Drivers warned of worn tyre dangers

10/05/2011

More than half of British motorists are increasing their risk of a serious accident by not replacing tyres with low levels of tread, a survey has revealed.

The research by Mytyres.co.uk also revealed that just 54% of motorists polled said that low tread depth would prompt them to replace tyres, while shockingly only 62% would change a tyre due to a bulge or crack.

Car owners are also risking an invalidated car insurance policy, a fine and penalty points if their tyres are found not to be in a roadworthy condition.

A spokesman for Delticom AG, who operate in the UK as mytyres.co.uk, said: "It is worrying that such a large number of car drivers could be on the roads with illegal tyres. We strongly urge drivers to do all they can to prevent these types of accidents by regularly checking tyre tread depth and general condition."

UK law requires that car tyres must have a minimum of 1.6mm of tread, but experts also recommend that drivers should consider changing tyres when they fall below 2.5mm in depth.