Quote:
Originally Posted by Jem
|
What kind of mileage did you do on these set of tyres?
It is bad if the garage you went to never told you the tyre was illegal. However, all a garage can do is advise you what tyres are bald/illegal/damaged and it is up to you as the driver to sort it out.
It is the drivers responsibility to ensure that his/her vehicle is in a roadworthy condition, not the garages.
For instance, National Tyres could advise you all of your tyres are fine, then after you drive out of the garage the police could stop, give you a horty, or even fine you for each tyre. "Garages" like National Tyres/Kwik-Fit/ATS hold no legal responsibility on any inspection they do.
Tyres are very simple to keep an eye on, you can pick up a wee tread depth indicator for a couple of pounds. Just make sure the tyres are above 1.6mm over the central 3/4 band of the tyre, and no cords/canvas are exposed and you'll be fine.