摘要: |
From 1 February 2021, UK Construction and Use Regulations will not allow tyres aged over 10 years old to be used on the front steered axles of HGVs, buses, coaches or all single wheels fitted to a minibus (9 to 16 passenger seats).If inspected at a DVSA enforcement check, tyres aged over 10 years old found on these position; will be considered dangerous and attract an'S' marked immediate prohibition notice.The manufacturer's date code is now required to be legible on all tyres fitted to HGVs, trailers over 3.5 tonnes, buses, coaches and minibuses. If a tyre is a retread, then the manufacturer date is taken from when the retread was carried out.However, DVSA has said that it would not automatically refer tyre age infringements to the traffic commissioners. It said: "If we find an operator with a tyre more than 10 years old or without a date code which attracts an'S' marked prohibition notice, we'll follow that up with the operator first. If the operator can't show us that it is adequately managing its tyres, we will consider referring it to the traffic commissioner." |