lincolnshirelad
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Just been told that from April any tires over 6 years old will fail the not regardless of condition, anybody else heard this?
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Thor1950
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MOT?????????? what is not?
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How do they know the age?
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Date stamps?
Thor1950
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check birth certificate
waddy1200
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there is a code stamped on the side wall of the tyre which gives the month and year of tyre manufacture. personally I wouldn't have a tyre on my car any more than 3 years old
lincolnshirelad
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Month and year stamped on the side
bushwwacker
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And on most plastic parts, good for checking manufacturing date tallies with year of reg...
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Feck that, the spare on my 1986 MR2 is original and has never been used, the rest are at least 20 years old as it only does a few hundred miles a year.
lincolnshirelad
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Spare didn't need to be legal anyway, wife's spare is original but others not sure and my camper has 6 wheels two OK others to be checked
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Id not heard that but it doesn't suprise me in the slightest...
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I did hear that tyres over five or six years old cannot be retailed any longer, but not heard anything about MOT.
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wil2813
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+1.the big boy car/tyre dealers are after your dosh again imo.im lead to believe mot is focusing more to electrical side of things inc tps electronic h/brake etc etc.i hear this story every year tbh.obviously safefty is the main concern and if your daft enough to run defective tyres good luck,ive seen factory fit top premium brands cracking on 12 month old cars
if the 6 yr tyre date gets enforced im good & will go with the flow as safety outrules everthing + I will earn more money
ukadamwest
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The spare does have to be legal, but there's no legal requirement to have a spare
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The spare wheel is not inspected on the MOT test and does not have to be legal. However if it is seen and regarded as below legal limits advise can be given. But the vehicle cannot be failed.
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ukadamwest
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ah ok, thanks for that wammers
