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Rubbish....its not dangerous in the slightest...i think your thinking of radial and crossplys !!
There will be 100's thousands of cars driving round on none matched tyres, all passing mot's and driving perfectly safely.....scaremongering at its best.
Originally posted by wazza99
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Utter tosh, if that were the case, don't you think it would be an MOT fail?
Originally posted by Nobbie1967
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MOT standards are actually quite slack so it's not surprising that they allow different tyres on the same axle.
Imagine if you had two tyres on the right hand side of the car with thread that gripped well in the wet and almost slicks on the other side with poor wet grip. As soon as you braked hard the car grip only on the right hand side and spin round in a circle.
All tyre brands that use different compounds and different construction methods will perform differently under heavy braking. and steering. So if you have mismatching tyres they will all perform differently in the same conditions causing the car to become unstable under braking.
This may not be noticeable during normal driving but why would you want to risk an unstable car in an emergency braking situation just because you cant be bothered to get the same tyres.
Personally i have researched tyres available for my car and have chosen a tyre based on a good compromise of how long it will last, price and performance. I then swap wheels front to back and get four new ones because they always wear out at the same rate. So it only takes a small amount of planning to keep all the same tyres on your car.