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What's the minimum tread depth for your car tyres?

28/11/2017

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The legal minimum tread depth for cars is 1.6 millimeters. This 1.6 mm should be in a continuous band throughout the central three-quarters of the tread width, throughout the whole of the circumference.

This rule is applicable for Cars and Light trailers including Caravans weighing up to 3,500 Kgs and/or eight passenger vehicle. This also includes Motorcycles above 50cc, all these vehicles must ensure that the grooves of the tread pattern have a depth of a least 1 mm throughout a continuous band measuring at least three-quarters of the breadth of the tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre. 
tyres minimum tread depth
Minimum tread depth for cars and Light trailers
5 Comments
John Taylor
17/9/2015 18:21:20

The legal minimum tread depth for cards

CARS or other vehicles, surely???

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Andy Banks
3/1/2018 23:34:51

Millimetres not "Millimeters". Manoeuvring, not "Maneuvring". Can you spell check the rest of the Highway Code as it gives the impression that you don't check your facts?

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Martin H.
19/9/2019 19:20:15

Stop whining, everyone understands what it means.

It is just spelling, it does not invalidate the purpose of it.

1.6 "mm" and "moving about by steering".

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Geoff L.
2/2/2021 19:17:18

I'm with Andy - sloppy spelling reduces confidence in the veracity of the information.

Eamonn Spencer
2/4/2018 11:33:17

I find the wording on this rule confusing. Is it 1.6mm for motorcycles over 50cc or 1mm?

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