Refund for bold tyres?

browneyedbazzi

As the others have said, take the cash and be glad to be getting that.

You don't need to be 'mechanically minded' to know a legal tyre from an illegal one and, to be frank, anyone who can't check their tyres properly should not be driving a vehicle. You are supposed to check your tyres for tread depth and damage on a regular basis.

forgotmyname

Dont check the tyres. No hope of checking the oil and water levels then.

They wont pass the driving test these days.

Money-Saving-King

Akom wrote: »

My belief, rightly or wrongly

Wrongly.

It really does get me increasingly frustrated to see the 'blame everyone else' attitude keeps coming up. You can go on till the cows come home about how you think it's the dealers fault but it's not, it's your in laws fault!

Poppie68

Akom wrote: »

Thank you all for your advice, especially regarding the BALD tyre :-D

Your points are of course valid and to a degree I agree, however, my in-laws are not mechanically minded and wouldn't know a legal tyre from a bald one. Had they not have gone straight to a tyre garage they were at risk of 6 points and a fine. The dealer had a legal responsibility to sell a legal and roadworthy car which it clearly failed to do. So with that in mind do we just take the £60 and say 'hey ho, you got me'?

These are big tyres for a 4 wheel drive so £89 is reasonable I think.

They did'nt get caught so no fine and no points....so no problem...
The dealer may have had a responsibility to sell a legal and roadworthy car....but your in-laws also have a responsibility to themselves to check the car while considering the purchase....the tyres aren't hidden and they should of maybe asked more questions after the sales person pointed out the tyres were low...
After being told the tyres were low they still agreed the purchase and happily drove off to buy new tyres so i think the dealer is being generous offering anything..
They are not 'mechanically minded'....I wonder how many buyers are?

They need to move on and enjoy the car!

27col

They sound like a right pair of wally's. To drive off while knowing that the tyres were bad is just asking for trouble. It is obvious that the garage would have replaced the tyres if they had not been so excited about their purchase.

societys_child

Ultimately, it's the drivers responsibility to check the vehicle is safe (and legal) not the salesman, not the tyre fitter, not some bloke down the pub . . the driver

Norman_Castle

The dealer eventually came back to them offering to A/ Have us return the car so they can fit new tyres themselves or B/ They would give them £60 towards the cost of the two new tyres as they said that's how much it would have cost them.

Its likely the dealer would have fitted two £30 part worn tyres. Take the £60.

philatio

2 sides to this..

On a lesser note, the tyre place are bound to say "Ooo you can't drive it like that. You need to buy new tyres.." in order to make you buy their tyres.


But on the other..
Take the £60.

You say it's a big 4x4 and the dealer was gonna fit 2 new tyres value £30 each. They would be utter crap.

Kingsd316

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Judging whether a tyre is legal or not is one of the simplest jobs there is.



See the notches in the groves? If they are level with the tyre either side, you are on the legal limit. If they are lower then your tyre is illegal.

This depends on the tyre, some have them at 2mm and also at 1.6mm depending on brand, should say on the tyre wall

SuperHan

I've skimmed through, but I think it's a case of buyer beware. You were warned they were low, if they were illegal you should have checked before driving it away (it's the drivers responsibility, after all).

When I bought my car I demanded the tyres be changed before I took it away because they were not matching tread on the same axel. They were legal, but I'd rather have matching tread and the same tyres on each axel. I checked the tyres before I left, wasn't happy, and asked them to act there and then. They obliged at no extra charge.

If you have a real issue, ask them to prove the £60 cost to them. I don't think that they will give you more than cost though. If you had given them time they may have towed the car for you to replace the tyres, but you didn't give them opportunity.