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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309   
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How long can you use tyres from date of manufacture even if treads are not worn down?
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31st Aug 2023 5:02pm |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 717
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In the UK, as long as you like. Condition is what counts, not age. |
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31st Aug 2023 8:35pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4206 
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No legal age limit for car tyres, but 10 years seems to be the advise in the industry if they otherwise appear healthy. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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31st Aug 2023 8:45pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 1997
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Totally agree on the 10 years, I just changed my 10 year old Goodyear wrangler Duratrac 265/75r16s after one punctured due to inner sidewall split. Plenty of tread left, no side wall cracking indication. 60k miles . So I would say 10 years max. Better before. Mine happened at slow speed on a country lane bend. It would have been a lot worse at higher speed on a motorway.
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31st Aug 2023 9:24pm |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1211
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Interesting thread. I have two sets of wheels and tyres, Goodyear MT's on Wolf steels (winter) and Continentals on original alloys. These must be the originals , no cracks, lots of tread but 13 years old.
I am more and more convinced they are giving a hard harsh ride compared to the Goodyear tyres. I got the impression they were hard and not flexing as much as I expected. Maybe reading this regardless of the visual inspection being good they are past their sell by date. 2010 XS USW 1957 Series One 88 diesel 1958 Series One 88 4x2 |
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31st Aug 2023 9:40pm |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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Thanks all - suspected 10 years was the guidelines.
Will change all five before one goes on the motorway. Got to fix my clutch first.... |
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1st Sep 2023 9:25am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17362 
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In reality it depends on the life the tyres have had, rather than their age. I have met tyres which have been on properly-stored old vehicles (i.e., blocked to take the weight off the tyres and protected from UV) in excess of 30 years old which have been perfectly serviceable, yet at the other extreme I have met tyres less than five years old which I wouldn't dream of taking on the road.
It is of course better to err on the side of caution, and much wiser to replace a tyre which was actually OK than to fail to replace a tyre which is shot. There are strict legal restrictions on tyre age for certain types of vehicle such as PSVs and HGVs, introduced as I recall after a fatal coach crash attributed to a 20-year-old-tyre which occurred in 2013, I think on the A3. From 1st February 2021 it has been illegal for front axles of HGVs including buses and coaches (vehicles above a gross vehicle weight of 3500 kgs) and all axles on minibuses when fitted in single configuration to use tyres aged more than 10 years. Apart from this, i.e., for private vehicles, there is no legal limit, the law just requires that the tyres are in a suitable condition. According to that paragon of excellence Kwik Fit (  ) "There is no definitive tyre age limit as to when you should replace your tyres but once your tyres reach 7-10 years old, you should keep a close eye on their condition and consider replacing them.". Personally I would have hoped that all drivers keep a close eye on the condition of their tyres all the time irrespective of age, but I am probably just naively old-fashioned and optmistic in this! |
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1st Sep 2023 9:40am |
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| kmac Member Since: 07 Oct 2009 Location: Middlesex Posts: 1309
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1st Sep 2023 11:46am |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4206
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Sadly, that's not the case, generally people don't give their tyres a second thought. For my sins I work in road safety and one of my areas of work is tyres. We've just this last week completed a study gathering data from many tyre retailers on the condition of tyres on cars that come into them for repair/replacement. We had data from over half a million tyres gathered in the last 18 months. About 18% of those tyres were already below the legal minimum tread depth when they were checked. I see from this and other work that people often wait to be prompted by the MOT/service before changing tyres and often never check them themselves. With tyre pressure monitoring being standard on all new cars, you'd think that would be one less problem. Anecdotally I've heard people just hit the re-set/recalibrate button rather than be bothered checking the pressures  2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS |
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1st Sep 2023 3:33pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17362
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Far from it. The more the car does for the driver, the more stupid the driver becomes. Why would you check you tyres when the car tells you if they're not OK? We are on a slippery slope and what is at the bottom is not good. |
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1st Sep 2023 4:17pm |
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| marsie Member Since: 17 Nov 2011 Location: sheffieldish Posts: 532  
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I have a set of michelins on my s2a that are like new on the tread but unfortunately cracked on the sidewall. But they are almost 25 years old
 2000 90 TD5,galv chassis, d2 axles ,Bas remap , alisport intercooler , d2 transfer box , side windows-more to come-much more!! *GONE*
2004 110 TD5 Double cab. *GONE* 2010 110 2.4 XS station wagon |
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7th Sep 2023 6:42pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4646 
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Over here you get a notification on your MOT cert when your tyres reach six years of age. Not a fail as of yet. 1982 88" 2.25 diesel
1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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16th Sep 2023 10:11am |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 717
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What has tyre pressure monitoring got to do with tread wear??? Nothing is the answer, at least not directly. TPMS is one of the WORST things ever on new cars. My Jimny lights the dashboard up like a Christmas tree when the tyre pressure drops to 25psi from a 26psi normal inflation. The dash will then refuse to show you anything else as though it is the end of the world. F'ing stupid thing. Even more so on a 4x4 when there are valid reasons and times you may want to run less than 26psi. A system implemented by idiots for idiots.... |
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16th Sep 2023 7:20pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17362
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I don't agree it was implemented by idiots, more it was made mandatory by idiots. It is certainly aimed at allowing more idiots to do things they are fundamentally unable to do safely, specifically drive a road vehicle.
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16th Sep 2023 7:34pm |
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