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Title: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: symes on 17 October 2013, 20:34:26
As many of you know-I am a member of Rover p6 club--Well they all shine/polish their rovers daily-even maybe take them out for a drive-when no rain clouds about----Well at rover meet and saw a car there on tyres that were 20 years old!!! How stupid is that-and it was a v8 p6 too :o he was laughing at my p6--until I pointed out his tyres were ***** How did they get through mot :o at least mine is safe to drive :y
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: dbug on 17 October 2013, 20:37:56
Retard mate ;)
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: symes on 17 October 2013, 20:58:11
its amazing-they spend more time making them look spotless and yet tyres get overlooked-in fact in this months club magazine they did an article on checking your tyres
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 October 2013, 21:30:14
Had a very short converstation earlier with a transport manager who needs a lesson in tyre law :o

Apparently it is 1mm over ANY 75% of the tread area :o

Silly me for thinking it was the centre 75% ::)

Btw, I know cars are 1.6mm :y

Shall post a pic if it's still there when I get back, see what the resident experts make of it...
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 17 October 2013, 21:32:49
Had a very short converstation earlier with a transport manager who needs a lesson in tyre law :o

Apparently it is 1mm over ANY 75% of the tread area :o

Silly me for thinking it was the centre 75% ::)

Btw, I know cars are 1.6mm :y

Transport managers will always try and BS you that the tyres are legal, which is fine for them as they're not driving!  ::)
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 October 2013, 21:38:44
What really piannoys me, is that as the holder of the firm Operators Certificate, and an HGV driving instructor he should know better >:(
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 17 October 2013, 21:41:54
What really piannoys me, is that as the holder of the firm Operators Certificate, and an HGV driving instructor he should know better >:(

He should, but often the pressure to get the loads out on time takes over.... Not right I know but that's often how it is...  :-\

Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 October 2013, 21:59:11
What really piannoys me, is that as the holder of the firm Operators Certificate, and an HGV driving instructor he should know better >:(

He should, but often the pressure to get the loads out on time takes over.... Not right I know but that's often how it is...  :-\
Only hisself to blame for that... it's an old truck that they won't spend money on, yet can't afford to replace it ::) Besides if he were that fussed about getting loads out on time, then he would start earlier :-X

Same bloke called me back to the yard twenty minutes after I left... to move my car because apparently it wasn't actually in a space. I had actually parked it in a space backed up to a wall. It wouls seem there's a pathway along the wall, that I failed to notice when I parked it in the dark this morning ::) anyway, net result, two hours late for my first drop, and got to my second drop as the site was closing, so more to do tomorrow,  plus get back :-\

Rant over ;D
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 17 October 2013, 22:01:43
What really piannoys me, is that as the holder of the firm Operators Certificate, and an HGV driving instructor he should know better >:(

He should, but often the pressure to get the loads out on time takes over.... Not right I know but that's often how it is...  :-\
Only hisself to blame for that... it's an old truck that they won't spend money on, yet can't afford to replace it ::) Besides if he were that fussed about getting loads out on time, then he would start earlier :-X

Same bloke called me back to the yard twenty minutes after I left... to move my car because apparently it wasn't actually in a space. I had actually parked it in a space backed up to a wall. It wouls seem there's a pathway along the wall, that I failed to notice when I parked it in the dark this morning ::) anyway, net result, two hours late for my first drop, and got to my second drop as the site was closing, so more to do tomorrow,  plus get back :-\

Rant over ;D

Ah the joys of trucking!  :) How I miss it....  :-\  ;)
Title: Re: tyre thread that is shocking!!!!
Post by: 05omegav6 on 17 October 2013, 22:05:14
Still not entirely sure it agrees with me :-\ but it does let me see parts of the country that you read horror stories about in the Daily Fail ;D