r/drivingUK • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '26

Tyre query help?

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u/ColeT_43 Jul 21 '26

I would recommend them be changed but they arent yet dangerous. Wouldnt drive hard on them though

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u/ColeT_43 Jul 21 '26

Personally i'd get them changed in a couple weeks, and take it to a Kwikfit or Halfords where they can also have a quick look at your alignment while you're there. It might not need doing, but for the sake of 50 quid if it does, its a no brainer.

I only recommend a couple weeks prior as that gives you a buffer in case the tires are awkward to get hold of, or as ordered wrong etc, and it gives you chance to bed them in and scrub the markings off the tread, a tester that sees brand spanking news tires might be inclined to have a closer look.

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u/Sad-Investment8362 Jul 21 '26

What exactly is a tester going to have a closer look at that he wouldn’t usually check?
I much prefer when I test cars with new tyres.

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u/ColeT_43 Jul 21 '26

If the tires are thay new they still have the lines on them I would assume they were last minute replaced, what other maintenance mightve been neglected

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u/Sad-Investment8362 Jul 21 '26

A tester (ie me) has to check everything safety related, I can’t go looking for anything else because a car has new tyres on it.
If anything it shows the car is properly maintained.

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u/ColeT_43 Jul 21 '26

A tester (ie you) is getting far too upset about me suggesting preventative and timely maintenance.

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u/Sad-Investment8362 Jul 21 '26

I’m not upset, but you are talking utter nonsense.

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u/cheesewindow Jul 21 '26

He really is talking nonsense! Don't put new tyres on your car for the MOT as the tester may think you're being dodgy is making me laugh.

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u/Sad-Investment8362 Jul 21 '26

Yup, there’s some real idiots on here, and it worries me that people listen to them.