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HGV`s front tyres will need to be no older than ten years old as from the autumn, this will include 7.5 tonners.

 

Blurb from the traffic commisioner

 

 
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Government announces heavy vehicle old tyre ban

Last week, the government announced a ban on older tyres being fitted on lorries, buses and coaches.

The ban will make it illegal to fit tyres aged 10 years or older to the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches, and all wheels of minibuses. The measures will also apply to re-treaded tyres – with the date of re-treading to be marked – making the age of the tyre clearly visible.

The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain welcome this move. They would urge all operators to review their tyre management systems before the ban comes into force in the autumn.

Operators should also look out for further information on tyre marking and an update to the categorisation of defects (further guidance) in due course.

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Is the ban on "fitting" ten year old tyres or having them already  on the front axle ?

 

In my old days of tyre fitting I saw many Michelin tyres on farm wagons that where structurally good and twenty years old and rather more budget tyres that couldn't pass an mot at three years !

 

The classes of vehicles affected by the new law should already be adequately covered by operator licencing , and the commercial testing stations should have stopped the use of the "mot tyre set" years ago ?

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