to the place that you had purchased.


    don't drive with it on, its a dangerous defect.
    Don't agree at all. That is definitely a cut, probably not deliberate but a cut by something external nonetheless. It does look like you've run over something in the road OP.
  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    Wow! Nearly 100% agreement in the motoring section of MSE!!! Perhaps England have got a chance after all :D

    It's a cut, it may or may not be a problem depending how deep it is. The fact you're asking on here suggests you don't feel confident to make that call on your own inspection and there's no way any of us can say from the other side of a screen because we can't see inside it.

    Rather than asking a tyre place (who may have a vested interest in selliing you another one) pop into a local MOT garage and see if they'll take a quick look - if they say it's ok then it's ok.

    If they do say it's ok then ignore any doom n gloom scaremongering you may hear elsewhere from people who haven't actually seen it and apparently change their own tyres as soon as a stone lodges in the tread "cos it's safety innit" ;)
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