(09-05-21, 11:25 AM)fazerscotty link Wrote: The reason behind this legislation for HGV's, PSV's is quite simple.
I don't think so.
Retread tyres are still legal and I don't know of anyone who recuts their own lorry/bus/car tyres.
https://movingon.blog.gov.uk/2020/12/09/...-minibuses
To recut a tread you need something to cut into, i.e. compound has to be applied, to do that you need not only the compound but a lot of heat and machinery, the cost alone of which makes it unviable for anybody smaller than the likes of big transport companies, say TFL or such like. Even those it just wouldn't be worth it, they just buy from specialist companies. I don't doubt there's some arse out there who will try and dig a tyre a bit deeper than it is, but the time and effort involved, very very few, cheaper just to by part worn. It's hard enough to cut a racing slick which is a soft compound let alone a lorry or Bus tyre!
This legislation as a direct result of https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23320526 & https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2021-0...-in-surrey
It also brings us more into line with what the EU been doing for some time.
Later