Crash Investigators reveal the consequences of Illegal Tyres
A crash investigator has recently revealed how many accidents are causes by illegal tyres. One of the most shocking revelations are the amount of illegal van tyres that have caused accidents. Putting together the pieces of the jigsaw to discover the cause of an accident is not a pleasant experience, or easy, but it is necessary to prove who or what was the fault of the accident. Crash investigators are sometimes called to court to give evidence. Unfortunately ‘I did not know’ is not an acceptable defence in court for driving with illegal tyres. And it’s not just vans, many cases of illegal car tyres and 4×4 tyres are also brought to court for conviction.
With Court convictions on the rise this seems to be a problem that is worsening with the Police having targeted drivers of illegal tyres over the past few months. The punishment of a fine or 3 penalty points per illegal UK tyres can seem a little harsh to some, however when the crash investigators have found that the defective / illegal tyre was responsible for an accident or even worse, you then tend to have a different outlook.
Don’t forget with the simple 20p test you can check out and make sure your tyres are safe and legal. Simply insert the 20p into the tyre tread if the outer rim is visible you need to get your tyres checked. Also check your tyre pressures to make sure your tyres are not over or under-inflated.
Here at Grippy we sell cheap tyres online. There really is no excuse to drive on illegal tyres. We can arrange for a local tyre fitting company to fit your new tyres, so it really is that easy.