Tyre safety & legal requirments

The main points with Construction and Use Regulation 27 which regulates the legal requirement for tyres are:The tyre must be suitable for the purpose the vehicle is being used.

 The tyre must be suitably inflated for the purpose the vehicle is being used.

The tyre must not have a cut, in excess of 25mm or 10% of the tyres section width whichever is greater, which is deep enough to reach the tyres internal structure.

• The tyre must not have a lump, bulge or tear caused by seperation or partial failure of its structure.
• The tyre must not have any ply or cord exposed.
• The tyre tread depth must be a minimum of 1.6mm measured in a band comprising of the central 75% of the tread width, continuous around the entire tyre circumference.
• The tyre must be maintained in a condition so that it is fit for the purpose the vehicle or trailer is being used and must not have any defect which may cause a danger to the road surface or damage to persons in or on the vehicle, or other road users.

Warning

Each and every tyre offence there is a max fine of £2500 with discretionary disqualification and a compulsory driving licence endorsement of 3 penalty points.