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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:44:41 +0000, Klara wrote:

That sounds great - everyone would be a lot safer if that were
required, say, for all new young drivers!

Have seen numerous comments re accidents from the snow etc. have a
question...just curious....does the annual auto inspection govern the
minimum tire tread allowed as one of the conditions of passing the
test?.....H

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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:44:41 +0000, Klara wrote:

That sounds great - everyone would be a lot safer if that were
required, say, for all new young drivers!

Have seen numerous comments re accidents from the snow etc. have a
question...just curious....does the annual auto inspection govern the
minimum tire tread allowed as one of the conditions of passing the
test?.....H



Yes.

At the test a couple of years ago, my car was getting low on Tyre tread and
I asked the same question BEFORE I booked the car in. As a matter of
satisfaction to myself, I fitted new tyres all round :-))

On a trye question. What are people's views on retreads and their use on
Motorways? (Private cars, not the lorries, that one answers itself when you
conside the amount of 'complete retreads' stripped off :-(( )

Mike
The truth will prevail

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Have seen numerous comments re accidents from the snow etc. have a
question...just curious....does the annual auto inspection govern the
minimum tire tread allowed as one of the conditions of passing the
test?.....H

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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:44:41 +0000, Klara wrote:

That sounds great - everyone would be a lot safer if that were
required, say, for all new young drivers!

Have seen numerous comments re accidents from the snow etc. have a
question...just curious....does the annual auto inspection govern the
minimum tire tread allowed as one of the conditions of passing the
test?.....H


Yes.

At the test a couple of years ago, my car was getting low on Tyre tread
and
I asked the same question BEFORE I booked the car in. As a matter of
satisfaction to myself, I fitted new tyres all round :-))

On a trye question. What are people's views on retreads and their use on
Motorways? (Private cars, not the lorries, that one answers itself when
you
conside the amount of 'complete retreads' stripped off :-(( )

Mike
The truth will prevail

Would not touch a retread (tyre, that is) with a proverbial barge pole...and
not even on local roads.

On a trye question. What are people's views on retreads and their use on
Motorways? (Private cars, not the lorries, that one answers itself when
you
conside the amount of 'complete retreads' stripped off :-(( )

Mike
The truth will prevail

Would not touch a retread (tyre, that is) with a proverbial barge
pole...and
not even on local roads.





That's my view, but I do a lot of Motorway driving.

Mike
The truth will prevail

Mike wrote:
[...]
On a trye question. What are people's views on retreads and their
use
on Motorways? (Private cars, not the lorries, that one answers
itself
when you conside the amount of 'complete retreads' stripped off
:-((

I wouldn't use them for high-speed work. I understand any given
remould has a safe maximum speed rating, though -- some corner of my
memory is trying to tell me that it's even marked on the tire, but I
wouldn't affirm to it.

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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 08:44:41 +0000, Klara wrote:

That sounds great - everyone would be a lot safer if that were
required, say, for all new young drivers!

Have seen numerous comments re accidents from the snow etc. have a
question...just curious....does the annual auto inspection govern the
minimum tire tread allowed as one of the conditions of passing the
test?.....H


Yes.

At the test a couple of years ago, my car was getting low on Tyre tread
and
I asked the same question BEFORE I booked the car in. As a matter of
satisfaction to myself, I fitted new tyres all round :-))

On a trye question. What are people's views on retreads and their use on
Motorways? (Private cars, not the lorries, that one answers itself when
you
conside the amount of 'complete retreads' stripped off :-(( )

Mike
The truth will prevail

Would not touch a retread (tyre, that is) with a proverbial barge
pole...and not even on local roads.



Although this not an area of my expertise I can say that round here no one
seems to sell remoulds on the basis that cheap new budget tyres are more
cost effective

I wouldn't use them for high-speed work. I understand any given
remould has a safe maximum speed rating, though -- some corner of my
memory is trying to tell me that it's even marked on the tire, but I
wouldn't affirm to it.



I think the speed is on the side of new tyres, therefore as a remould only
redoes the tread bit (I think) the old speed advice would be null and void.

As a matter of interest what do you term as 'high speed' work? Long
stretches of Motorway with Autocruise set as opposed to a quick burst to
overtake and then back to 50 ish?

Mike
The truth will prevail

Mike wrote:
I wouldn't use them for high-speed work. I understand any given
remould has a safe maximum speed rating, though -- some corner of
my
memory is trying to tell me that it's even marked on the tire, but
I
wouldn't affirm to it.



I think the speed is on the side of new tyres, therefore as a
remould
only redoes the tread bit (I think) the old speed advice would be
null and void.

As a matter of interest what do you term as 'high speed' work? Long
stretches of Motorway with Autocruise set as opposed to a quick
burst
to overtake and then back to 50 ish?

The former; but I'd still only use them for local work, if at all.
This may be a superstition.
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On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:59:48 +0000 (UTC), Mike wrote:

I think the speed is on the side of new tyres, therefore as a
remould only redoes the tread bit (I think) the old speed advice
would be null and void.

A remould takes an old tyre and "remoulds" it including the lettering
on the sidewalls. There would be allsorts of fuss from the orginal
brand makers if their name was left on the side...

I did think about remoulds for my car as new cost around £100/corner
and remoulds about £50 but I do a fair bit of long distance motorway
cruising and decided against them.

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