Nearside rear tyre close to breakers on mot.

ElephantBoy57

Herzlos said:

Exactly, 2mm is pretty close to 1.6mm, especially since it'll wear faster at lower depths.

The breaker is there quite specifically to allow you time to safely get the tyre changed.

Better grip in the dry weather though

AdrianC

ElephantBoy57 said:

Herzlos said:

Exactly, 2mm is pretty close to 1.6mm, especially since it'll wear faster at lower depths.

The breaker is there quite specifically to allow you time to safely get the tyre changed.

Better grip in the dry weather though

Clue: "Slicks" used in racing are not the same as ancient, shagged, rock-hard-aged bald road tyres.

When racing requires road tyres, teams don't shave the tread to 0mm to increase grip, they shave it to decrease tread-block-squirm, where the rubber deforms, overheats and starts to break up. You would have to be driving like a grade-A Audi driver to have that problem on the road.

Herzlos

ElephantBoy57 said:

Herzlos said:

Exactly, 2mm is pretty close to 1.6mm, especially since it'll wear faster at lower depths.

The breaker is there quite specifically to allow you time to safely get the tyre changed.

Better grip in the dry weather though

Not necessarily, more prone to punctures (thinner) and illegal. It's 3 points per bald tyre now isn't it?

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Herzlos said:

Not necessarily, more prone to punctures (thinner) and illegal. It's 3 points per bald tyre now isn't it?

That's what they tell you in the adverts, but if you were charged with 4 bald tyres at the same time, you'd actually only get 1 lot of 3 points, but a much bigger fine than for 1 tyre.

frayedknot

Many tyre brands have 2 sets of tread indicators (never heard them called breakers), one at 1.6mm the other at 3mm.