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Sider:

--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on July 19, 2010, 22:08:06 ---Typical of many jouralists he makes a supposition "will your tyres become illegal overnight" then produces absolutely no evidence to back that question up.  The guy from Black Circles talks in terms of falling demand for uneconomic brands, no mention of hos stock becoming unsaleable.

And as for legislation not been retrospective, HELLO, where were you during NERC :-.

If it is just a matter of infomration then let us make an informed choice, whilst enough of us want big knobly bobblies someone will still make them.

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As far as I can understand the text, it doesn't say "will your tyres become illegal overnight" but it says that the sale of cheap, nasty tyres (specially from china)may become illegal. The base for his reasoning is the fact that companies (particularly chinese) may not consider it economically viable to test and label the aforementioned cheap, nasty remoulds.

Honestly, how about we stop having a go at journalism for the sake of slandering them. They have a job and they do it, some better, some worse, but I thought this was a tread to slander the EU and its regulations.

john656:
Was it me or was that just people opinions?? The demand for cheaper tyres will always be there because people cannot afford to have perelli or such like on all four corners of their 1100 93 metro? Will they take into consideration peoples driving habits..e.g traveling behind the car in front at 70 mph on the motorway in rain at half a cars length. Even if the tyre scores 10/10 for everything will not help the MUPPETS that infest our roads are to blame not the tyres. I have mud terrain remoulds and because i know this i drive accordingly. Not all the drivers on the UK's roads drive as stats says so (altho hard to believe). I feel that tyre fitters have enough knowledge to help the average joe and guide them on tyre choice afterall this is part of their jobs is it not?
As for phasing out and making some tyres illegal i call BS....

glaggs:
Update from my last post. If a tyre doesn't reach a minimum requirement in any of the criteria it won't be legal to offer it for sale. The test will have a broad range and so most reasonable tyres will be OK. Previously the test for a tyre tp gain approval were quite strict anyway.
From a 4x4 point of view MT's will find it harder to comply with the noise and wet braking tests. Currently my understanding is that retread tyres don't fall under the legislation.

carbore:
Hello,

In the text of the EU document on http://www.etrma.org/public/Pdf%20from%20July/2008-316%20Final%20text.pdf

In particular the Commission should be empowered to establish the specific procedures, tests and requirements for the type-approval of motor vehicles, components and separate technical units ▌; to define more precisely the characteristics a tyre must fulfil to be defined as "snow tyre", "traction tyre", "special use tyre", "off-road professional tyre", "reinforced" or "extra load tyre";

Bold is mine. As it mentions off-road and racing tyres elsewhere (e.g. tyres that never see a road such as racing car/agricultural), id assume they are ALSO making provision for off road professional e.g utility/emergency/defence that need to be road legal but also need off road performance.

That said i agree we may see budget off road tyres reduce in supply as its not worth getting exempt or tested etc

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