I would just like to say

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Hippo said:
That link ses yer can do a tyre string repair from the oot side but later on ses it should only be seen as a get me home repair, temporary fix.
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There is only one repair that is accepted by British standards its called BS AU 159. The string is legal to use as a temp repair
for road legal vehicles but not for a proper tyre repair company or garage to use I used to string tyres on the roadside
try laying on the hard shoulder with motorway traffic blasting past its doggy as hell. Jump out n see if it was still on the rim
blow it up string it then get the driver to pull off at the next junction & repair it properly.
If a tyre was brought in to the garage with a string repair it is illegal to repair that tyre.
However string/bow tie repairs is legal on agricultural vehicles for non road going only, as for vulcanising been there seen loads
of them explode cause lots of damage & a pita to balance not usually done on car tyres as its not cost effective, loads of
commercial done used to have a company called vaculug do ours probably 10/15 every week.

The British standard repair is a plug, a patch can be used but the outside must be filled with a rubber filler to stop water
getting into the cords.
 
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kevstar said:
There is only one repair that is accepted by British standards its called BS AU 159. The string is legal to use as a temp repair
for road legal vehicles but not for a proper tyre repair company or garage to use I used to string tyres on the roadside
try laying on the hard shoulder with motorway traffic blasting past its doggy as hell. Jump out n see if it was still on the rim
blow it up string it then get the driver to pull off at the next junction & repair it properly.
If a tyre was brought in to the garage with a string repair it is illegal to repair that tyre.
However string/bow tie repairs is legal on agricultural vehicles for non road going only, as for vulcanising been there seen loads
of them explode cause lots of damage & a pita to balance not usually done on car tyres as its not cost effective, loads of
commercial done used to have a company called vaculug do ours probably 10/15 every week.

The British standard repair is a plug, a patch can be used but the outside must be filled with a rubber filler to stop water
getting into the cords.
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it can't be illegal to repair a tyre that's had a string repair, the advice says take it for a proper repair as soon as possible?
 
kevstar said:
First one that came up with BS AU 159

Look under initial inspection.......

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The boring bit

The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3117) so as to take account of new technical requirements introduced by recent ECE Regulations.
www.legislation.gov.uk www.legislation.gov.uk
That actual BS is hidden away from public view 🙄🫣
 
kermit_rr said:
The boring bit

The Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

These Regulations amend the Motor Vehicle Tyres (Safety) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/3117) so as to take account of new technical requirements introduced by recent ECE Regulations.
www.legislation.gov.uk www.legislation.gov.uk
That actual BS is hidden away from public view 🙄🫣
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I used to have all the legislation when I was a manager for ATS Euromaster I binned everything with my signature on it
when I left. I did keep some stuff like a full set of brakes for my evo, air brake bleeder n other tools & sets of tyres for
most of my family 🤣 🤣
 
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